Are you annoyed by QuickBooks error code 401 and are unable to resolve the same? Well, you need not worry as this segment provides you with an elaborate insight into the causes leading to error code 401 and the methods that you can follow to resolve the same. This error comes up with an error message ‘The remote server returned an error: 401 unauthorized. Request is unauthorized’.
Ensure that you follow this article till the very end in order to know about the causes and the fixes associated with this QuickBooks Unauthorized Error Code 401.
Factors causing the QuickBooks error 401
You might encounter QuickBooks Error 401 due to the following reasons:
- While signing into the company files or while accessing the accountant toolbox
- When registering your copy of QuickBooks desktop installation
- When you are attempting to send an invoice from QuickBooks payments
Steps to deal with QuickBooks error code 401
Once you encounter an error message related to error code 401, the same can be resolved by following the below mentioned steps:
- Once the error message pops up on your screen, you need to first opt for ‘No’ and close the error message window
- Subsequently, you need to ensure that QuickBooks software is updated to the latest version. In order to update QuickBooks Desktop to the latest version, follow the steps mentioned below:
- Navigate to the ‘help’ menu and click on ‘update QuickBooks desktop’.
- Go to ‘update now’
- Click on ‘get updates’ to start the download
- Once the download completes make sure to restart the software
- Once the download is completed, install the updates.
- Wait for the installation to complete.
Once the process is completed, restart QuickBooks Desktop and check to see if the QuickBooks error code 401 has been resolved.
Schedule for future automatic updates
You should make sure that automatic updates have been set on your system. This will ensure that the software gets updated automatically in future. To set up automatic updates, follow the steps below:
- Go to ‘help’ menu and select ‘update QuickBooks desktop’
- Select ‘options’
- Select the option ‘turn on automatic updates’. And then, select close.
We hope that by following the aforementioned steps, you were able to deal with QuickBooks error message 401. Our QuickBooks enterprise error support team at 1-800-761-1787, comprising of technically sound accounting professionals, work round the clock to provide support services.
