Walk through: QuickBooks Desktop Has Reached the Expiration Date 

While working on QB, you may randomly receive an error message stating that QuickBooks Desktop has reached its expiration date and will no longer open company files.

Nothing usually resolves when the QuickBooks Desktop has reached the expiration date issue, regardless of whether you attempt to reactivate QuickBooks or synchronize the license. Continue reading this tutorial for some quick and easy troubleshooting fixes if, despite having a valid license and receiving the QuickBooks subscription has lapsed error, your QuickBooks is still showing the Not Activated status under the Product Information screen.

A strong, impactful error message that prevents you from using QuickBooks might seriously affect important business processes. Contact our staff at +1(855)-738-0359  to get QuickBooks back on track.

What Causes the QuickBooks Desktop Has Expired Error Message to Show up so Often?

The QuickBooks Desktop may display an expired error notice for various reasons. The following is a list of some of the causes of frequent error occurrence:

QB Desktop's billing data may be out-of-date or inaccurate.

Intuit may have discontinued or out-of-date versions of QuickBooks Desktop.

Important QB files may be corrupted or damaged, such as the EntitlementDataStore.ecml file.

• QuickBooks may be unable to authenticate the subscription online due to incorrectly configured internet connection settings

• It's possible that your QuickBooks Desktop program is broken or that the installation was done incorrectly

• You may be logged in using a Windows user account that is either damaged or does not have administrator access

• Your Windows firewall or antivirus software may be preventing QuickBooks from online subscription verification

Fix Issues the QuickBooks Desktop Has Reached the Expiration Date 

We'll explain what to do in this section if you encounter the QuickBooks Desktop has reached the expiration date problem. This required repairing the product and licensing information, as well as debugging other areas, like the billing data in the Customer Account Management Portal (CAMPs).

Solution 1: Revise the billing information

• First, choose QuickBooks Desktop from your list of goods and services after logging in as an administrator to the Customer Account Management Portal (CAMPs)

• Select Edit next to your Payment Method after clicking Details next to your QuickBooks product

• Reopen QuickBooks Desktop after updating your payment information and choosing Save and Close

• Finally, click Sync License Data Online after choosing Manage My License from the Help menu

Solution 2: Install updates for QuickBooks Desktop

The most recent QB Desktop updates can be downloaded and installed to resolve subscription problems. QuickBooks is kept up to date with the newest features and fixes through regular updates. Update QuickBooks Desktop and see if the subscription still indicates that it has expired. 

Solution 3: To re-register QuickBooks, delete the EntitlementDataStore.ecml file

• Close it after making a note of your QuickBooks Desktop product and licensing information

• To get the Run window, open the Windows Start menu and type Run into the search box

• Look for the EntitlementDataStore.ecml file by typing C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v8, then hitting Enter

• If this navigation path does not allow you to open the folder, use C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v6 instead

• To confirm the action, right-click the file, choose Delete, and then press Yes

• Finally, open QuickBooks and your company file. Then, register QB with your product and licensing information by following the on-screen directions

Summing Up

We hope this detailed guide helped you easily solve the QuickBooks Desktop has reached the expiration date error. If you perform this solution, but the error keeps occurring, and you require external help, you can easily contact our experts at +1(855)-738-0359 .