QuickBooks Hosting Mode Off? Here’s What It Means and How to Fix It

If you see "QuickBooks Hosting Mode Off," it indicates that other users cannot open the company file over the network because QuickBooks Desktop is not configured to support multi-user access. This usually occurs when the server computer's hosting settings are turned off. To resolve it, launch QuickBooks on the server, choose Host Multi-User Access under File > Utilities. Make sure that the corporate file is only hosted on the server and that no other workstations are configured to host. On the correct computer, turning on hosting mode helps to ensure seamless multi-user operation and avoids issues or conflicts with file access.