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  • Writer's pictureMike Jeson

Unable To Start Intuit Update Service: Effective Solutions Are Here


Unable To Start Intuit Update Service
Unable To Start Intuit Update Service

QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) has proved to be a highly suitable accounting software for small-size stores, and it can be attached to QB Desktop for the enhanced efficiency of the enterprise.


Some problems may be experienced at the time of QBPOS installation on the system, and one of the error messages that show up on the computer’s screen due to the failed QBPOS installation is ‘Unable To Start Intuit Update Service’.


In this blog, you shall study two effective step-wise solutions to easily overcome this technical problem.


If you want detailed technical assistance regarding the ‘Unable to Start Intuit Update Service’ error message, you can dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Specialists Team.

QuickBooks POS Intuit Update Service Error: Technical Causes

You can bump into the ‘QuickBooks POS Intuit Update Service Error’ due to the reasons described here:

  • If the user has installed an incompatible version of ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1’ on the computer, this issue will arise.

  • Using a corrupted installer to install QBPOS on the computer will also provoke the same error message.

Simple Solutions for ‘Intuit Update Service Error Message in QuickBooks POS’

You can eliminate the ‘Intuit Update Service Error Message in QuickBooks POS’ through various solutions detailed here:


Solution 1: Effectively acquire & install the latest QBPOS application updates on your computer

  • Here, you must launch the QuickBooks POS application window on the system so that you can click the ‘Help’ menu, after which you should tap the ‘About Point of Sale’ icon on the screen.

  • After that, note the current version of QuickBooks POS installed on your system, and if you don’t have the ‘QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 19.0’ version, you will need to upgrade the QBPOS application.

  • Next, visit the ‘Product Downloads’ page available on the official ‘QuickBooks’ website so that you can choose the ‘Select Product’ menu.

  • Now, you can choose the latest version of QBPOS (‘QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 19.0’), and you should tap the ‘Get the latest updates’ button to acquire the updated edition.

  • Thereafter, utilize the downloaded file of the new version of QBPOS to install the same application, following which you can effectively complete all your tasks.


Solution 2: Precisely reinstall the ‘QuickBooks POS Application’ on your computer to tackle this issue

  • Here, open the ‘Control Panel’ window on the computer’s screen & easily choose the ‘Uninstall a Program’ icon on the same window, after which you will hit the ‘QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale XX’ icon.

  • Now, you need to follow the step-wise procedure to finish the uninstallation of QBPOS on the system, following which you will jump to the official ‘QuickBooks’ website.

  • Thereafter, you must download the newest edition of ‘QuickBooks POS’ on your computer, and you will run the fresh download file to complete the correct installation of the fresh edition of the same application.

  • Finally, utilize the updated QBPOS application to finish all your necessary tasks on the computer.

The correct solutions demonstrated above are best suited to resolve the ‘Unable To Start Intuit Update Service’ error message. For additional help, you can dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Professionals Team.


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