Hey there buddykonz,
Thanks
for reaching out to the Community. Let's get rid of the Firewall to access QuickBooks Desktop.
You'll need to manually configure your firewall software to allow QuickBooks Desktop from running.
Please follow the steps found in the article below (scroll-down to Manually configure exceptions and ports to your Firewall):
Should
you need further assistance with running QuickBooks Desktop, I'm always here to help.
Just leave a comment below and I'll be sure to get back to you.
