Resolve QuickBooks Error 1625 with simple methods

QuickBooks is an accounting software that makes bookkeeping sophisticated with its interactive user interface. The features offered by the software are best in class, and they are easy to use without any deep understanding of business accounting. But, random errors in the software are a drawback that puts the users into tricky situations. QuickBooks Error 1625 restricts the software installation on the PC due to issues in the Windows Installer. If you also came across this error while installing the software on your PC, continue reading the blog to find out the causes and the methods you can use to tackle it.

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About the error

You won’t be able to finish the installation of QuickBooks on your PC after the occurrence of this error. These error codes on your screen indicate that a vital installation file has incurred damage and cannot be used or that the Windows Installer crashed mid-installation. As soon as the installation gets interrupted, the installation process will stop at that point and will not proceed further. Instead, you’ll have to take action against this error and rectify it before attempting the installation again.

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Reasons

The causes of this installation error in your PC are mentioned below-

• The User Account Control settings aren’t configured correctly to allow the installation of new applications on your PC.
• There has been damage to your Windows Registry if you recently uninstalled QuickBooks from your PC.
• QuickBooks cannot access files in your hard drive due to restrictions from the folder permissions.

Solutions

Here are some of the methods to get rid of this error during the installation-

Solution 1- Install the software after turning off the UAC settings

Installing QuickBooks on your PC can get blocked by User Account Control settings. The UAC settings are in place to protect your system from any unwanted programs. The settings don’t allow any application to get installed and make unnecessary changes to your device. QuickBooks may also be blocked due to these settings, and you need to follow the steps given below to configure the UAC Settings-

1. Open Control Panel on your PC and click on User Accounts.
2. Tap User accounts again and select Change User Account Control settings.
3. You’ll see a slider on the next window, which is used to configure the settings.
4. Move the slider to Always Notifyto turn on the UAC Settings and shift the slider to Never Notify for turning off the UAC settings.
5. Try installing QuickBooks again once the UAC settings are turned off.

If the installation still faces issues, try the next method.

Solution 2- Utilize the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool

QuickBooks Tool hub can deal with many errors in the software. Follow the steps given below-

1. Open the QuickBooks Tool hub on your PC.
2. Click on Installation Issuesand select QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool.
3. Wait for the tool to finish & retry installing QuickBooks.

The software will be installed after using the methods given above.

Conclusion

We are now at the end of this blog; you read about QuickBooks Error 1625 and the conditions responsible for this error. You are expected to use the methods present in the blog to fix this issue during the QuickBooks installation.

If you have any more doubts, contact a QB ProAdvisor support team at 1-855-856-0042 for clarification.

Also read: Applicable fixes to resolve QuickBooks Error 40001