Quicken is S L O W - Everyone affected Please chime in.
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I wonder if Q’s developers have consulted with Microsoft Developer Support. If not, they certainly should.
User of Quicken for Windows Home & Business Edition since the day after Microsoft abandoned its superb Microsoft Money product.
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For the last several days, Quicken suddenly got slow. It seems to me that it happened after the recent Quicken update and around the same time, a Windows 10 update.
It takes about a minute to load, and ALL user requested activities are very slow. The quicken screen changes sizes back and forth, and when I request updates, the quicken program flashes black while it is working.
Although I have done recommended fixes, including validation of files, cleaning and restarting my PC, redownloading Quicken, it has not helped. Interestingly, restarting the PC helps in the initial load, but later it is slow again. Also, when I checked to be certain I had the latest update, I got an error, but when I turned off my VPN, it said I had the latest. I never had an issue before using my VPN with Quicken. I made sure, also, any automated updates were removed.
It is clear to me, as all was fine before, and the slowness was sudden without any changes on my part, this is some sort of conflict between software.
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I decided to run diagnostics again on my 2 computers so I can post the results here. I compiled the results into 2 *.pdf files. Each .pdf is 1 computer. Exactly ZERO issues were identified on either computer. I used the Diagnostics procedures provided by the manufacturers.
I again will point you to the Windows 11 Troubleshooter that was also ran on both computers and both times the troubleshooter only looked at Quicken. Both times at startup of Quicken the troubleshooter immediately wanted permission to make changes to Quicken before completing startup which I will not do to the latest version of Quicken installed on both computers (R51.12). The troubleshooter saw something it didn't like.
Here are the *.pdf's for your review.
Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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@retird Same for me. I also ran Validate and Super-Validate on my 98MB QDF. Totally clean. And if there was a Super-Duper-Validate…
User of Quicken for Windows Home & Business Edition since the day after Microsoft abandoned its superb Microsoft Money product.
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I manually (not from within Quicken) updated to R51.12 on 8/5 and this slowness issue was resolved and has not returned.
Quicken Classic Premier (US) Subscription: R58.9 on Windows 11
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@Boatnmaniac Please explain how you updated. thanks
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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@retird
I am windows 10
I ran the troubleshooter. It did nothing. Not even sure it looked at the software .
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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I almost never let the installation update the version. Granted, it works well much of the time but it's been my experience that it can be problematic and sometimes fails to install properly. When the installation doesn't go well Quicken can have some very unpredictable behavior and data files might return errors.
I will almost always manually update my Quicken installation as was posted earlier in this thread:
….I recommend not updating from within Quicken since there are a fair number of posts in this Community of users experiencing issues when updating from within Quicken.
Instead, close Quicken and then manually download and install the R51.12 Manual Patch file from
which IMO is a more reliable and trouble-free method for updating Quicken.To install the downloaded Manual Patch file: Just double click on it. (Might need to run it as an Administrator.)
Once the manual installation is completed, launch Quicken. It should then open your you last run data file.
Quicken Classic Premier (US) Subscription: R58.9 on Windows 11
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THX for trying. In WIN 11 you get a list of software to choose from. Quicken was not in the list but there was an option to pick your software not listed. I selected Quicken.exe in the Quicken folder and ran it. I understand they worked on the troubleshooter for WIN11.
Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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@tbf47 I found a good video on WIN10 Troubleshooter….Select Additional troubleshooter and you want the "Program Compatibility Troubleshooter" .
Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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@retirdIt has been several days. I believe Quicken was on a very short list but the Troubleshooter did not do anything with it .
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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To the Quicken staff that may be reading this or any of you that have contacts with them, please attempt to get an update on the status of the work being done to fix Quicken and post it. It is just common courtesy to your customers. Thanks
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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The last update: (posted on the Home Page in the Alert Section) I bookmarked it…….
ONGOING 8/9/23
This issue remains ongoing and our teams continue to work toward a solution. No ETA or further details are available at this time, and this Alert will be updated once more information, updates, etc become available.Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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@Quicken Anja
Thank you for your response. We are all appreciative of the work Quicken is putting in on these issues and we look forward to the resolution.
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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I apologize if this is already stated elsewhere but searching through just this thread doesn't seem possible.
I'm having this slowness issue, have had it for some time (over a year? I posted about it somewhere), am currently on R51.12 and Windows 10 Home/22H2/Build 19045.3324.
I just noticed today that, if I enter an investment transaction, then ALT-TAB to another application in Windows, Quicken actually briefly disappears from the task bar, and then reappears, during the posting of that transaction.
That seems REALLY weird. I understand an application pausing, but they don't usually appear to be briefly closed, do they?
Quicken Classic Premier (Windows) R52.33
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@EmKay Quicken's screen handling is awful. On startup, it repaints my checking account register several times before it settles down. It will occasionally misbehave and take over the entire screen, obliterating the Windows taskbar for several seconds before jumping back to proper form. Sometimes, the entire screen goes black when I do a One-Step Update. I'm mystified that for a product that's 40 years old (going back to its DOS roots), it seems not to have gotten any better at screen handling.
User of Quicken for Windows Home & Business Edition since the day after Microsoft abandoned its superb Microsoft Money product.
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Yes, I see all of those issues, too. Really hard to trust software that seems this … iffy.
Quicken Classic Premier (Windows) R52.33
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As of 07-27-2023 Quicken is supposed to be working on the slowness issue. We have not gotten any update (in the Alerts section) since the Ongoing Alert of 08-09-2023. Still not fixed.
Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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I am sharing in all the pain and the frustrations of everyone here though I hardly post.
To be blunt: anyone with a tech background knows that [Removed - Speculation/Inaccurate].
The slowness issue that I am experiencing is in the OSU - it could take 5+ minutes to complete and it makes little difference how many financial institutions are actually set to update.
Also, I fully expect damage after every update.
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Only using quicken since '92
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Yep, similar problems here…
OneStep Update sometimes takes well in EXCESS of 30 minutes.
Hour glass sometimes appears, followed by blacked-out of frozen windows, followed by a software crash.
"Accepting" a transaction during reconcile sometime takes 5-10 seconds.
Etc, Etc.
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This thread is clearly being closely monitored. My post above was edited as "inaccurate" within a few minutes. Would be nice if the progress of fix was communicated as quickly.
Disclaimer to the fact checker police: this is stated as my opinion not as fact
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Every new post is monitored by the moderators, not just this one. Your post was edited for "Speculation/Inaccurate", not just "inaccurate". They are tough on "speculation" here on the forum, I'm guessing that it was edited for speculation, but not knowing what the original verbiage was keeps me from advising you how you crossed the line.
-splasher using Q continuously since 1996
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@vharbuck - can you do a OSU on one Financial Institution at a time? is it possible it is the connect time to a specific institution that is slowing things down? EWC+ is going to be slower than other connection types.
Also, please confirm what version of WINDOWS you are running.
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I am running
Windows 10 Pro
version 22H2
OS BUILD 19045.3271.
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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@Mark1104 , I did exactly what you asked @vharbuck to do. One financial institution at a time. Created numerous single financial institution "Test Files" with the same results. Just as slow…… slow even when no transactions are downloaded.
With all the discussion and "guessing" for solutions there is 1 missing part of the transfer of data flow that nobody can even ask about. "The 3rd party servers of Intuit"…. Try talking to them…. can't be done….. No answers from Quicken except the default statement " This issue remains ongoing and our teams continue to work toward a solution. No ETA or further details are available at this time, and this Alert will be updated once more information, updates, etc become available.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Thank you!"
SO WE WAIT AND HOPE. 😊😊😊
Windows 11 (2 separate computers)..... Quicken Premier.. HAVE USED QUICKEN CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1985.
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- How likely is it that the Windows firewall is at least partially responsible for these causing Quicken these issues?
2. The focus is has mainly been on those of us who have issues. We could be the normal ones. Maybe they should do a comparative to ones that have zero problems. As in my case I have a relatively new, pristine one use only PC that is only used for Quicken. I do not do anything else with the machine.
What could be giving the ones not experiencing the issues immunity?
Windows 10 * Quicken Premier user.
Quicken user since 198x something. Started with Quicken for DOS 5.X
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