[SOLVED] How do I disable Quicken update nag? (2023 Update)

You are wrong.

Q2017 can be installed on many but will not share a data file across LAN or iNet.

My data files are on a SD card which I move from my desktop to my travel laptop to access when away from home.

replying to Jake, Colin G wrote: I was running Quicken 2001 in the UK but it issues problems when updated computer to Windows 10 so installed Quicken XG 2004 instead. This version gave me the annoying upgrade message upon every opening of the software....going into the programme folder and finding the exe launcer file qw.exe and changing the properties to "Run as Administrator" solved the issue straight away.

replying to kenneth63, Kevin wrote: Just tried this with Quicken Premier 2013 and it worked perfectly - thank you for sharing !!!

I'm using Quicken 2016 Home and Business, have had success turning off upgr ade nag with these steps: o Nag occurs about every 4-7 days. o Change computer date to one week in advance of current date. o Launching Quicken ?As Administrator? from shortcut. o Uncheck the reminder and cancel the dialog. o Reset computer date back to current date.

replying to kenneth63, Robert Wilson wrote: I found a fix for the upgrade nag using Quicken 2013 Premier. Find the app/roaming folder on your machine. On my Windows 10 machine, the path is c:\Users\Username\Appdata\Roaming. From this Roaming folder, go to the \intuit\quicken\config folder. You should see a file named QUSER.INI. Double click on it to open it. To make sure that quicken is using this QUSER.INI file, notice the number after the ExecNum= (in my file, it's the 2nd line). Exit out of the QUSER.INI file. Restart Quicken. Quit Quicken. Open the QUSER.INI file. the number after ExecNum= should have increased by 1. If this is the case, change the number to 0 and save the file. Exit QUSER.INI and right click the file. Select Properties. Under the attributes section, select read only. This prevents Quicken from changing the number after ExecNum=. I found that if the number is less than 4, the nag screen doesn't appear. Note: Before doing this, make sure that the most recent files list is the way you want it. Quicken won't be able to change this list. This is not a problem for me, since I use the same file every time.

Worked for me with Quicken 2017!

This is working. Thanks Robert!

Yes, this worked for me as well. In McAfee's Firewall, you can choose to block the Quicken qw.exe. Excellent! Thank you.

and none of the various fixes for stopping the upgrade nag have worked for me.

ny way. I just use it as a register and reconciler. I don't need to communi cate with any banks or online at all. I enter my transactions manually.

, this stopped the nag popup cold. Have not seen it since.

n Windows Firewall to block qw.exe outgoing.

This worked for me although, I did have to block quickenPatch.exe also. I a m running Quicken 2016 on Windows 10 and like kenn, I use Quicken as a stan dalone. I do not need or WANT it communicating any of my financial informat ion across the internet. And I will never pay for subscription software. I already have a replacement in mind for when my Quicken 2016 no longer works . To block Quicken outbound communication on Windows 10: Start> Windows Defen der Security Center> Advance Settings> Outbound Rules> New Rule I currently have qw.exe and quickenPatch.exe block from outbound communicat ion.

This works!

replying to kenneth63, Brady M. wrote: Excellent! This worked perfectly!

I found another way to do it since I have the register appear when I start Quicken. On the register display, there is a To Do button in the lower-rig ht corner. Click on that. In the column that opens, a One Step Update but ton appears. Hold down CTRL and SHIFT and click on this button. A message appears that you will no longer receive registration notifications. The u pgrade prompt is not appearing any more.

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com's suggestion worked for me on Quicken 2015. I went into Norton's firewall and blocked qw.exe and qwpatch.exe. Thank you!

I save my data file on OneDrive and wrote a batch script to eliminate sync conflicts between computers.

Thank You! I wish I would have seen this comment years ago.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

Go to c:\Program Files (x86)\Quicken There is a file DPIInfo.exe Rename it to DPIInfo.exe.bak and the nagging stops.