An Updated Technical Analysis for the QuickBooks Error 15240

Various QuickBooks Desktop users commonly face errors while downloading payroll updates, and one of these distressing errors is the QuickBooks Error 15240.

According to QB experts, this error can sometimes also arise while updating QB Desktop, and it is necessary to resolve this payroll error rapidly to ensure an uninterrupted payroll update process.

Reliable Methods to exterminate this technical issue completely have been explained in this blog for you.

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15240 Error Code in QuickBooks Desktop: Basic Reasons

The 15240 Error Code in QuickBooks Desktop has been found to arise due to these reasons:

  1. Downloading of payroll updates is often prevented by improper Internet Explorer settings and invalid date and time settings on the computer.
  2. Windows firewall can also provoke this error if its incorrect settings are interrupting the payroll update process.

How to Make Sure That the 15240 Payroll Update Error Message in QuickBooks is Resolved?

The 15240 Payroll Update Error Message in QuickBooks can be fully eliminated through the correct implementation of these methods:

Method 1: Carefully verify that the date and time settings on the computer are valid to exterminate this issue

  1. Just move the cursor to the bottom-right corner of your screen where the date and time are displayed, and after tapping tap on it, you need to strike the ‘Change date and time settings’ tab to launch the window with the title ‘Date and Time’ on the screen.
  2. Hop to the new ‘Date and Time’ window so that you can tap on the ‘Change Date and Time’ button, and once you tap on it, another window titled ‘Date and Time Settings’ will pop up on the screen.
  3. In the ‘Date and Time Settings’ window, you can adjust the relevant date and time, and after that, you need to click on the ‘OK’ buttons at the bottom of both the opened windows to save the changes done above.
  4. Now, you can proceed successfully to get the newest payroll updates as well as QB Desktop updates.

Method 2: Configure the permissions for the QB Installation folders on the C: drive to resolve this issue

  1. Immediately open up the ‘Program Files’ folder located inside the C: drive on your system, and then you have to search for the ‘Intuit’ folder within the ‘Program Files’ folder to right-click on it.
  2. Attentively tap the ‘Properties’ option to open it up in a separate window, and after that, you must go inside the ‘Security’ tab so that you can hit the ‘Advanced’ button.
  3. Navigate to the ‘Advanced Security Settings’ section to tap on the ‘Change’ button located beside the owner name of this folder.
  4. Now, you are just required to go to the ‘Enter the object name to select’ field to write ‘Users’, and then you have to hit the ‘Check Names’ button.
  5. Ensure that the ‘Replace owner on subcontainers and objects’ checkbox is marked, and then you should hit the ‘OK’ button, and after that, you should again tap the ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’ buttons to implement these changes.
  6. Next, you just need to carefully choose ‘Users’ on the ‘Permissions Window’, and after that, you need to tap the ‘Full Control’ button to configure the permissions of the installation folder.
  7. Enforce these changes by tapping the ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’ buttons, and then you can proceed to get the latest payroll updates. 

These methods will fully eradicate the QuickBooks Error 15240 upon their proper implementation. If you need more technical guidance, dial +1 800-417-5147 to contact our QB Experts Team.

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