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How to uninstall BOINC from your computer

BOINC is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Check out here where you can get more info on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. You can see more info related to BOINC at . The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BOINC directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /I{2A2683E8-5057-4EB7-859B-761B34741E57} is the full command line if you want to uninstall BOINC. boincmgr.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 4.59 MB (4817664 bytes) on disk.

BOINC installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 6.80 MB (7131648 bytes) on disk.

  • boinc.exe (784.75 KB)
  • boinccmd.exe (412.75 KB)
  • boincmgr.exe (4.59 MB)
  • boincscr.exe (992.75 KB)
  • boincsvcctrl.exe (12.75 KB)
  • boinctray.exe (56.75 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 6.10.43 of BOINC. You can find here a few links to other BOINC releases:

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall BOINC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall BOINC:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\BOINC

The files below were left behind on your disk by BOINC's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{2A2683E8-5057-4EB7-859B-761B34741E57}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • 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\Uninstall\{2A2683E8-5057-4EB7-859B-761B34741E57}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2A2683E8-5057-4EB7-859B-761B34741E57}\


A way to uninstall BOINC from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is an application released by the software company Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some skill related to PCs. One of the best EASY way to uninstall 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find BOINC or simply click the Search field and type in "BOINC". If it exists on your system the BOINC app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click BOINC in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for BOINC:





  • The web site of the program is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{2A2683E8-5057-4EB7-859B-761B34741E57}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall BOINC.
Uninstall BOINC


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of BOINC which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling BOINC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BOINC supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-03-01 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-03-01 20:30:27.293