Why is my register now available without a password?

Question

For years it was necessary to sign in with  a password to use my register and all of the sudden it doesn't require one and is wide open.  Like when I have my PC serviced my register it open to the public.  Help

studpup · Accepted Answer

Click Edit/Preferences/Startup, and click change, and choose Custom password and type one in. Test by closing quicken and reopening it.

savampato · Accepted Answer

Thank you....

studpup · Accepted Answer

You're welcome! Let us know if you have any other questions, or just search the community for previously answered content, or contact Quicken support.

Tom Young · Accepted Answer

This is only a guess, but updating Quicken frequently results in some setting changes, for reasons unknown.  
In the future if you suddenly find that Quicken is functioning in a different fashion than you're used to you might first look through Preferences and/or a register's settings to see if some setting has been changed by an update.

studpup · Accepted Answer

If you're testing different versions or have multiple files, the problem is magnified. Some settings exist in each quicken file, some are systemwide. Some survive a reinstall, some are reset. It's not a major problem, just something to keep in mind to double check any important settings.