Yeah. I'm planning to stay with QuickBooks, even though it's extremely annoying and expensive. I'm a 1-person company and want to keep my accounting hours to a minimum, so I don't have time to mess with learning a new software after 20 years in business. I'd like to have some weekends off occasionally...

@TreeLadyHI 

Do you have QB Online or Desktop?

QuickBooks Desktop - though it changed a few months ago to a subscription service that is hosted online. And they're not going to offer the Desktop option to new subscriptions anymore. They had said that it wouldn't be offered after July, but I think they extended it a couple of months. I haven't been following it closely since I signed up for mine. I wouldn't be surprised if they force us all to switch to Online at some point if we want to have QB at all. 

I've used QB Online as the treasurer for a small nonprofit before. There were pros and cons, but more cons for me than pros. And there's always a learning curve. 

If I use QB Desktop, my data is protected behind my firewall and a dozen security measures our outside IT has in place.  Our software is best protected by NOT connecting to QB Cloud or any external applications; and we don't need or want to do that; thus, there should be ZERO need for me to ever connect it to an Intuit account;  The software we use for our primary business is specific to law firms and is made by a large global company that is very compliance-centric and they do not require us to login to software that we own that lives on our internal network.  No matter how many ways Intuit tries to spin this as being for the user's benefit or security, it will not make it true.  

Agreed, more access cannot make things more secure, that is the definition of less security. It does allow them to have access to data.  I would assume they use this to advertise loans or sell that info to other people for advertising purposes.  It provides nothing useful to us as users, but they push it like it their business might fail without it.  Which is possibly true. I really wish they would at least admit that it isn't for security and they are unwilling to give up their access to the data.

I would not use QB anymore. They are not to be trusted. Use AME software. Great old write up program that works in windows.  

This was useless - I clicked Dont allow apps etc and still get QB wanting me to log in and now I'm getting another notification asking about updating or learn more - I can only say Maybe later - I want both to stop PERMANENTLY. Why does QB force this crap down out throats?

Did not work for me. Here I am trying to close books at year end!  Help, please!

When it asks you to log in just click on NOT ADMINISTRATOR and it will let you into the system and remind you in 14 days. This works over and over as far as I can tell as I have been doing it now for a year. Doesn't stop doing it but lets you back into you account.

@sbcarol2002 

Can you login to CAMPS as the Primary Contact and find your license code there?

I have solved this annoying problem by setting up an outbound block in the Windows firewall.

Open the firewall, go to advanced settings. There is a list of rules. Click on 'outbound rules'. Add 2 new rules that prevent QBW32.exe and QBW32Pro.exe from outbound communications. This will prevent some online functions from working but the rules can be easily suspended whenever needed.

@Amal Shookup 

Excellent solution!

Thank you for the info.  I did try it but unfortunately, it’s a solution that is not working well for me.  (QB premier edition 2019) I can login into a file, but I get a pop up that locks me out and I have to use task manager to shut off QuickBooks. 

When I  login back in the program works.  I am not sure what will me more annoying getting asked to login in and postponing the question for 7 more days or having  to restart the QB file.

I am still looking for other accounting options, unfortunately Quick Books has a decent product.  I am not a fan of the online version.

My previous solution was to unplug the Ethernet cable and turn off WiFi whenever I started Quickbooks. Try that and if it works for you then look at the list of programs near the bottom of this page --> https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/multi-user-mode/set-firewall-security...

Make outbound blocking rules for everything on the list.

Am now using QB Desktop 2019 in "off the shelf" form with no updates, and QB never gives me that annoying login prompt. My old PC was dying in late 2022, so I moved all my work to a new PC. As it happened, I was still able to get my original Amazon download/installation file from 2019.

Key step: any time I was offered Updates, I refused.

My accounting needs are basic enough that the features back in 2000 when I started were already plenty for my company, and nothing Intuit has added since then has really had any value for me. Losing the integration with my bank (after QB expired my product) was a real inconvenience, but IIF files really do work once you get through the (significant) one-time hassle of learning to work with them.

@Longtimeusger 

You may consider upgrading to a newer version (e.g 2020 or 2021) with a non subscription license.

I too, am having this problem.  After I do put in my info, it just sits there and spins.

It also says after 28 days I won't even be able to skip this or login or anything.

What good is that if you can't get to your checking info, etc?

I am using QBDT 2018 so I don't have all those things to click on for help.

dont log in, don't get a new version if 2018 is working for you.  just right click on the black bar at the top of the supposed log in box and close.  then cancel sign in

There are no laws that say I need to confirm my identity every time I open excel.    You statement is incorrect.

@boed1   "There are no laws that say I need to confirm my identity every time I open excel.    You statement is incorrect."

This forum is rather janky; simply clicking to 'Reply' to someone will almost never link your reply to the original message.

If you're trying to reply to somebody in particular, the only reliable methods are to @ them and, ideally, quote the relevant part of their message, as demonstrated in this reply.