Comments on: Disable mobsync.exe on Windows Vista http://antonperez.com/2008/10/13/disable-mobsyncexe-on-windows-vista/ Technical satisfaction guaranteed... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:48:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bw http://antonperez.com/2008/10/13/disable-mobsyncexe-on-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-125 bw Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:54 +0000 http://antonperez.com/?p=870#comment-125 Disable the Portable Device Enumerator Service will NOT prevent mobsync.exe to start! I've disabled this service month ago and still mobsync.exe is showing in the processes tab in Device Manager. Disable the Portable Device Enumerator Service will NOT prevent mobsync.exe to start!
I’ve disabled this service month ago and still mobsync.exe is showing in the processes tab in Device Manager.

]]> By: Placehold http://antonperez.com/2008/10/13/disable-mobsyncexe-on-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Placehold Wed, 20 May 2009 21:27:54 +0000 http://antonperez.com/?p=870#comment-101 You can do this the easy and safer way, Its also the correct way What is Mobsync and how can i disable it? Mobsync is a Microsoft owned tool which enforces group policy for removable mass-storage devices. It simply enables applications such as Windows Media Player and Image Import Wizard to transfer and synchronize content using removable mass-storage devices. thus allowing you to plug in a USB, External hard drive or even a wireless media center for PS3 or Xbox Elite. Thankfully it is seriously easy to stop this services from auto running on start up 1. Select ‘Start’ (The ‘Start’ button) and type ‘Services’ 2. From the results shown in the ‘Start’ menu select the option called ‘Services’ 3. Scroll down the page until you locate a service called ‘Portable Device Enumerator Service’ 4. Double click this service 5. On the ‘General’ tab (You should be on this already) half way down the page, change the ‘Startup Type’ to ‘Manual’ 6. Select ‘Stop’ which is directly underneath the previous option 7. Now select ‘Apply’ For those with UAC activated select ‘Continue’ however this should now stop mobsync from running at startup and as you have set this service to run manually it will only be used when you actually sync devices on your PC or Laptop. This will NOT effect any other services on you computer. So there you have it in a simple nut shell, the actual answer and the actual resolution Regards Craig You can do this the easy and safer way, Its also the correct way

What is Mobsync and how can i disable it?

Mobsync is a Microsoft owned tool which enforces group policy for removable mass-storage devices.

It simply enables applications such as Windows Media Player and Image Import Wizard to transfer and synchronize content using removable mass-storage devices. thus allowing you to plug in a USB, External hard drive or even a wireless media center for PS3 or Xbox Elite.

Thankfully it is seriously easy to stop this services from auto running on start up

1. Select ‘Start’ (The ‘Start’ button) and type ‘Services’

2. From the results shown in the ‘Start’ menu select the option called ‘Services’

3. Scroll down the page until you locate a service called ‘Portable Device Enumerator Service’

4. Double click this service

5. On the ‘General’ tab (You should be on this already) half way down the page, change the ‘Startup Type’ to ‘Manual’

6. Select ‘Stop’ which is directly underneath the previous option

7. Now select ‘Apply’

For those with UAC activated select ‘Continue’ however this should now stop mobsync from running at startup and as you have set this service to run manually it will only be used when you actually sync devices on your PC or Laptop.

This will NOT effect any other services on you computer.

So there you have it in a simple nut shell, the actual answer and the actual resolution

Regards

Craig

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