Ok here we go again. I had switch from the distros or official BOINC to flatpaks as several PC's would do the "don't care what you set "Run based on preferences" to, I would have to set Run Always to run or suspend to stop if, no matter what settings I tried.
Flatpaks worked with Linux Mint and Garuda.
So with the recommendation to install boinc podman-docker (as some projects need it) and others seem to gearing to start using it, I tried running it on several PC's. Well all but the Windows 11 PC fail to follow the "Computing Preferences" setting. As in won't stop unless Suspended is checked and won't start unless Run Always is checked.

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Win11 x64AMD 2.7GHz-32GB
Garuda x64i5-4.6GHz-32GB-GT1030
Mint 22.2Xeon2.6GHz-32GB-GT730

So do these messages ever get read?
been posted since Sept 5 no answers, replies. Hum. Still have these issues half of my machines follow preferences half varies whether or not they want to work.
I have 7 various machines with Windows10,11, Garuda, Linux Mint, Boron. Seems that the CPU GPU use format should be changed to me, the % CPU count should all be reworked to make it easier for even none geeks to figure out. There's 4 settings that the working is contradictory. Like how about not using the term in use, how about "When the pc idle after this much time run 3 CPU's and GPU."
Just seems when clicking save should use those settings on that machine, not some setting a project somewhere set default.

In reply to Keithsplace's message of 5 Sep 2025:

Ok here we go again. I had switch from the distros or official BOINC to flatpaks as several PC's would do the "don't care what you set "Run based on preferences" to, I would have to set Run Always to run or suspend to stop if, no matter what settings I tried.
Flatpaks worked with Linux Mint and Garuda.
So with the recommendation to install boinc podman-docker (as some projects need it) and others seem to gearing to start using it, I tried running it on several PC's. Well all but the Windows 11 PC fail to follow the "Computing Preferences" setting. As in won't stop unless Suspended is checked and won't start unless Run Always is checked.

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Win11 x64AMD 2.7GHz-32GB
Garuda x64i5-4.6GHz-32GB-GT1030
Mint 22.2Xeon2.6GHz-32GB-GT730

So do these messages ever get read?

Don't know how many have read it, but 539 people had clicked on it when I looked. I read the original post, but I haven't experienced the problem, either because of the way I use BOINC or because the problem you report does not occur on my setup. Why would anyone respond unless either they have the problem or they have an answer?

Well I figured since I have had the issue for some time on several, I mean like at least 6 different distro's, Windows 11, Boron, Linux mint of different versions, Garuda Linux, Linux mint with the distro package, podman, flatpak, Does't seem to matter. Tried going in and deleting all the web preferences on projects setting, local prefs, manger still has a mind of it's own, sometimes it'll follow sometimes not.
And I have seen others report same, but no answers or recommended fix.

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Win11 x64AMD 2.7GHz-32GB
Garuda x64i5-4.6GHz-32GB-GT1030
Mint 22.2Xeon2.6GHz-32GB-GT730

You have yet to even give a specific problem on what Computing preferences you're using and how you think they're not working.