How to fix QuickBooks Error 15106?

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How to fix QuickBooks Error 15106?
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• The accounting program QuickBooks is a boom in
  the industry of businesses but has come up with
  various glitches. Although the program has
  numerous advantages to make the working process
  more accessible, it has multiple error codes that
  sometimes interrupt businesses' important work.
• This blog will discuss one of these kinds of
  QuickBooks Error 15106, the causes and symptoms
  of this error, and how to resolve it. This error
  generally triggers while updating this software
  to the new version and indicates damage in the
  update program. QuickBooks error 15106 is an
  error of payroll update and can cause issues in
  the long term.
• Why Does the QuickBooks Error 15106 Trigger?
• The QuickBooks installer may be flagged as a
  potential danger by the Web Root antivirus
  program, which inhibits its Windows operations.
• Only some of the extra parts that will later be
  necessary for updating the payroll and
  application are installed when installing
  QuickBooks.
• If the user does not have Windows administration
  rights, then Error 15106 can trigger.
• Very high-level settings in User account control
  can interfere with the updates of QuickBooks.
• Antimalware or third-party antivirus programs can
  interrupt the update process of QuickBooks.

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• Resolving the QuickBooks Error 15106
• Solution 1 Disabling User Account Control
• Press the keys WIndowsR to launch the Run Box.
  
• Enter Control Panel click on OK.
• Choose your User Account
• Select the settings option Change User Account
  Control.
• A significant point that users must understand in
  this is that if they face any UAC prompt, they
  must select the option Yes.
• If the user wishes to turn off the UAC, select
  Never Notify click on OK or else select
  Always Notify.
• Lastly, restart your computer and verify if error
  15106 is resolved.
• Solution 2 Log in using administrative
  credentials
• It consists of 2 steps
• 1. If the user has signed in being some other
  user, then follow the below-mentioned steps
• Head towards the QuickBooks software icon
• Choose the option Run as administrator by
  right-clicking on the icon.
• Enter the credentials of an Administrator and
  click on OK.

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• The user can sign in as an administrator through
  account switching
• First, go to the start menu and select the option
  Switch User.
• Next, enter the credentials of an Administrator
  and click on OK.
• By this, the user can switch to an administrator
  account from a user account.
• Solution 3 Renaming the folder after deleting
  the antivirus software
• Press the keys CtrlShiftEsc to launch the
  Task Manager.
• Then head to the tab Processes and search for
  the existing antivirus inside the system.
• Choose the option End process.
• Renaming QuickBooks update folder
• Press the keys WindowsE to launch the file
  explorer.
• Then head to the folder QuickBooks installation
  
• Generally, the installation is done in the folder
  C\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks(year)\Componen
  ts folder.
• Choose to rename the file by right-clicking on
  the folder downloadqb19 or downloadqb20.
• In the last of the folder's name, enter OLD
  try re-updating the QuickBooks.

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• Solution 4 QuickBooks Clean Install in a
  selective mode of startup
• Making the data backup ready
• In the first step, the user needs to take a
  company files backup and a QuickBooks software
  copy.
• Sing-in into the computer in the mode of
  Selective startup.
• Press the keys WindowsR to launch the run box,
  enter msconfig, pressOK.
• Head to the tab General, select the option
  selective startup mode, then choose Load
  system services.
• Then head to the Services " tab and choose the
  option hide Microsoft services.
• Tick the check box Hide Microsoft services
  choose disable all options.
• Also, do not forget to tick the check box Check
  window installer.
• Lastly, choose the option Restart.
• Uninstall Re-install the QuickBooks software
• After following the above steps, when the system
  restarts, the user must launch the QuickBooks
  software, uninstall it, and install it from the
  safe or Intuit website.

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• Lastly, turn into the normal mode of a startup.
• ? Initially, launch the Run window, enter
  Misconfig, and click on OK.
• ? Select the option Normal startup select OK
  from the tab General.
• ? Lastly, from the window System Configuration,
  choose to restart it.
• CONCLUSION
• The blog has covered almost all the possible
  steps to fix Error Code 15106 in QuickBooks. By
  following the steps till the end, it is ensured
  that Error Code 15106 will be resolved. However,
  suppose any user still faces the same Error Code
  15106 even after performing all the solutions
  provided. In that case, it is suggested to
  contact the QuickBooks error support team
  1-800-615-2347 of QuickBooks software for further
  guidance.