Why does BOINC need to load 4 copies of the screensaver?

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CElliott Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 99 Posts: 178 Credit: 79,285,961 RAC: 0	Message 1747822 - Posted: 9 Dec 2015, 1:44:03 UTC On Windows 8.1, the startup group is visible in taskmgr. That display says BOINCMgr is loading 4 copies of the screensaver. Why is that? Are all 4 necessary? If not, and since I don't use the screensaver, how can I prevent them from being loaded? ID: 1747822 ·
Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1747824 - Posted: 9 Dec 2015, 2:03:39 UTC - in response to Message 1747822.   If you don't use the screen saver, then set Windows up not to use the BOINC screen saver (select None from the drop-down list). ID: 1747824 ·
CElliott Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 99 Posts: 178 Credit: 79,285,961 RAC: 0	Message 1747896 - Posted: 9 Dec 2015, 11:33:32 UTC - in response to Message 1747824.   If you don't use the screen saver, then set Windows up not to use the BOINC screen saver (select None from the drop-down list). Thanks for your comment. Windows does not use the screen saver. My only concern is the time it takes to boot. ID: 1747896 ·
BilBg Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0	Message 1748106 - Posted: 10 Dec 2015, 9:27:13 UTC - in response to Message 1747822.   That display says BOINCMgr is loading 4 copies of the screensaver Picture of "That display"? Probably you see these?: boincmgr.exe boinc.exe boinctray.exe boincscr.exe   - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)   ID: 1748106 ·
CElliott Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 99 Posts: 178 Credit: 79,285,961 RAC: 0	Message 1748122 - Posted: 10 Dec 2015, 11:28:39 UTC - in response to Message 1748106.   Now, for some reason, only two copies are being loaded. Here, hopefully, is a picture of the startup tab in Windows Task Manager: I cannot make the image appear in the preview of this post, so here is a link to it. This URL works if I post it into the address bar of Chrome and IE: http://1drv.ms/1SPPYv7 ID: 1748122 ·
BilBg Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0	Message 1748282 - Posted: 11 Dec 2015, 2:13:07 UTC - in response to Message 1748122.   I'm not sure what this program is showing. Maybe it monitors what was started but don't mention that it was closed almost immediately after BOINC startup. Probably the "two copies" are boincscr.exe & boinc.scr - if you Right-Click the line maybe will show more info? I prefer Autoruns https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx and Process Explorer https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653   - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)   ID: 1748282 ·
CElliott Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jul 99 Posts: 178 Credit: 79,285,961 RAC: 0	Message 1748684 - Posted: 12 Dec 2015, 13:17:28 UTC - in response to Message 1748282.   Thanks to all for your kind help. You are right; boincscr.exe just comes and goes. No harm, no foul. Thanks also for the reminder about Sysinternals and Mark Russinovich. The man and his programs are marvels. ID: 1748684 ·

 
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