QuickBooks Maintenance Release or Payroll Update Error 15215

If you are seeing this QuickBooks error 15215 server not responding within your accounting program then most likely you are downloading payroll updates. QuickBooks comes out with updates every single quarter. This is done to meet the business demands looking for extra features to ease up their life.

What is QuickBooks Error 15215 Unable to Verify Digital Signature

But there may be times when updating the software is bugged with QuickBooks payroll update error 15215. One such error that is frequently reported to the customer Consultant department is the QuickBooks error 15215 servers not responding this code comes under 15xxx QuickBooks error.

This error indicates that it is caused by an incorrect configuration of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) To safeguard the contents of your computer and the system itself QuickBooks tries thoroughly to check the digital signature on all files that are downloaded by using the program. In case it fails to verify the digital signature of a file that you are particularly attempting to download, QuickBooks error 15215 occurs.

The error message that you usually come across to:

Warning- QuickBooks error 15215, the program is not able to update virtual signature.

or

Error 15215: Unable to verify digital signature.

Steps to Fix QuickBooks Error 15215 Payroll Updates

If you are looking to fix this issue that has occurred because of updating QuickBooks and payroll then you can try manually updating the software. To do that just follow these simple steps.

Total Time: 20 minutes

Step 1: Reboot your system

🔹 First, you would need to make sure that there is no problem with your internet settings.
🔹 To do that log off from your QuickBooks accounting software.
🔹 Open up your web browser and go to internet settings,
🔹 Click on the advanced tab and go to the settings menu,
🔹 From the menu provided click on the checkmark box corresponding to TLS 1.0.
🔹 Click Ok and exit the window.
🔹 Exit from your web browser and reboot your system to download the updates.

Certain times it is seen that QuickBooks error 15215 is sorted just after rebooting. In case you still face issues and see an error message appearing regarding QuickBooks payroll update error 15215 servers not responding then follow the steps further.

Step 2: Update QuickBooks manually

🔹 Move to the Help menu at the top.
🔹 Click on the Update QuickBooks tab.
🔹 Select the Options tab. Now click on Mark All option.
🔹 Click the Update now tab and then place a checkmark in the Reset Update box.
🔹 Choose to Get Updates.
🔹 Finally, Restart the QuickBooks application.
🔹 In case you see any message cropping up, then simply click on the Install now option.
🔹 The update should install successfully. And you are done!

Step 3: Update Payroll Manually

🔹 To do this log in to your QuickBooks company file.
🔹 Locate employees tab. This you can find at the top of the navigation bar.
🔹 Click on get update for payroll
🔹 On the window that appears click on the updates now button and your payroll updates will start.

If you have followed the steps as is then most likely you will be sorted. If you are still seeing the message QuickBooks payroll update error 15215 having issues because of maintenance release then connect for Consultant.