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A guide to uninstall BOINC from your system

This page is about BOINC for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded 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. Further information about BOINC can be found at . BOINC is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\BOINC directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{085CC3D7-09D0-4488-BAD2-A57E909EE1EC}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. boinc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.37 MB (1439552 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of BOINC. They occupy an average of 12.63 MB (13247040 bytes) on disk.

  • boinc.exe (1.37 MB)
  • boinccmd.exe (592.81 KB)
  • boincmgr.exe (8.60 MB)
  • boincscr.exe (2.00 MB)
  • boincsvcctrl.exe (15.81 KB)
  • boinctray.exe (67.31 KB)
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The current page applies to BOINC version 7.6.9 alone. For other BOINC versions please click below:

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BOINC has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall BOINC:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc_logo_black.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincscr.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincsvcctrl.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYING
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYRIGHT
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ar\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\be\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\en\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\en\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\gl\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\gl\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\gl\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hr\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hr\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hr\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ms\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nn\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nn\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nn\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Manager.mo

Registry keys:
  • 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\Classes\Installer\Products\808F0699D42A01B42BAB1BCA49CA3DE3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9960F808-A24D-4B10-B2BA-B1AC94ACD33E}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\808F0699D42A01B42BAB1BCA49CA3DE3\BOINC
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\808F0699D42A01B42BAB1BCA49CA3DE3\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{9960F808-A24D-4B10-B2BA-B1AC94ACD33E}\


How to remove BOINC from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program marketed by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Some people try to erase this program. This is efortful because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate BOINC or simply activate the Search feature and type in "BOINC". If it exists on your system the BOINC application will be found very quickly. After you click BOINC in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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{085CC3D7-09D0-4488-BAD2-A57E909EE1EC}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall BOINC.
Uninstall BOINC


8. After removing BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 uninstalling BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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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 PC, nor are we saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove BOINC supposing 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' PCs.

2016-06-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 10:53:22.883