Thanks for joining this thread, @bthomason. 

Fiat Lux - ASIA is absolutely right. When you update your QuickBooks to the latest version, you don't have to run IE again. 

We have a built-in browser that replaces Internet Explorer 11. All supported QuickBooks Desktop versions will start to use our custom browser. It’s reliable and will include critical security updates.

For more information about this, you can open and browse this resource for your reference: Use our built-in browser in QuickBooks Desktop.

Meanwhile, I'll be adding this great Community resource in case you've got other QuickBooks concerns such as setting up payments, managing your income and expenses, running reports, etc. Please refer to this article for more details: Community help articles.

Fill me in if you have other questions about QuickBooks. I'll be happy to help always. Keep safe!