QB-Flow Command Reference (Switches & Examples)

Before You Run

Recommended

• Run QB-Flow on the computer where QuickBooks Desktop is installed
• Close QuickBooks (and related windows) if possible
• Run PowerShell as Administrator for best results

Customer ID
Most update commands require your Customer ID:

/customerid <ID>

Quick Start

Run all updates (major + minor) for all installed QuickBooks years:

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID>


Default behavior: If you do not specify /major or /minor, QB-Flow runs both.

Most Common Commands

Minor patch updates only (recommended weekly):

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /minor


Major upgrades only (example: upgrade installed year to the next major version):

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /major


Target specific years only (comma-separated):

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /minor /years 2023,2024

Switches

Updates & Targeting

/customerid <ID>
Your Customer ID used for license validation (required for update actions).

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid cus_123456789


/years <Year1,Year2>
Targets specific QuickBooks years (comma-separated). If omitted, all installed years are targeted.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /minor /years 2022,2023


/major
Runs only major version updates (example: 2023 → 2024).
Cannot be used with /minor.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /major


/minor
Runs only minor patch updates for currently installed versions.
Cannot be used with /major.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /customerid <YourCustomerID> /minor


Note: If neither /major nor /minor is specified, QB-Flow runs both major and minor updates.

Tools & Cleanup

/qbtools install
Installs the QuickBooks Tool Hub.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /qbtools install


/qbtools uninstall
Uninstalls the QuickBooks Tool Hub.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /qbtools uninstall


/deletepublicdesktop
Deletes all public QuickBooks desktop icons.

Example:

.\qb-flow.exe /deletepublicdesktop

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