Top Ways To Fix QuickBooks Error 15106

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Regular updates are necessary to enhance your QuickBooks experience and address issues. However, during the update process, users may encounter QuickBooks Error 15106. It is prompted with an error message such as: 'Error 15106: The update program cannot be opened' or 'Error 15106: The update program is damaged'. This error is required to be handled effectively and for smooth financial operations. This article will explain the causes of error 15106 and provide a simple yet effective solution to ensure QuickBooks runs smoothly.

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Primary Causes of QuickBooks Error 15106

Among the several causes of this error. These are the most probable ones suggested by our experts.

1. Antivirus Issue:

The antivirus program may block the QuickBooks update.

2. Administrator Issue:

It's possible that the user is not logged in to the computer as the administrator

Resolving the QuickBooks Error 15106

Now that we've discussed the possible causes let's look at the solutions.

Solution 1: Log in as the Administrator on the Computer

Note: To ensure your payroll information is accurate, download the most recent tax table after each step if your QuickBooks Desktop payroll subscription is active.

1. Right-click QuickBooks Desktop and go to Run as Administrator.

2. Now try to update QuickBooks once.

If you have an antivirus program installed, go to solution two and face the same message.
If the problem persists and you do not have an antivirus program, reinstall QuickBooks Desktop in Selective Startup.

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Solution 2: Rename folders and stop using your antivirus program.

Open Task Manager:

To access the Task Manager, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Head to Processes and then search for [ANTIVIRUS].exe.

For instance, Spy Sweeper.exe.

Note: Uninstall the antivirus application if you encounter an error. Choose the End Process.

Rename the folder containing the QuickBooks update:

To launch File Explorer, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + E.
Navigate to C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks(year)\Components.Head to C:\Program Files(x86)\Intuit\Quickbooks(year)\Components if you use 64-bit users.
To rename a folder, right-click on downloadqbXX and choose Rename. Here, XX represents the QuickBooks version year.For instance, to use QuickBooks Desktop 2018, download qb18.
Put .old at the end of the name (downloadqbxx. old, for example).
Try updating QuickBooks Desktop one more time.

To Update QuickBooks Desktop. Follow Through

Open the drop-down menu by selecting Help from the Help menu in QuickBooks Desktop.
You can choose Update QuickBooks Desktop from that drop-down box.
You'll see the Overview, Options, and Update Now tabs on your screen.
To check whether automatic updates are enabled, click the Overview tab.
If there's a new version available, click Update Now.Note: Click Yes to accept automatic updating if enabled. After that, QuickBooks will alert you to any updates.
Click the Update Now tab and choose Get Updates to begin the download.
QuickBooks will ask you to restart your computer to apply the Update after it has finished downloading.

Meticulously follow the instructions mentioned above to fix QuickBooks Error 15106.

However, if you encounter difficulties while resolving QuickBooks Error 15106, ring us at our 1-855-856-0042 . Our technical team will provide needed expert assistance and guidance.

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