How to Fix QuickBooks License Error? Check Out the Complete Step-by-Step Guide

If you are a QuickBooks user, you may have encountered problems related to your QuickBooks license. If you are facing a QuickBooks license error, you are not alone; there are methods to solve the license error. However, a QuickBooks license error happens when your software cannot verify or validate the product license information, or your license details are damaged or missing. Generally, the error code is 3371. And you will need a QuickBooks Tool Hub to reinstall the QuickBooks software or delete the entitlementDatastore.ecml file.

In this support blog post, we will learn a quick step-by-step guide to fix the QuickBooks license error and more. Let’s dive in and learn the steps. 

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Error Message You Could See or Get Displayed When Facing a License Error in QuickBooks

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How to Fix QuickBooks License Error? A step-by-step Guide

Solution 1: Use QuickBooks Tool Hub to run Error Code 3371 Fixes

Step. 1: Download the QuickBooks Tool Hub ( Click the link: Download QuickBooks Tool Hub)

Step. 2: After downloading, install the QTH kit. 

Step. 3: Now open the tool you just installed and follow the on-screen prompts. Accept the terms and conditions. 

Step. 4: When the installation is complete, double-click the icon and open the tool hub.

Step. 5: Now, from the tool hub, run the “Quickly Fix My Program.“

• In the QuickBooks Tool Hub, select Installation Issues. 
• Select the Error Code 3371 Fix and click on OK. 
• Restart QuickBooks and open your data file.

By now, your QuickBooks license error would have been successfully fixed. 

Solution 2: By Deleting the Entitlement Data File

Step. 1: Make sure the QuickBooks application is closed and not running. 

Step. 2: Now, on your keyboard, press the Control + Shift + Esc keys. 

Step. 3: Go to the task manager and look for the exe instance. 

Step. 4: Now, you need to end or close the exe instance from the task manager. 

Step. 5: Go to the Entitlement Data Folder

Step. 6: Now, go to the file folder C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement client\V8 (or V6) and press the Enter Key button. 

Step. 7: Right-click on the .ecml file and click the Delete option 

Step. 8: Once the .ecml file is deleted, open the company file and register the QuickBooks application.

With these methods, your QuickBooks License error should have been eliminated. 

Solution 3: Clean Install the QuickBooks Application

You just need to uninstall the existing QuickBooks version, then reinstall the newer version and register it.

Solution 4: By Changing the qbregistration.dat File

Step. 1: Open QuickBooks

Step. 2: Now, click F2 or Ctrl + 1

Step. 3: Now, click F3 or click Ctrl + 2

Step. 4: On the Open File Tab, select the qbregistration.dat file

Step. 5: Now the particular file will open.

Step. 6: Take a backup of the qbregistration.dat file and click Save on the notepad. 

Step. 7: Now, close the QuickBooks application, but keep the qbregistration.dat file handy in Notepad. 

Step. 8: Edit the qbregistration.dat file

• In your notepad, click on Ctrl + H in the qbregistration.dat file area
• Now, enter the previous product number in the Find What option and replace it with the latest one. (Use set-up xxx-xxx when you add the product number.)

• Choose Replace All and click Save on the particular option. 

Step 12: Verify your Product Code

• On your keyboard, press F2 and verify the product key.
• If the product key is not updated, restart your computer to solve the issue.

By now, your QuickBooks license error must have been fixed.

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Concluding Words

A QuickBooks license error typically occurs when the system cannot verify or validate your product key information. This can happen due to damaged or missed product keys. This QuickBooks license error prevents you from using the software. You must follow the guide given by us. You can use the QuickBooks Tool Hub and run the error code 3371 fix, or reinstall QuickBooks to resolve the issue. Remember, it is common to face problems in QuickBooks; the key is to find a trusted solution at the right time.