It is easy with XP - run the boinc core as a service. I tried maybe everything with Win7 Pro and no success.
I want to run BOINC core automatically with any user logged and with some settings used [mainly "don't run while user is active"]. I manage some PCs and I don't want allow my users to play with Boinc Manager. I tried managing Boinc users groups, registry editing about boinc.exe starting...
My best result is the core running without respecting my settings about user's activity.
Please, have somebody any idea, what to try? I am adding new PCs with Win7 to our LAN, but without Boinc ...

Service (Protected Application Execution) mode should still work with w7, just GPUs aren't recognised then. You didn't mention if you want to use GPUs for BOINC computing.

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

So why can't you install BOINC as a service on your Win 7 then? That's the Protected Application Execution mode in the Advanced option in the installer.

By the way, it's also possible to just run boinc.exe from a command line and to let it close the command line window. To do so, make a new shortcut on your desktop, make its location "C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe" --detach and name it BOINC.
Now you have a choice what to do with the shortcut, run it from the StartUp folder, or place it into the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ key in the registry...

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