Necessary measures against QuickBooks Payroll Error PS077
                     Necessary measures against QuickBooks Payroll Error 
PS077
• QuickBooks is a vastly used bookkeeping software that 
has proved its efficiency by performing relentless 
accounting quickly and accurately. It has taken a 
burden off its users by handling the monetary tasks in 
the business. The users can leave the payroll 
management on the software, and even the reports 
needed for filing taxes are created. However, this 
payroll service sometimes gets affected by random 
errors fostered by the software. QuickBooks Payroll 
Error PS077 is an issue while updating the payroll as it 
doesn’t let the process finish appropriately. If you also 
encountered this error in your system, keep reading 
the blog to know its causes and the counter steps you 
can use.
• Our QB support team is available for your help with 
troubleshooting at 1-855-948-3646.
Details of the error
• The software will be affected by this error mostly while updating payroll. It indicates 
that the connection between QuickBooks and the downloaded update files has 
failed. This inaccessibility to the update files is causing issues in the software 
whenever it tries to set up a connection with the files while updating the payroll. The 
update process will crash every time you try, and the software may also freeze for 
some seconds after displaying error messages.
• Reasons
• This error is most likely to occur because of the reasons mentioned below-
• QuickBooks functions or program files are being blocked by antivirus/firewall leading 
to this error.
• There were some network issues while downloading the update, which caused 
corruption in the files.
• QuickBooks is unable to access the file because of folder permissions or account 
settings.
Solution 1- Make favourable changes in the User Account 
Control Settings(UAC)
• The User account settings can block specific QuickBooks actions 
and make it difficult for QuickBooks to access the files necessary 
for the update. The software will instantly show an error message 
if it’s unable to access any file. Changing the User Account 
Settings might help you in this situation; refer to the steps below-
• Go to the Run window by pressing Windows + R on your 
keyboard.
• Type Control Panel in the command field and then click Ok.
• Select the User Accounts option in the menu.
• Tap on Change user account control settings.
• Shift the slider to Never Notify and click Ok afterward to turn off 
the UAC settings.
• Reopen QuickBooks.
• If the error is still present in the software, move to the next 
solution.
Solution 2- Check if the internet speed of your 
network connection is sufficient to run QuickBooks
• The update process will be directly due to a slow 
internet speed. The software won’t be able to 
connect to the internet properly, and data losses 
while downloading the updates can cause corruption 
in the file. Follow the steps below to verify-
• Visit Google in a web browser on your PC.
• Type ‘Internet speed test’ and run the test,
• Make sure your internet speed lies between 1.5Mbps 
& 3 Mbps (recommendations of QuickBooks).
• If your internet speed is not satisfactory, try using a 
wired network connection as an upgrade.
• Conclusion
• This brings us to the end of this blog about 
QuickBooks Payroll Error PS077 and its causes of 
occurrence. We also mentioned some easy-to-
execute steps that can be used to resolve this error. 
We hope the blog was beneficial and helped you 
rectify the error from the software.
• Have a conversation with a QB expert at 1-855-948-
3646 to sort out any further issues.