Ultimate Solution: QBCFMonitorService Not Running On This Computer 
                     QBCFMonitorService Not Running On 
This Computer: Methods to Fix It
QuickBooks Company File Monitoring 
Service (QBCFMonitorService) is an essential technical service that is 
required to be executed so that the user can operate QB in multi-user 
mode. Sometimes this service fails to function on the system and an error 
message informing ‘QBCFMonitorService
 Not Running On This Computer’ appears each time the user attempts 
to utilize the multi-user mode facility.
This is a commonly occurring multi-user mode error message and the user 
often gets irritated due to the inability to access server systems from 
various workstations. There is a consequent decline in the enterprise’s 
efficiency productivity. Here is the detailed blog that offers fully confirmed 
step-by-step resolutions to overcome this technical issue.
If you are continuously encountering the ‘QBCFMonitorService 
Not Running On This Computer’ error message, you need to dial 
1.855.738.2784 to connect with our QB Experts Team for 
effective help.

QBCFMonitorService Cannot Function On This 
Computer: Common Reasons
Many experts have listed the following technical reasons behind the 
occurrence of the ‘QBCFMonitorService Cannot Function On This Computer’ 
error:
• If various workstations the server computer do not possess accurate 
multi-user hosting settings, this error will likely arise.
• Keeping ‘QBCFMonitorService’ fully operational even when there is no 
execution of QB Desktop on the computer will also evoke this problem.
Resolutions For The ‘QBCFMonitorService Not 
Working On This System Error Message’
The ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Working On This System Error Message’ can 
be tackled using various resolutions discussed below:
Resolution 1: Effectively designate correct 
multi-user hosting settings 
• In this resolution, you need to ensure that you have opened the QB 
window on a workstation, and you will promptly select the ‘Utilities’ tab 
via the ‘File’ icon.
• Thereafter, you should make sure that the ‘Stop Hosting Multi-User 
Access’ box is checked on the window, and you need to repeat the same 
process on each workstation affixed to the network.
• Just after that, you need to approach the QB window on the server 
system, and you will hit the ‘Utilities’ tab via the ‘File’ menu.
• After that, correctly mark the ‘Host Multi-User Access’ box on the QB 
window, and the server system will start functioning as a host on the 
network.
• Finally, you can succeed in using QB via the multi-user mode facility 
from each system on the network.
Resolution 2: Carefully stop the constant 
background operation of 
‘QBCFMonitorService’
• In this resolution, promptly launch the ‘Task Manager’ window by 
correctly hitting the ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’ keys, and you will thereafter 
open the ‘Processes’ menu in the same window.
• After that, mark the ‘qbcfmonitorservice.exe’ file’s box included inside 
the ‘Processes’ menu and you need to hit the ‘End Task’ button to stop 
the execution of the same file.
• Finally, you can operate QB in multi-user mode on the computer to 
access various data files stored on the server.
By implementing each resolution outlined above in the correct order, you 
can be successful in tackling the ‘QBCFMonitorService Not Running On 
This Computer’ error message. For additional guidance information, 
dial 1.855.738.2784 to contact our QB Professionals Team.