Can I opt out of the updates

Greetings, @bagsrepair. 

Just to confirm, when you said to "opt out of the updates," are you referring to the new QuickBooks Online (QBO) new experience feature? If so, let me share insights as to why you are unable to stop the updates of the features.

Cloud-based software refers to applications stored, managed, and accessed through the Internet. This provides new and improved functionality, and developers often continue to improve their products and keep them safe. The ability to stop the updates from occurring is not yet available in QBO. Our Product Engineers implement these updates to help optimize users' navigation and enhance features to cater to business needs.

Additionally, you can check these articles to know what new features are available in QBO:
 

New features in QuickBooks.

QuickBooks New Features and Innovation.

Let me know if you have any concerns or queries regarding QuickBooks Updates. The Community is available 24/7 for your needs. Take care!

Users wouldn't want to opt out of those if they were improvements, but they make the product more difficult to use and remove functionality. We really would like you to stop rolling out things that make the product worse.

again, none of these things are improvements. do your engineers even survey users or are they just making changes to justify their jobs?