1. What is QuickBooks Error 1618? Causes and How To Fix It There is no doubt that QuickBooks stands as one of the best accounting software. However, the fact that it’s not entirely error-free is also true. One such error that a user generally faces while installing or updating the QuickBooks Desktop on his system is QuickBooks Error 1618. The error code appears on the computer’s screen with an error message displaying “There was a problem installing Microsoft Runtime Library.” A user might find QuickBooks Error 1618 difficult to deal with. Therefore, in this post, we’re going to discuss the primary cause of why QuickBooks Error 1618 occurs and how you can quickly fix it. For immediate troubleshooting assistance, you can dial our toll-free number 1.855.738.2784 to speak to our certified QuickBooks experts.

3. What causes QuickBooks Error Code 1618? Microsoft Installer Executable (MSIEXEC) is an installation program that helps users install applications on Windows. However, there can be more than two installers running in the background of a system, due to which Windows may block the simultaneous installations or the update processes of the programs. The reason you’re failing while installing or updating QuickBooks Desktop and facing QuickBooks Error Code 1618 might be because of multiple instances of the MSIEXEC.EXE processes running in your system’s background.

4. What should you do to fix QuickBooks Error 1618? Below, we have mentioned the complete procedure on how you can end the MSIEXEC.EXE processes running in the background of your system to fix QuickBooks error 1618. • First of all, you need to press the CTRL + Alt + Delete keys simultaneously on your system keyboard and then select the Start Tab Manager option. • In Tab Manager, select the Processes tab. • You may find it difficult to find processes named MSIEXEC.EXE in the default list of running processes. So, click on the Image Name column to set the default list to alphabetical order. • Now, look for the processes named MSIEXEC.EXE and end them by clicking on the End Process button. • Finally, you need to close the Tab Manager window and start the installation or update process of QuickBooks Desktop on your system.

5. Conclusion In this post, we have talked about the primary reason for the occurrence of QuickBooks error 1618 and the best solution to troubleshoot it. We hope that after reading this post, you will get a clear understanding of how to fix QuickBooks error 1618. However, if the error persists even after applying the solution mentioned in this post, call our customer support number 1.855.738.2784 to contact QuickBooks technical experts.