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Countermeasures for Error Initializing QBPOS Application Log

Posted 2023-04-14 18:09:22

QuickBooks Point of Sale is software designed for retail store owners to set up their inventory according to customer demand. The software also allows various modes of payment and stores every sale data securely. The software helps to increase sales by suggesting discount rates after analysing the customer shopping pattern. Users have faced Error Initializing QBPOS Application Log, which stops the software from launching. If you cannot open the software due to this issue, keep reading further to discover the causes of this issue and the appropriate methods to tackle it.

Contact a QB support team at +1-855-948-3646 for troubleshooting advice to rectify this issue.

Reasons

This is a common issue in QuickBooks Point of Sale that gets triggered due to the following reasons-

The shell folder of the QuickBooks POS contains unreadable files, or its process gets interrupted in the background.
The Windows account you are using doesn’t have sufficient permissions to access the location required to store the QB POS sales data.

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Solutions

You can rectify this QB POS issue by executing the methods given below-

Solution 1- End QB POS shell process and rename the user.config file in the shell folder

You’ll probably run into this issue while opening the QuickBooks Point of Sale. This happens due to interruption in the background processes of QuickBooks POS or if the user.config file inside the shell folder turns into an unsupported format for the software. You’ll have to rename the file to recreate it the next time you launch the software. Apply the steps given below to rectify this issue-

Press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Esc to launch the task manager.
Navigate to the Processes tab and single-click the QBPOS shell process.
Click on End task at the bottom of the tab.

After its process is stopped, you’ll have to go to C:\Users\(Current User Name)\AppData\Local\Intuit to find the QB POS files. Use the steps below-

Click on the View option on the top and mark the checkbox for Hidden items with a single click.
Sort out the files using the Date Modified filter and open the QBPOSshell.exe folder.
Right-click on the user.config file inside the folder and tap Rename.
Add ‘old’ as an extension to the file name and save it.
Rerun QuickBooks Point of Sale.

If the software fails to run due to the error, try the following method.

Solution 2- Log in using your Administrator Windows accoun

This error can also develop this error if the software fails to save or retrieve files in your system drives due to a lack of permissions. This issue can be fixed by using your Admin account in your Windows as described in the steps below-

Click on the Windows button on your taskbar and click on the user icon.
Tap Sign out from the options to go to the login page of your windows.
Log in again using the Admin account and reopen QuickBooks Point of Sale.

The software will start without any issues after executing the methods provided above.

Conclusion

This blog describes why you face an Error Initializing QBPOS Application Log. The adequate methods to resolve the issue are also mentioned in the blog, which’ll help you use QuickBooks Point of Sale normally again on your PC.

If further assistance is required to tackle the issue, speak to a QB expert by calling +1-855-948-3646.