Easy guide to resolve QuickBooks error 12007
                     WHAT IS QUICKBOOKS ERROR 12007? CAUSES 
AND HOW TO FIX IT
OFTENTIMES, USERS COME ACROSS QUICKBOOKS ERROR 12007 WHILE DOWNLOADING 
QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP AND PAYROLL. IT MAINLY OCCURS WHEN QUICKBOOKS CAN’T 
CONNECT TO THE INTERNET SUCCESSFULLY, OR THE SECURITY SETTINGS ARE 
MISCONFIGURED. THE ERROR COMES ALONG WITH A MESSAGE, “A NETWORK TIMEOUT 
IS PREVENTING QUICKBOOKS FROM ACCESSING THE SERVER.” THERE ARE NUMEROUS 
FACTORS THAT RESULT IN CONNECTIVITY ISSUES. TO KNOW THE CAUSES AND 
TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE TO RESOLVE QUICKBOOKS UPDATE ERROR 12007, 
FOLLOW THE COMPLETE BLOG UNTIL THE END.
ANNOYED BECAUSE OF QUICKBOOKS ERROR 12007? REACH OUT TO THE 
QUICKBOOKS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM FOR HELP BY CALLING US ON OUR 
TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1.855.738.2784
REASONS BEHIND THE APPEARANCE OF QUICKBOOKS 
UPDATE ERROR 12007
TAKE A GLANCE AT THE POSSIBLE CAUSES MENTIONED BELOW THAT TRIGGER THE 
ERROR:
• WINDOWS FIREWALL AND SECURITY PROGRAMS INSTALLED ON THE SYSTEM 
INTERFERE WITH THE UPDATE.
• BROWSER AND SECURITY SETTINGS ARE NOT CONFIGURED CORRECTLY.
• USER IS NOT USING INTERNET EXPLORER AS THE DEFAULT WEB BROWSER.

TOP 3 SOLUTIONS TO DEAL WITH QUICKBOOKS PRO 
ERROR 12007
SOLUTION 1. VERIFY AND SET INTERNET EXPLORER AS YOUR 
DEFAULT WEB BROWSER
• EXIT THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP APPLICATION AND OPEN INTERNET EXPLORER.
• ON THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, CLICK THE GEAR ICON AND SELECT INTERNET 
OPTIONS.
• CHOOSE THE PROGRAMS TAB, GO TO THE DEFAULT WEB BROWSER SECTION AND 
SELECT THE MAKE DEFAULT BUTTON.
• CLICK OK AND CLOSE INTERNET EXPLORER.
SOLUTION 2. CHECK AND CONFIGURE INTERNET EXPLORER 
SETTINGS
• CLOSE THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP, OPEN INTERNET EXPLORER, AND SELECT THE TOOLS 
MENU.
• CLICK INTERNET OPTIONS, SELECT THE SECURITY TAB, AND CLICK THE GLOBE ICON.
• ENSURE THE SECURITY LEVEL IS SET TO MEDIUM-HIGH, AND THEN CLICK THE 
CONNECTIONS TAB.
• SELECT NEVER DIAL A CONNECTION, IF YOU DON’T USE THE DIAL-UP NODE (DUN). IF 
YOU USE THE SAME, SELECT THE CORRECT ISP AND CLICK OK.
• CHOOSE LAN SETTINGS, SELECT AUTOMATICALLY DETECT SETTINGS, AND LOOK IF THE 
USE A PROXY CHECKBOX IS CLEAR. IF IT IS SELECTED, DOCUMENT AND PORT THE 
COMPLETE ADDRESS.
• IF THE PORT IS PORT 80, CLEAR THE CHECKBOX FOR TESTING PURPOSES. AND IF THE 
PORT IS OTHER THAN PORT 80, DON’T CLEAR THE USE A PROXY SERVER OPTION.
• SELECT THE ADVANCED TAB AND THEN RESTORE ADVANCED SETTINGS AND SELECT TLS 
1.2 UNDER SETTINGS.
• ONCE YOU ARE DONE, CLOSE INTERNET EXPLORER AND REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM.
SOLUTION 3. GET THE QUICKBOOKS RELEASE UPDATE MANUALLY
• CLOSE COMPANY FILES OPEN IN QUICKBOOKS AND THEN CLOSE THE APPLICATION.
• SELECT THE WINDOWS START MENU, RIGHT-CLICK THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ICON 
AND WAIT FOR THE NO COMPANY OPEN WINDOW TO OPEN.
• FROM THERE, SELECT THE HELP MENU AND CHOOSE UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP.
• CLICK THE OPTIONS TAB, THEN MARK ALL, AND THEN THE SAVE BUTTON.
• FROM THE UPDATE NOW TAB, MARK THE RESET UPDATE CHECKBOX AND CLICK GET 
UPDATES.
• AFTER DOWNLOADING THE UPDATE, OPEN QUICKBOOKS AND INSTALL THE UPDATE.
•  FINISH THE INSTALLATION AND THEN RESTART YOUR WORKSTATION.
WE ARE FULL OF HOPE THAT THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE DISCUSSED ABOVE 
WILL HELP YOU ELIMINATE QUICKBOOKS ERROR 12007. IF THE ISSUE DOESN’T FIX, 
CONSULT THE CERTIFIED QUICKBOOKS EXPERT’S TEAM BY CALLING US ON OUR TOLL-
FREE NUMBER 1.855.738.2784.