Hi taxmonkey,
I've also seen a similar concern from other users of version 2022. We've introduced some fixes to help them resolve this behavior, and some came back and some didn't, so I'm going to isolate your case and introduce some steps to resolve this.
If you haven't already, please try the steps in this article: Fix issues when QuickBooks has stopped working. If it's the same thing, please contact our QB Desktop Support to check this further using more tools.
Let me know if you have any other concerns with your QuickBooks. Take care and have a good one!
