What is QuickBooks Error 1618? Causes and How To Fix It

by John Kartan Accounting And Bookkeeping

There is no doubt that QuickBooks stands as one of the best accounting software. However, the fact that it’s not entirely error-free is also true. One such error that a user generally faces while installing or updating the QuickBooks Desktop on his system is QuickBooks Error 1618. The error code appears on the computer’s screen with an error message displaying “There was a problem installing Microsoft Runtime Library.” A user might find QuickBooks Error 1618 difficult to deal with. Therefore, in this post, we’re going to discuss the primary cause of why QuickBooks Error 1618 occurs and how you can quickly fix it.

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What causes QuickBooks Error Code 1618?

Microsoft Installer Executable (MSIEXEC) is an installation program that helps users install the applications on Windows. However, there can be more than two installers running on a system’s background, due to which Windows may block the simultaneous installations or the update processes of the programs. The reason you’re failing while installing or updating QuickBooks Desktop and facing QuickBooks Error Code 1618 might be because of multiple instances of MSIEXEC.EXE processes running in your system’s background.

What should you do to fix QuickBooks Error 1618?

Below we’ve mentioned the complete procedure on how you can end MSIEXEC.EXE processes running in your system’s background to fix QuickBooks Error 1618.

At first, you need to press CTRL + Alt + Delete keys on your system’s keyboard simultaneously and then, choose the Start Tab Manager option.
In Tab Manager, Select the Processes tab.
Finding processes named MSIEXEC.EXE in the by-default list of running processes may be difficult for you. Therefore, Click on the Image Name column to set the by-default list in alphabetical order.
Now, look for the processes named MSIEXEC.EXE and end them by clicking the End Process button.
At last, you need to close the Tab Manager window and begin the installation or the update process of QuickBooks Desktop on your system.

Conclusion:

In this post, we’ve talked about the primary cause of why QuickBooks Error 1618 occurs and the best solution to troubleshoot it. We hope that after reading this post, you will get a clear understanding of how to fix QuickBooks Error 1618. However, if the error persists after implementing the solution mentioned in this post, call us on our customer support number (844-888-4666) to get-in-touch with QuickBooks technical experts now.