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Windows 2000 - Disable the annoying Mobsync Autostart

November 29, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

We have already learned how to disable the autostart programs to improve performance in this article. Unfortunately, this does not work for the Mobsync.exe entry, which is responsible for folder synchronization in the network - if you delete it, you can say with 100%iger probability that it will be available again after a restart, because Windows restores it even if the computer is a standalone computer.

You can prevent this annoying behavior as follows so that you are free from synchronization and have a noticeable increase in speed:

To deactivate the Mobsync Autostart

1. Click in succession on Start > Execute and type regedit so that you can use the program to edit the Windows registration can load.

2. Make your way through the keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft>\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and now delete the value Mobsync.exe. Now it is gone, but Windows keeps creating it.

3. Now click on Extras/Folder options and now switch to the window Offline files. Here you can uncheck all the checkboxes to completely prevent synchronization.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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