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Buy nowI hear your sentiments, @125679152, @munchkineva, and @lmasten.
Let me make it up to you by sharing some ideas about the new QuickBooks update.
QuickBooks recently released mandatory patches for both the 2019 and 2020 Desktop versions. In line with this, the following are the important reasons for the updates:
For more info about this, please check out these articles:
Thus, you're unable to see the Install Later option on your end.
If you have automatic updates turned on, QuickBooks will download the updates for you. You can disable this option and perform manual updates instead. I know how to achieve this task to keep you back up and running again.
Here's how to do it:
Also, you can send feedback on this. This way, our product engineers can assess it. Here's how:
I have another set of steps to resolve your concern, @Leonor.
There are a few reasons why QuickBooks Desktop won't open:
I can share other tricks to get past this issue you're getting. First, let's end all the running QuickBooks components through your Task Manager.
Here's how:

Once done, let's run the QuickBooks Tool Hub to fix program errors and issues. Let me guide you how:
After that, please follow Step 2 in this article to continue. If the same thing happens, you can proceed to solutions 2 to 5 outlined in this article: Fix QuickBooks Desktop won't open.
Lastly, I recommend backing up your company files. This way, you can restore them anytime in case of any accidental data loss.
I can always help you with any QuickBooks program concerns you may have. I'm just a post away to help you.