How to Fix Sage Server Busy Error?

The very first, you make sure that you’ve checked for, and installed, any required Windows updates.

🔶 Close all the running software including the Sage Payroll 
🔶 Next, press the Windows + R keys from your keyboard 
🔶 After that, type wuapp and then hit the Ok tab 
🔶 Click on the option “Check online for updates from Microsoft Update” 
Perform on-screen instructions to download and install the updates if any available 
🔶 Finally, you have to restart your PC and log on as a Windows Administrator 

Also, you can repeat the same steps 2 to 5 until there are no further updates to install.

You should adjust your antivirus program to exclude Sage files to prevent the error notification from appearing again in the future. To know which files, you have to exclude from the Anti-virus checks. Using the below steps, you can identify the files and folders that Sage Payroll uses. So that you can exclude them from your antivirus software’s scanning routine. This can help to improve the performance of Sage Payroll as well.

To Identify Your Sage Payroll Application And Data Directories, Use The Following Steps:

🔶 Initially, open the Sage Payroll and then log into a payroll as usual 
🔶 Next, click Help >>> System Information on the menu bar 
🔶 Now, go to the Program Details and make a note of the Program Directory and Data Directory links. 

Only your Sage Payroll program accesses the following folders and subdirectories:

🔶 The Sage Payroll program and data directories 
🔶 C:\Program Data\Sage 
🔶 C:\Program Files (x866)\Common Files\Sage SBD or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sage SBD
🔶 C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Sage Ireland Payroll or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sage Ireland Payroll.

You can apply the different steps for different Windows version:

Windows 10

🔶 On your Windows desktop and do a right-click on the relevant tax year option of the Sage Payroll and then do a left-click on Properties 
🔶 Next, click on the Compatibility tab 
🔶 Now, select the check box named “Run this Program as an Administrator” 
🔶 Finally, click the Apply and then Ok tab.

Windows 8

On your Windows desktop and do a right-click on the relevant tax year option of the Sage Payroll and then do a left-click on Properties
🔶 Next, hit the tab “Compatibility” 
🔶 you have to select the checkbox named “Run as an Administrator” 
🔶 In the end, click “Apply” and then Ok. 

Windows 7

On your Windows desktop and do a right-click on the relevant tax year option of the Sage Payroll and then do a left-click on Properties
🔶 Click on the Shortcut tab and then click “Advanced” 
🔶 you have to select the checkbox named “Run as an Administrator” 
🔶 At last, click Ok twice followed by “yes”. 

Windows Vista

On your Windows desktop and do a right-click on the relevant tax year option of the Sage Payroll and then do a left-click on Properties
🔶 Click on the Shortcut tab >>> Advanced 
🔶 Next, you have to select the checkbox named “Run as an Administrator” 
🔶 Finally, click on the “Ok” button twice and then hit “Continue”.

You can download the latest version of Sage Payroll from the download section from the Sage website.