In two different ways, you can update QuickBooks to the latest version – manually or automatically. If you want your QuickBooks to get the update automatically then you will need to turn on the Automatic Updates. However, if you want to learn how to update QuickBooks in a manual way then here are the steps. Firstly, you will need to close QuickBooks and the company files if they’re open. Now move your cursor to the QuickBooks icon, right-click over it and click Run as administrator. Once the No Company Open screen opens, click help and click update QuickBooks desktop. Now head over to the Options tab, checkmark all the options, and click save. Now go to the Update now tab, select the Reset update checkbox, and click Get updates. Once the process gets finished, you will need to restart your computer to activate the updated QuickBooks.