Are you exasperated due to recurring dead-stops while trying to update QuickBooks Desktop? These technical issues may be due to some network-related issue or due to technical issue propping in the form of various error codes. This current blog shall elaborate on Error Code 15271. 

Notably, Error 15271 belongs to the 15xxx family of error codes that show up while installing the updates for QuickBooks Desktop. This article shall be unravelling all the facts and various troubleshooting approaches to troubleshoot the QuickBooks Error 15271 in one go. 

What is the QuickBooks Update Error 15271?

Accounting to the sources, the QuickBooks Error 15271 is an update error that can occur when the user tries to update the software or payroll service to latest version. You may see the error message "The payroll update did not complete successfully. A file cannot be validated." on your desktop screen, when the error occurred:

Why does QuickBooks Error 15271 Show up during Installing Updates?  

Here are some of the reasons that cause QuickBooks desktop update error 15271 - 

• The QuickBooks desktop application is kind of outdated.

• A discontinued version of QB desktop can cause such error.

• Windows security applications are interrupting the background process of the QuickBooks desktop.

• Outdated payroll tax tables may cause such error.

• Misconfigured User Account Control settings might instigate Error 15271.

• Incorrectly configured Windows user account control (UAC) settings to prevent QuickBooks from installing new updates. 

How to get rid of QuickBooks error code 15271?

Users should go through this section carefully to fix the update error 15271 in QuickBooks. Each of the methods if equally important and based on the source of this error, any of these methods can help in troubleshooting the technical snag.

Solution 1 - Install payroll updates in Windows safe mode.

• First, click the start button and select restart from the shutdown menu.

• Press the F8 key on the keyboard to bring the “Advanced boot option” screen.

• Select safe mode and press enter from the navigation keys on the keyboard. 

• Install payroll updates once again after the window reboots in safe mode.

• Follow the troubleshooting steps if you still get the error message 15271. 

• If you can install the payroll updates in safe mode, other applications on your computer interrupt the installation. 

Solution 2 - Turn off UAC (User Account Control) on Windows

The steps for disabling the UAC are given as under:

1. Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.

2. Choose User Accounts.

3. Click on “change user account control settings” from the search results.

4. Drag the slider to “Never notify” and click “OK” to save settings.

5. Restart your computer. 

6. Now, try to install the payroll updates.

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