Friends, I feel your pain. Have been dealing with this issue on my colleagues' computers all afternoon. Having just successfully "fixed" this issue on two computers, I thought that I'd share what worked on both of those machines. Perhaps it will be a fix for a few of you. I know that this will sound like a repeat of the same old fix that hasn't worked for most of you, but there is something about the order in which it's done that has worked for me.

1. Update QuickBooks, making sure to check the Reset Updates box on the Update Now tab.

2. Update the payroll subscription.

3. Close QuickBooks and run the QuickBooks Tool Hub. Click on the Program Problems tab and Quick Fix My Program. There is a link to the QBTH in a previous post on this thread.

4. Open QuickBooks as with Administrator privileges. (Right-click on the icon and select Run as Administrator.) In my environment, I was unable to open a company file when I ran as Administrator, but I could see that the program was updating as it was opening. So, I did not open a company file. Once the program opened, I closed it.

5. Open QuickBooks as normal and open your company file.

I am sure that this will not be a panacea for every single one of you, but this worked for me today on two separate computers, when I followed these exact steps in this exact order. I truly hope it helps someone.