To operate QuickBooks software smoothly, your Company File Monitoring Service must work properly. This QBCF monitor service is responsible for many tasks or processes in the background but may sometimes throw errors like the QBCF monitor service keeps stopping. When quickbooks is set up to the multi-user mode by using QuickBooks database server manager and if this is not done properly, you may encounter error messages such as The error message “QBCFMonitorService Not Running On This Computer.” this QBCF monitoring service is executed from QBCFMonitorService.exe file. This service-related file is found inside the “C:\Program Files\Common File\Intuit\QuickBooks” folder.


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Underlying Issues Behind The QBCF Monitor Service Keeps Stopping Error

 

  • It might occur if you have deleted or improperly installed the associated files (qbcfmonitorservice.exe).
  • It occurs if, randomly, your QuickBooks QBCFMonitorService is terminated on the server.
  • QuickBooks Server hosting for company files is misconfigured.
  • You may get this error if you are using an outdated version of QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
  • Other programs installed on the computer may conflict with QuickBooks and lead to the “qbdbpf log file monitor service not running locally” error.
  • If your Windows registry entries are corrupted or damaged.
  • Due to improper installation of Quickbooks desktop.


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Resolution For The Qbcf Monitor Service Keeps Stopping Error


Solutions that can rectify the errors discussed above. Follow the guidelines given in this section:


Resolution 1: Resart QuickBooks database server manager

Restarting QuickBooks Database Server Manager on Windows Server:


  • Open the run command using the Win+R key from the keyboard.
  • You need to enter ‘services.msc‘ and then hit OK. You will be able to see the Services window on your screen.
  • Go down and look for the ‘QuickBooksDBXX‘ service. This ‘XX’ refers to the QuickBooks version you are using.
  • You need to perform right-click on the service and choose ‘Restart.’ If you can’t see the restart option or it greyed out instead, click start.


Restarting QuickBooks Database Server Manager on Linux Server:

  • The first step is to launch the terminal.
  • Write the command in the terminal: sudo service QuickBooksDBXX stop. You have to write the version you are using at the place of XX.
  • Lastly, start the service again and write: sudo service QuickBooksDBXX start.


Resolution 2: Restart QBCFMonitorService.exe


  • To process further, close the QuickBooks.
  • From the keyboard, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to launch the Task Manager.
  • Go to the process tab under Task Manager. You will be able to see a list of currently running processes.
  • Look for the QBCFMonitorService process and perform a right-click from the list. Now, pick the option terminate to terminate it.
  • Now, pick yes to confirm and see if the services are fully stopped.
  • After the service process ends, you can open the QuickBooks again to see whether it is reconnecting to it.


Conclusion

To wrap up the above article, the QBCF monitor service keeps stopping error is an error occurs due to the database server manager in QuickBooks. Multiple reasons are responsible for the occurrence of this error and can be fixed easily using the solutions provided above. If you are stuck at the point of the process, dial 1–855–542–9309 to contact a pro advisor.


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