Applicable fixes for QBCFMonitorService not running on this computer

by John Kartan Accounting And Bookkeeping

QuickBooks is a reliable software for storing crucial financial data and sharing it with other users using a multi-user network. But, users around the world have reported encountering QBCFMonitorService not running on this computer message while sharing company files. If you also become a victim of this issue, read this entire blog to discover the reasons it happens and the valuable ways to eliminate it from your PC.

Get in touch with a team of QB experts at 1.855.738.2784 for easy troubleshooting tricks to rectify the error.

Reasons

You encounter this issue while sharing the company file in multi-user mode or accessing it from the multi-user network. Here are the reasons QBCFMonitorService causes problems in your QuickBooks Desktop-

QuickBooks is restricted from executing its functions by the Windows Firewall or other security software on your computer.
QuickBooks fails to access the executable program file for QBCFMonitorService.
Other Windows applications are interrupting the QuickBooks processes running in the background.

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Solutions

You won’t be able to open the company file on the workstations or share it from a server computer after this issue develops in QBDT. The applicable solutions to remove the issue from your QuickBooks are discussed below-

Solution 1- Add new firewall ports to prevent QBDT from getting blocked

QuickBooks might fail to access the QBCFMonitorService.exe file or use it for multi-user network setup if the Windows Firewall blocks the software functions. You must also ensure that none of the QB files (QBDBMgrN.exe, QBW32.exe, QBDBMgr.exe, etc.) are quarantined by the security software on your PC. You must add new firewall ports for QuickBooks to allow it to bypass the restrictions, as shown in the following steps-

Open the Windows Defender Firewall menu from the control panel or run a direct search from the taskbar.
Click the Inbound Rules option on the left panel and select New Rule.
Single-click the Port option and tap Next to open the next window.
Choose TCP from the UPD & TCP options mentioned on the screen and go to the Specific Local Ports option.
Check the following list for different QB products and type the firewall ports accordingly-

a.QuickBooks Desktop 2017:8019, 56727, 55373-55377
b.QuickBooks Desktop 2018:8019,56728,55378-55382
c.QuickBooks Desktop 2019:8019, XXXXX
d.QuickBooks Desktop 2020 and recent:8019, XXXXX.

Choose the correct port according to your QB product and hit Next.
Select Allow the connection and click Next to create a new one with any name you want.
Save the settings after verifying all the changes and repeat all these steps after selecting Outbound Rules in step 2.

If you still fail to open the company file, move to the next solution.

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Solution 2- Stop the QBCFMonitorService.exe process

You also run into this issue if some QB background processes stop responding or get hindered by other applications running on your PC. Remove the issue using these steps-

Open the task manager on your PC using the shortcut keys Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Click the Processes tab and search for QBCFMonitorService.exe in the results.
Right-click the service and hit End Task.
Close the task manager and try opening the company file again in QBDT.

Conclusion

We are at the end of this blog describing the reasons for QBCFMonitorService not running on this computer. The blog also shares some effective techniques to remove the error, and we hope you’ll apply them to access the financial data on your company files without problems.

Consult a QB professional at 1.855.738.2784 if you run into problems while applying the solutions.

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