Reasons for QuickBooks Payroll Not Working and fixes
                     Reasons for QuickBooks Payroll Not Working and 
fixes
• QuickBooks is a bookkeeping software that handles accounting 
for businesses digitally. The users are eligible to use 
QuickBooks on their computer, phone or tablet. It gives them 
the accessibility to their business data all around the world. 
QuickBooks also provides a subscription-based service known 
as payroll, which assists the users in handling employee wage 
distribution. The records are also well maintained and stored, 
which can be later used while filing Taxes at the end of the 
financial year. But users have experienced QuickBooks payroll 
not working on their computer. We decided to create a blog to 
help them in this situation. If you came across this issue while 
using payroll in the software, this blog is of your concern; keep 
reading to know more.
• You can always consult a QB expert by calling 1-855-948-3646.
About this error
• QuickBooks can be used to release the employee wages and maintain the 
records through the payroll service. Sometimes this service can get 
affected, which leads to its failure. This issue will restrict you from 
accessing your payroll, and it is possible that the options or links in the 
payroll don’t work. The software will show abnormal behaviour and might 
crash after excessive attempts to use the payroll.
• Reasons
• The most certain reasons that can cause the development of this error in 
QuickBooks are mentioned below-
• The subscription to payroll service has ended in QuickBooks and is not 
renewed.
• Other programs running on your computer consume the resources needed 
by QuickBooks.
• An incompatible browser or incorrect browser settings can also block 
QuickBooks from accessing the internet.
Solution 1- Configure the TLS settings
• Open the Run window by pressing Windows + R 
altogether on the keyboard.
• Type “inetcpl.cpl” to as a command in the Run 
window to open the Internet Properties window.
• Navigate to the Advanced tab and scroll down to find 
the TLS settings.
• Ensure the checkbox for TLS 1.0 is checked.
• Click on Apply and then select Ok.
• Reopen QuickBooks and try to access your payroll.
• If you are still unable to payroll in the software, move 
to the next solution.
Solution 2- Run your QuickBooks in 
Administrator mode to grant special 
permissions
• Reboot your computer to stop all the other applications that might 
be consuming the required bandwidth for QuickBooks. Use the 
software in Administrator mode to grant it special permissions to 
prioritise QuickBooks over any other application. Follow the steps 
below to turn on Administrator mode for your QuickBooks-
• Open the search panel from your Taskbar or through the 
Windows Start button.
• Type ‘QuickBooks” and wait till the icon appears in the search 
results.
• Right-click on the QB icon and select Run as Administrator from 
the options.
• Open your QuickBooks and try to use payroll.
• Conclusion
• We have reached the end of this blog; we tried to 
break down the issue of QuickBooks Payroll Not 
working. You now know the causes for this issue and 
the possible methods you can use to remove it from 
your QuickBooks.
• For any more queries, you can call 1-855-948-3646 to 
reach our QB support team..