LLuck2, that was well said. The workarounds are effective and should be used by anyone who desires to not logon when opening Quickbooks.

1. Use the Alt-F4 solution, also right-click on banner and select close

2. Add a Firewall rule so your computer does not connect to intuit 

Both methods are effective.

We know the direction of Intuit [like others] is the cloud...cloud first...cloud only. We are not going to change that direction. Please use the workarounds.