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Message 115426 - Posted: 13 Feb 2025, 19:23:01 UTC
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Sometime ago, I started coming to my system and finding it running a BOINC screensaver. I've searched, but have not yet found a way of turning this off, how is that done. Secondly, a rather odd observation, every so often, not daily, but couple of times a week, when I stop the screensaver, the screen clears to white and goes no further, I have to restart.
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Message 115427 - Posted: 13 Feb 2025, 19:58:41 UTC - in response to Message 115426.  

Delete the screensaver executable or mark non-executable. Or disable the screensaver in the OS.
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Message 115430 - Posted: 14 Feb 2025, 8:13:29 UTC - in response to Message 115427.  
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Thanks Keith, I renamed the screen saver executable, which would probably achieve the same result. I'll leave it like that for today and watch.

boincscr.exe -> xxxboincscr.exe.
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Message 115440 - Posted: 14 Feb 2025, 21:34:40 UTC - in response to Message 115430.  

That works too and is probably simpler to accomplish. Good job!
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Message 115452 - Posted: 16 Feb 2025, 10:43:04 UTC

Nope, the screensaver is still appearing.
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Message 115454 - Posted: 16 Feb 2025, 12:48:41 UTC - in response to Message 115452.  

What's your operating system?

If Windows, use the OS settings tool to set the screensaver to something other than BOINC, or none.
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Message 115455 - Posted: 16 Feb 2025, 13:16:18 UTC - in response to Message 115454.  

Yes, the OS is Windows 10. I've changed the screen saver to "None" which hopefully will get rid of it. Thanks.
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