Easy Way To Rectify QuickBooks Error 1618
                     QuickBooks Error 1618: 
Perfect Troubleshooting 
Strategies
QuickBooks has proved to be tremendously useful for all sorts of accounting & 
bookkeeping projects associated with small business units. Moreover, there are some 
extra services provided by Intuit along with QB Desktop to grant even more benefits to 
users.
From time to time, however, QB users can encounter many errors, and one of these 
errors is ‘QuickBooks Error 1618’. This particular technical error is noted to arise 
while attempting to install QB Desktop on the computer. In some cases, it can even 
emerge while updating the QB application.
This blog has a full technical review of this error, along with suitable step-wise 
solutions.
If you want specific technical assistance regarding ‘QuickBooks Error 1618’, you 
can dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Specialists Team.

1618 QuickBooks Error Code: What Are the Chief 
Factors? 
The precise factors that can evoke the ‘1618 QuickBooks Error Code’ are stated in the 
following points:
• Corrupted system program files & folders will generally not allow the installation of QB 
Desktop on the computer.
• Many times, the Windows Installer program continues to function in the background, 
thereby hampering the QB installation process.
Relevant Solutions for ‘QB Application 1618 
Installation Error Message
The appropriate solutions through which you can rectify the ‘QB Application 1618 Installation 
Error Message’ are discussed below:
Solution 1: Repair various installation files through the precise 
execution of the ‘QB Install Diagnostic Tool.
•In this solution, you should immediately approach the official Intuit website using the browser 
window & you can thereafter initiate the download process for ‘QuickBooks Tool Hub’.
•Now, the task will be to put the ‘QuickBooksToolHub.exe’ file inside the ‘My Downloads’ 
folder, and you can correctly run the same file to finish the flawless installation of ‘QB Tool 
Hub’.
• Thereafter, access the ‘QB Tool Hub’ window and promptly execute the ‘QuickBooks 
Install Diagnostic Tool’ present within the ‘Installation Issues’ tab.
• You will properly repair all the required files through the execution of this tool, and you can 
later reopen the computer so that you can eventually install QB Desktop.
Solution 2: Properly make sure that there is no background execution of 
Windows Installer (‘MSIEXEC.EXE’) on the computer
• Here, the main step will be to promptly bring up the ‘Windows Task Manager’ window by 
tapping the ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’ keys on the keyboard and precisely move forward to 
access the ‘Windows Task Manager’ window.
• Now, at this step, you must choose the ‘Processes’ tab indicated on the ‘Windows Task 
Manager’ window, and you will scroll down the full list to check various services and 
programs presently undergoing execution on the computer.
• Thereafter, just identify & select the Windows Installer File icon (‘MSIEXEC.EXE’), and you 
must strike the ‘End Process’ button to effectively stop its execution.
• Finally, close the ‘Windows Task Manager’ window & effectively install QB Desktop on the 
system using the valid process.
By properly carrying out the implementation of the solutions stated above, you will be 
successful in tackling QuickBooks Error 1618. For further analysis & guidance, dial 1-855-
856-0042 to contact our QB Specialists Team