I just discovered this thread and THANK GOD! I thought I was going crazy. I see that this "Schedule Payment" nonsense has been happening since late Feb but today was the first I've seen it. I pay bills every Monday, it was fine last Monday so sometime between 6/22 & 6/29 the update hit my account and I HATE IT! I've spent hours on the phone with 2 different QB support members, neither of whom knew anything about this "new" update. I was somewhat sympathetic with their lack of knowledge because I thought it was something new but now I find out this has been happening for months and I'm not the only one who hates it. Not only has QB NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, but the customer support people are claiming, as of today, to know nothing about it. I'm so irritated and I feel like I'm being manipulated into using this stupid auto pay service. I took the advice I found here (THANK YOU) and I was able to click the down arrow next to "Schedule Payment", select "Mark as Paid" and process checks the way I used to but seriously!? WTF QB?! Why should I have to do that? This is not free software, I pay for this service and I should be able to use it the way that is best for my business. Apparently I am not the only person still sending checks. Also, since it seems you've decided to keep this feature, could you please issue a memo to your support team and let them know the work around described in my comment. It is much better advice than I was able to get from anyone I spoke with today. Well, that was 4 hours of my life I won't get back. Thanks for nothing Quickbooks.