BOINC client, or ClimatePrediction.net client, is the service name of boinc.exe, a type of an executable file, and a Windows process, but most importantly, a part of the program BOINC client, also referred to as BBC Climate Change Experiment, or Gridfinity, or CPDNBBC core client, which is developed by Space Sciences Laboratory, or Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley, or ClimatePrediction.net. The file boinc.exe is one of the components that make up the functionality of the software, which is used to allow a user donate the computer time in idle to science projects, which include Climateprediction.net, Rosetta@home, SETI@home, and World Community Grid. It may not be a core component, but boinc.exe is still regarded as an essential component, because it has its own task that makes up the software functional. In addition, this kind of file process is digitally signed from GridRepublic - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2, so it is not recommended to terminate or stop it.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. boinc.exe. is used by BOINC Client, If you shut down boinc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop boinc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is BOINC Client, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed boinc.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as BOINC Client, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if boinc.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that boinc.exe, belongs to, in this case BOINC Client