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Effective fixes for QuickBooks update error 15106

June 15, 2023
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QuickBooks currently serves over a million users worldwide and helps them grow their business. The payroll service in the software is the solution for all the needs of an employer. Unfortunately, the software sometimes falls prey to errors while downloading the updates for the payroll service. QuickBooks update error 15106 on your screen signifies that the payroll update has stopped due to invalid Digital Signatures. Keep reading the blog if you also faced this error and learn about the triggers and solutions for this payroll error.

Get this issue quickly addressed by a QB support team by approaching them at +1-855-948-3646.

Reasons

This error influences QuickBooks during the payroll update due to the reasons mentioned below-

  • QuickBooks cannot verify the Digital Signatures of the downloaded files.
  • QuickBooks installation on your PC was damaged, and as a result, the software malfunctions while downloading the payroll updates.
  • The Service key or EIN entered in QuickBooks is incorrect.

Solutions

Use the following solutions to eliminate this payroll error from your QuickBooks-

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Solution 1- Manually install the Digital Signatures

Digital Signatures are a security protocol used to avoid unauthorized access to the data when transferred over the internet. The sender system introduces the digital signatures in the data, and the receiver system verifies the e-code to ensure the data is authentic and hasn’t been harmed. QuickBooks will develop issues during the payroll update if the verification of the Digital Signatures fails. You can resolve the issue by installing the digital signatures manually, as described in the steps below-

  1. Open the file explorer and go to C:\Program files\intuit\QuickBooks.
  2. Go inside the QuickBooks folder and search for the exe file.
  3. Right-click on the QBW32.exe file and select Properties in the options.
  4. Navigate to the Digital Signature tab and highlight Intuit.inc in the list with a single click.
  5. Click the Details option to go to the Digital Signature Details
  6. Tap the View option and click Install Certificate in the next window.
  7. Press Next repeatedly until you see the Finish
  8. Open QuickBooks again to download the payroll updates.

If the software develops an error again while downloading the updates, move to the next solution.

Solution 2- Utilize QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool to mend the software

QuickBooks can also fail to update the payroll service if its program files are damaged, and the software isn’t able to process the files. The software will randomly malfunction and might even crash if it fails to perform an accounting task. You can fix the software issues with the help of the QuickBooks Tool hub, as shown in the steps given below-

  1. Reboot your system and launch the QuickBooks Tool hub.
  2. Go to the Installation issues menu and select Run QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool.
  3. Let the tool run and repair the software before attempting to download the payroll updates again.

The issues will be removed after using the techniques, and you can now update the payroll service without any problems.

Conclusion

We are at the end of this blog describing the reasons QuickBooks update error 15106 stops the payroll service from updating. We hope you apply the techniques mentioned in the blog to avoid issues during the payroll update on your QuickBooks. Clarify your remaining doubts by contacting a QB support team at +1-855-948-3646.

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