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A guide to uninstall BOINC from your system

BOINC is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Check out here for more info on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Please follow if you want to read more on BOINC on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley's web page. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\BOINC folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{AA72DFB8-BA38-49C9-B5A4-A95FD62641F8}. boinc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.14 MB (1194672 bytes) on disk.

BOINC is composed of the following executables which take 8.73 MB (9157664 bytes) on disk:

  • boinc.exe (1.14 MB)
  • boinccmd.exe (448.67 KB)
  • boincmgr.exe (5.59 MB)
  • boincscr.exe (1.49 MB)
  • boincsvcctrl.exe (15.17 KB)
  • boinctray.exe (69.17 KB)
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The current page applies to BOINC version 7.0.28 alone. Click on the links below for other BOINC versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall BOINC you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\BOINC

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall BOINC:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc_logo_black.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinccmd.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\BOINCGUIApp.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Screensaver
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2682016034-2696025450-697499746-1000\Products\8BFD27AA83AB9C945B4A9AF56D62148F
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2682016034-2696025450-697499746-1000\Components\03F7572065A24BA499CD290FAAA5485A\8BFD27AA83AB9C945B4A9AF56D62148F
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2682016034-2696025450-697499746-1000\Components\0A8948B3D600DE7FB1063500FDF805B3\8BFD27AA83AB9C945B4A9AF56D62148F
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2682016034-2696025450-697499746-1000\Components\0C14577AD4405B30425A2F2FAE80C76F\8BFD27AA83AB9C945B4A9AF56D62148F


A way to uninstall BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Some people want to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall BOINC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search feature and type in "BOINC". The BOINC program will be found very quickly. When you select BOINC in the list , some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding BOINC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for BOINC:





  • The software company is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AA72DFB8-BA38-49C9-B5A4-A95FD62641F8}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall BOINC.
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8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your PC, we are not saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BOINC supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 01:04:33.773