QuickBooks POS: Windows User Account Control (UAC), when opening Point of Sale

When opening Point of Sale, you see the following message:

“Windows Administrator Required”

I had a customer this morning who was running into this issue on a new installation of QuickBooks POS. No matter how many times you press Yes on Windows UAC, it just keeps coming back over and over again.

How to fix it:

To resolve this issue:

1. Uninstall Point of Sale.
   
2. Copy your company data to the Windows desktop:
   1. Right-click the [Windows Logo] button and choose Open Windows Explorer.
   2. Navigate in the left window to C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks POS XXX
   3. Right-click the Data folder and select Copy.
   4. Close the window, right-click anywhere on your desktop, and choose Paste.
   5. Rename all the Point of Sale folders.
      
3. Reinstall Point of Sale from the CD or a download.
   
4. Open Point of Sale and restore your backup:
   1. Open Point of Sale, select Restore from backup and click Next.
   2. Select Browse to alternate backup file, go to your desktop and find Data > “Your Company Name” > Backup.
   3. Double-click the most recent backup. Your data will begin to restore.
      
5. Update Point of Sale to the latest release.