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Why is QuickBooks taking so long to open?

Quick and Simple Method

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Sometimes, QuickBooks won’t open as fast you want it to be, and that could create a problem when you are in a hurry. If you are facing a ‘QuickBooks Desktop won’t open’ issue, you can follow the steps listed here.

Firewall – System firewalls are designed to protect the system from malicious programs. They often block the malware and other similar programs from access the system resources and network. So, you need to open the Firewall and create an exception for the QuickBooks.

Antivirus – Similar to Firewall, antivirus doesn’t allow all the programs unrestricted access to the internet. You need to open the antivirus settings on your computer and then add the QuickBooks Desktop to the trusted programs list. It will ensure that QuickBooks will have unrestricted access to system resources like RAM, memory, and other things and Network.

High Amount of Data – It is designed to handle a lot of data without any issue, but sometimes it can cause some issues as well. So, when the program loads in the memory, it takes time if you have entries of thousands of customers. So, you can try to limit the data it loads into the memory at the start by going into the settings.

So, by taking all these steps into account, you will be able to resolve the ‘why won’t my QuickBooks open’ error.