Quick Troubleshooting Guide to rectify “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error

 QuickBooks is the most common accounting software used by small to medium-sized businesses to make their accounting and payroll simpler. Moreover, this accounting program has come up with advanced features that help users maintain invoices, generate reports, and so on. Despite being an outstanding software, QuickBooks needs multiple background services to work seamlessly. One such service is QBCFMonitorService. At times, you might end up with a “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error when the QuickBooksMonitorService.exe file has stopped working. Read this entire blog and get answers to your queries to fix this error. 

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Factors that bring forth the “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error 

Multiple factors might trigger the “QBCFMonitorService Stopped “ error whenever you try to access the data file. One of the reasons that might trigger this error is a third-party firewall application that interrupts the QuickBooks connection with the data file stored on the server. Down below are some of the reasons that bring forth this error. 

• You might come across the “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error if you are using the outdated version of the QB application. 
• When you might have accidentally removed the QBCFMonitorService.exe” file, you might encounter this error. 
• Sometimes, you might have some issues with the Windows Registry. 

Step-by-Step Instructions to get rid of “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error 

Method 1: Restart QBCFMonitorService.exe manually 

• The first and foremost step is to press the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys together on your keyboard to launch the Task Manager. 
• Afterward, select the Processes tab and then navigate to the QBCFMonitorService process. 
• Once you get the QBCFMonitorService process, right-click on it and select the End Task option. 
• Soon after this, you will redirect to the Confirmation window, select the Yes option. 
• In the end, launch the QB application. 

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Method 2: Verify QuickBooks Multi-User Hosting Setup on the server 

• In the first step, you need to launch the QB application on the computer and then move to the File menu. 
• After this, hover your cursor over Utilities and then click Host Multi-User access. 
• Afterward, you will be displayed with the confirmation dialogue box on your screen; click the Yes option. 
• You need to make sure that the hosting is activated only on the server. 
• Moreover, you must not run Multi-User Hosting on any of the workstations. 
• Soon after this, launch the QuickBooks application and move to the File menu. 
• If you get the Switch to single-user mode on the screen, it indicates that the QB is running under the multi-user environment, and thus, you need to switch to single-user mode. 
• Whereas, if you see the Switch to multi-user mode option on the screen, it signifies that QB is already running in the single-user mode. Hence, you don’t have to make any changes to the settings. 

Winding Up! 

The troubleshooting steps listed above will help you understand how to remove the “QBCFMonitorService Not Running” error permanently. However, if you get stuck at any step while performing the troubleshooting steps, dial our QuickBooks Error Support Toll-free number +1(855)-856-0053.