Section 1: Start or Stop SmartPosting

1. Press the Windows + R keys to open a Run line.
2. Type services.msc and press Enter.
3. In the list of services, select the SmartPosting service related to your version of Sage 50. It will appear as:
   • Sage 50 SmartPosting 20__
4. Right-click the service and select Start to start the service or Stop to stop it.

Section 2: Disable SmartPosting

Using the Services Menu:

1. Press the Windows+R keys to open a Run line.
2. Type services.msc and press Enter.
3. Find the appropriate SmartPosting Service that corresponds to your version of Sage 50. It will appear as:
   • Sage 50 SmartPosting 20__
4. Double-click the SmartPosting service to open the Properties.
5. On the Startup type select Disabled.
6. Select the Recovery tab.
7. For First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures, select Take No Action.
8. Click OK.

Using a Command Line:

Note: The following steps use the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line interface and require Administrative Privileges.

1. Click Start button.
2. Type command.
3. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
4. Type or copy and paste: wmic service "Sage 50 SmartPosting [Version]" call stopservice.
5. Press Enter.
6. Type or copy and paste: wmic service "Sage 50 SmartPosting [Version]" call ChangeStartmode Disabled.
7. Press Enter.
8. Messages will be displayed after each command confirming that the services were stopped and disabled.