How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe

When enabled and configured, Windows' offline file sync feature always runs in the background to sync and keep a copy of the files, as well as network folders for offline use. This feature is very useful and is managed by Windows Sync Center tool.

If you no longer use the Sync Center feature in Windows, follow the steps listed below to stop the Mobsync.exe process and turn off Windows Sync Center.

How to disable Sync Center in Windows

To turn off Sync Center completely, here are the steps you need to follow.

1. Right-click on the Start menu .

2. Select the Run option .

3. Enter control panel and click OK.

4. In Control Panel , set View By to Large Icons .

How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe Picture 1 Set View By to Large Icons

5. Now, find and select the Sync Center option .

6. Click the Manage offline files link on the left.

How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe Picture 2 Click the Manage offline files link on the left

7. Click the Disable offline files button .

How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe Picture 3 Click the Disable offline files button

8. In the restart prompt, click Yes to restart Windows.

After the restart, Sync Center is completely turned off and the offline file synchronization feature will be disabled. Of course, the mobsync.exe process will no longer run in the background.

To turn the feature back on, follow the same steps but click the Enable offline files button and reboot the system.

How to disable Sync Center with Group Policy Editor

To turn off offline file synchronization with GPO, follow the steps listed below.

1. Open the Start menu .

2. Search for Edit group policy and open Group Policy Editor.

3. In GP Editor , go to Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> Network> Offline Files folder .

4. Find and double-click the policy Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature .

How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe Picture 4 Find and double-click the Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature policy

5. Select the Disabled option .

How to completely disable Windows Sync Center, stop Mobsync.exe Picture 5 Select the Disabled option

6. Click the Apply button > OK to save changes.

7. Close Group Policy Editor and restart Windows.

Restarting will apply a system-wide policy and disable Sync Center in Windows 10. Remember that this policy is applied to the computer, not specific users, like the Control Panel method.

To turn Sync Sync back on through the GPO, follow the same steps but choose the Not configured or Enabled option.