What Is The QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed Error

Every QuickBooks user wants to use QuickBooks software freely and hassle-free on their system. Everyone tries to avoid errors, glitches, and bugs in the application or the operating system. But, in some scenarios, you must be prepared to tackle any error provoked in the application. In this article, we are talking about QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed Error and its effective troubleshooting ways. To run all your operations smoothly as a QB user, you must be signed in as a Windows Admin user.

If you are not an admin user and still accidentally perform some role that comes under the admin rights, the error message might pop up. Therefore, this issue is instantly triggered when you do not possess the necessary permission to run QBPOS Services from the Windows OS and if the Windows OS UAC settings are blocking the QBPOS from functioning on the system. Additionally, if you did not install the QuickBooks POS correctly, the installation files might be damaged and be part of the cause.

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Troubleshooting the QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Required Issue

The following are the best of four solutions that you must definitely implement when you receive this specific error.

Solution 1: As an Admin, Start QB POS

Begin with closing all the applications running on your system.
Then, reboot your system.
Now, from the desktop, look for the QuickBooks Point of Sale program.
Proceed and select the icon as you right-click on it.
From the options drop-down, choose Run as Administrator.

Solution 2: Again, Run the QuickBooks POS Database Manager

Begin with hitting the Windows and R keys together.
Then, type services.msc, in the Run dialog box, empty the space, and choose Browse.
Now, proceed and right-click on the option for QBPOS Database Manager vXX. Here, XX represents the POS version.
Then, choose Properties from the list.
Now, change the settings of the Startup type to Automatic.
Further, when you see Intuit Entitlement Service v8, right-click and select the Properties option.
From here, modify the Startup Type settings to Automatic.
At last, reboot the service.

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Solution 3: Try Modifying the UAC Settings

UAC is critical to every Windows OS, protecting the system from outside attacks. But being an admin, you still have limited privileges or permissions to make changes in the system. By turning off the UAC, you might resolve this error. But do keep in mind to turn it on after the issue gets eliminated from the system to prevent any further risks.

Begin by typing Control Panel in the Run Window and hit Enter.
Then, under the Control Panel option, choose User Accounts and User Accounts (Classic View).
Now, click on the option for Change User Account Control Settings.
Proceed further, move the slider, and modify the settings Never to Notify.
After that, choose OK to turn off the settings for UAC.
In the end, reboot the system.

Solution 4: Clean Install Your System

Begin by typing Control Panel in the Start tab.
Then, hit Enter and look for the Program and Features section.
Under it, select the option of Uninstall a Program.
Further, choose the application you want to delete and proceed to choose the 'Uninstall/Change' option.
As the process ends, go to the System Drive and choose the application's data folder.
After that, rename all the folders and type .OLD at the end of each folder in the process.
In the Control Panel section, click on User Accounts.
Then, click on Manage Another Account and then Continue,
Now, choose the BPOSDBSrvUser and further click on the option for Delete the Account.
As you proceed to reboot the system, reinstall your QB POS and restore the company file in this last step.

Conclusion

We hope you successfully eliminated the QuickBooks Administrator Permissions Needed issue by applying the methods above. However, due to unfortunate circumstances, the application repeatedly shows this error; contact us at +1-855-856-0042.