All in 1 Guide | QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed

Getting QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed error while trying to open QuickBooks Point of Sale and don’t know what to do? If yes, then let us assure you that there is no need to panic because getting such kinds of errors is pretty common these days. Dealing with Windows Administrator Required error can be difficult, specifically for those users who don’t have expertise in the technical domain. Therefore, we have come up with this post to explain to you the reasons causing QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed error, alongside its all possible troubleshooting ways.

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What are the reasons causing Windows Administrator Required error?

Generally, Windows Administrator Required error gets triggered when QuickBooks Point of Sale lacks Windows permissions to run. Though, there can be other reasons as well behind it, such as:

Windows User Account Controls are preventing QuickBooks Point of Sale from functioning.
QuickBooks Point of Sale Database Manager is not running.

What should be done to rectify QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed error?

Solution 1) Run QuickBooks Point of Sale with Windows admin permissions

Close all the processes that are running and then restart your computer.
Go to the Windows Start menu.
Search for “QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale” and right-click on its icon.
Select Run as administrator from the given options.
Try to open QuickBooks Point of Sale and see whether you get any QuickBooks errors this time.

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Solution 2) Disable the Windows User Account Controls

Select the Windows Start menu.
Search for “Control Panel” and press the Enter key.
From the given options, select User Accounts.
Click User Accounts (Classic View).
Select the Change user account control settings option.

Note: If UAC prompts you, select the Yes option to continue.

Move the slider and take it down to Never Notify.
Select the OK button to turn UAC off.
Restart the computer.

If you still get Windows Administrator Required error, proceed further to the third solution.

Solution 3) Run the QBPOS Database Manager

Open the Run command window by pressing the Windows + R keys on your keyboard.
Enter “services.msc” in the Run dialog box and then press the Enter key.
Look for QBPOS Database Manager vXX (XX denotes the version of POS) and right-click on it.
Select Properties from the given options.
For Startup type, select Automatic.
Look for Intuit Entitlement Service v8 and right-click on it.
Select Properties from the given options.
For Startup type, select Automatic.
At last, click on the Start button.

Conclusion:

If you fail to rectify QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed error even after applying the troubleshooting solutions, then your QuickBooks Point of Sale might have been severely damaged or corrupted. Hence, our advice for you is to reinstall QuickBooks Point of Sale using the Clean Install tool from QuickBooks Tool Hub. For additional troubleshooting assistance to resolve Windows Administrator Required error, you can speak to our QuickBooks officials at +1 800-579-9430.