QuickBooks 2017 Release 5 Update

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Intuit has started pushing out the QuickBooks 2017 Release 5 Update, that provides changes, improvements and fixes to QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2017, QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2017 and QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 17.0 including updates to "complex passwords," bug fixes to company file creation, and the Find a Local QuickBooks Expert option, as well as QuickBooks Help.

The update also corrects a spelling error related to Inventory and provides install support for Microsoft Small Business Server 2011.

Company file creation          

  • Fixed a bug that caused a login to fail during company file creation for Payments

Find a Local QuickBooks expert       

  • Users should no longer get a blank white page when they click Find A Local QuickBooks Expert from the Help menu

Inventory      

  • Corrected a spelling error in the Edit Assembly item window

Managing Complex Password          

  • Users now have the option to login into a Company File without having to enter username and password every time. Users only have to login with their username and password once every few days and can open the Company File or switch to a Company File without having to enter username and password, as long as they are using the same Windows user account. Users have to enter username and password again only if they have explicitly logged off from the Company File or when the login period has expired. Users selecting this new option must safeguard their computers and Windows accounts in order to ensure that their Company Files are protected. Note that this option will only apply to Client Company Files where Credit Card Protection is NOT enabled.
  • This option will not be available by default in a Company File. The Company File’s Admin/Owner can enable this feature for all users by setting a Company Preference:
  1. For Desktop Pro/Premier customers: Go to Company > Setup Users and Passwords > Manage Login Settings
  2. For Desktop Enterprise customers: Go to Company > Users > Manage Login Settings
  3. For all customers: Go to Edit > Preferences > General > Company Preferences

Further information about "managing complex passwords" is available at this Intuit website.

MS Small Business Server 2011        

  • Install support for Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 is now included.

QuickBooks Help       

  • Fixed an issue that caused QuickBooks Help to crash during concurrent remote sessions for same windows user.