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  • Writer's pictureChristopher Richardson

QBCFMonitorService Keeps Stopping: Verified Resolutions


QBCFMonitorService Keeps Stopping

QuickBooks Company File Monitoring Service (QBCFMonitorService) is an extremely crucial technical service that needs to be in operation each time the QB Desktop application is run through multi-user mode. If, due to any fault, this service does not function, the QB cannot be operated in multi-user mode, and an error message can also shoot up on the screen, stating ‘QBCFMonitorService Keeps Stopping’.

Once this glitch occurs on the system, the QB company file based on the server cannot be accessed through the workstation because it becomes impossible to operate QB in multi-user mode. Therefore, it is necessary to root out this irksome problem as effectively as possible.

In the present blog, two separate resolutions are detailed with full technical descriptions to help you overcome this problem.

Are you deeply annoyed by the ‘QBCFMonitorService Keeps Stopping’ error message? You must dial 1.855.856.0042 to connect with our QB Professionals Team for detailed help.

QBCFMonitorService Not Running Error Message: Top Factors

The most important factors behind the occurrence of the ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Running Error Message’ are provided in the following list:

  • If you do not set up a fully correct multi-user hosting configuration across various systems connected to your network, you are very likely to experience this problem.

  • Not restricting the background execution of QBCFMonitorService (‘qbcfmonitorservice.exe’) can trigger this issue.

Simplest Resolutions For ‘QBCFMonitorService Cannot Function Error.’

You can tackle the ‘QBCFMonitorService Cannot Function Error’ through various resolutions stated here:

Resolution 1: Enable the correct multi-user hosting configuration on each computer to overcome this troublesome glitch

  1. In this resolution, select any workstation & launch the QB window to immediately choose the ‘File’ menu, after which you can effectively tap the ‘Utilities’ tab.

  2. Now, simply mark the ‘Stop Hosting Multi-User Access’ box & carry out the same step-by-step procedure on all workstations fixed on your network.

  3. Just thereafter, launch the QB window on your server system & swiftly visit the ‘Utilities’ tab via the ‘File’ menu so that you can check the ‘Host Multi-User Access’ box on the screen.

  4. At this point, the server will effectively start functioning as a host for all the company file data, and you will be able to execute QB Desktop in multi-user mode on every workstation.

Resolution 2: Reliably restrict the background operation of QBCFMonitorService (‘qbcfmonitorservice.exe’) on your system

  1. In this resolution, promptly open the ‘Windows Task Manager’ window by correctly tapping the ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’ keys on the keyboard.

  2. Reach the ‘Processes’ menu included inside the ‘Windows Task Manager’ window & view all the files, services, applications, and programs that are under operation on the computer.

  3. Thereafter, find the icon of the QBCFMonitorService file (‘qbcfmonitorservice.exe’) & select the icon, after which you must tap the ‘End Task’ button.

  4. At this step, the execution of the ‘qbcfmonitorservice.exe’ file will be immediately stopped on your computer & you will be able to utilize QB in multi-user mode from all the different workstations.

The proper implementation of both resolutions highlighted above will be sufficient to overcome the ‘QBCFMonitorService Keeps Stopping’ error message. For further analysis & guidance, dial 1.855.856.0042 to contact our QB Technical Experts Team.

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