QuickBooks Desktop requires the accurate operation of many different files to ensure that it can be operated in the multi-user mode. One of these files is ‘QBCFMonitorService.exe’, through which the ‘QuickBooks Company File Monitoring Service’ gets executed on the computer.


If the ‘QBCFMonitorService’ fails to execute on the computer, QB Desktop users shall not be able to run this application in the multi-user mode & they will bump into the ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Running On This Computer’ error on the screen. 


Here, this is a detailed blog to grant you some really effective troubleshooting techniques for this problem.

Are you regularly distressed due to the ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Running On This Computer’ error message? You can dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Professionals Team for help.

What Are the Common Causes Behind ‘QBCFMonitorService Fails to Operate On This System’ Error?

The relevant reasons that can evoke the ‘QBCFMonitorService Fails to Operate On This System’ error are described here:

  • An incorrectly configured multi-user hosting across different systems attached to the network can trigger this error message.
  • Sudden invasion due to malware & a faulty ‘Windows Registry’ can also trigger this problem.

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Effective Techniques to Easily Resolve ‘QBCFMonitorService Cannot Be Executed On This Computer’ Error 

The appropriate techniques to help you resolve the ‘QBCFMonitorService Cannot Be Executed On This Computer’ error are listed below:

Technique 1: Accurately check & modify the multi-user hosting settings across all the computers to resolve this problem 

  • In this technique, effectively launch the QuickBooks Desktop application on any workstation present on the network & after that, you can approach the ‘File’ menu to easily select the ‘Utilities’ tab.
  • Now, you shall carefully check the ‘Stop Hosting Multi-User Access’ checkbox in order to disable the multi-user hosting within the chosen workstation.
  • Thereafter, repeat the previous two steps on all the remaining workstations, following which no workstation will operate as a host for the company file on the network.
  • At this point, simply launch QB on the server & instantly click the ‘File’ menu, after which you need to mark the ‘Host Multi-User Access’ box given under the ‘Utilities’ tab.
  • Just afterward, the server will function as a host for the data file, thereby enabling swift access to the data file from any workstation via the multi-user mode.

Technique 2: Instantly stop the ‘QBCF Monitoring Service’ via the ‘Task Manager’ window & accurately restart it on the system 

  • Here, precisely obtain the ‘Task Manager’ window through the ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’ keys & instantly visit the ‘Processes’ menu on the window to carefully select the ‘QBCFMonitorService.exe’ file’s icon.
  • Thereafter, just press the ‘End Task’ button to stop the execution of the same file, following which the ‘QBCF Monitoring Service’ shall stop executing on the computer.
  • Next, appropriately launch the QB window in the multi-user mode to gain access to the server database on the network.

The techniques described above are enough to easily eradicate the ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Running On This Computer’ error. For more help, dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Professionals Team.

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