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How to Resolve QuickBooks Payroll Error Code 12157?



QuickBooks has revealed as high-level software for accounting and all types of enterprise masters. Sometimes, users may face some restraints while beginning the QB software due to any technical complexities. These errors may intrude access to the software.

This post discusses the QuickBooks error code 12157 and what are its causes and how can we solve these errors.

What Does QuickBooks Error code 12157 means?

QuickBooks users may meet this error very frequently. This error code is a very general error code that is faced by users that occurs because of network connectivity problems in the Windows operating system with Microsoft Win32 Internet or which is also recognized as WinInetAPI. You can follow some easy steps to solve this error and theses steps are later given in this article.

Symptoms behind QuickBooks Error code 12157

There are Many Symptoms for the occurrence of this error in the software. Some of them are given below:

  • While operating any similar program even your PC possibly crashes with Error 12157. 

  • Windows not only acts randomly but also obeys to delivered command very

  • Error 12157 is shown, strikes the dynamic details of the window.

  • The network system stops for some moment frequently while running any program.

Reasons for QuickBooks Error code 12157

Some of the important reasons for QuickBooks error code 12157 are as follows: –

  • Prohibitive settings of Firewall (personal) and Internet security applications.

  • More than one translation of QuickBooks on the same device system of the identical year mainly QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2016 and QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Solutions 16.0.

  • Some settings considering Internet or Security applications can also cause Error 12157 QuickBooks to crop up when refreshing QuickBooks Desktop.

How can you repair QuickBooks error message 12157?

QuickBooks users can easily get over this error with these simple solutions given below:

Method 1:

  • First, Exit QuickBooks and then visit Internet Explorer.

  • After beginning proceeds to Tools tab in Menu Bar and then go to Internet options.

  • Now pick the Advanced Tab.

  • Take Restore Advanced Settings tab and exit the Window.


Method 2:

  • Firstly, begin the latest version of QuickBooks Desktop.

  • Visit to File a Preferred and agree on Open or Restore Company.

  • Now, pick ‘Open Company File’ and click Next.

  • Examine for the data file and click Open.

  • When dialogue box with ‘Run the file’ message appears, do as instructed.

  • Take the information shown in ‘Update Business File for New Version’.

  • Agree on ‘Update Now’ and follow the instructions.

  • A message ‘You are about to open a corporation file using a newer version of QuickBooks… Do you want to continue?’ will seem. Click Yes.

  • Follow the backup you created and search for .qbw files.

  • Once you find the file, check on the payroll service and select the Account Info/Process.

Summing Up!

The QuickBooks users will surely fix the QuickBooks error code 12157 in the software. We hope that this article will provide the best direction for all the QB users. For any further queries, feel free to dial 1-800-761-1787 and get in touch with our QuickBooks error support tech experts.

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