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A way to uninstall BOINC from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove BOINC for Windows. It was created for Windows by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. You can find out more on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on BOINC on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley's page. BOINC is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\BOINC folder, depending on the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /X{883F04B1-5714-44BF-A8D4-E995DD7F1D4B} is the full command line if you want to remove BOINC. boinc.exe is the BOINC's main executable file and it occupies close to 1.37 MB (1438016 bytes) on disk.

BOINC is composed of the following executables which take 12.62 MB (13231680 bytes) on disk:

  • boinc.exe (1.37 MB)
  • boinccmd.exe (591.81 KB)
  • boincmgr.exe (8.59 MB)
  • boincscr.exe (2.00 MB)
  • boincsvcctrl.exe (15.81 KB)
  • boinctray.exe (66.81 KB)
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This data is about BOINC version 7.6.6 alone. For more BOINC versions please click below:

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How to delete BOINC from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application marketed by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Some computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to erase BOINC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate BOINC or simply click the Search feature and type in "BOINC". The BOINC program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click BOINC in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for BOINC:





  • The web site of the application is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{883F04B1-5714-44BF-A8D4-E995DD7F1D4B}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove BOINC.
Uninstall BOINC


8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your computer, nor are we saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove BOINC in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2015-07-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-07-29 07:20:18.007