Arduino

A guide to uninstall Arduino from your PC

This web page is about Arduino for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Arduino LLC. More information on Arduino LLC can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Arduino is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. arduino.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 853.00 KB (873472 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Arduino. They occupy 74.91 MB (78548344 bytes) on disk.

• arduino-builder.exe (3.26 MB)
• arduino.exe (853.00 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (390.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (402.02 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• listComPorts.exe (44.54 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (591.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (810.50 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (1.64 MB)
• avr-gcc.exe (1.63 MB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.03 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (576.50 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (732.00 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (848.00 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (591.50 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (732.00 KB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (566.50 KB)
• avr-c++filt.exe (565.00 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (1.64 MB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (58.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (1.25 MB)
• avr-gdb.exe (4.54 MB)
• avr-gprof.exe (653.50 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (407.00 KB)
• avr-run.exe (607.50 KB)
• avr-size.exe (576.00 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (567.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (397.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (15.50 KB)
• cc1.exe (8.82 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (9.69 MB)
• collect2.exe (1.29 MB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (1.43 MB)
• lto1.exe (8.28 MB)
• fixincl.exe (141.00 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (30.09 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.59 KB)
• java.exe (186.59 KB)
• javacpl.exe (66.59 KB)
• javaw.exe (187.09 KB)
• javaws.exe (272.09 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.59 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (75.09 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.59 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.59 KB)
• klist.exe (15.59 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.59 KB)
• orbd.exe (16.09 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.59 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.59 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.59 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.59 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.59 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (49.59 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.09 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.59 KB)
• ctags.exe (275.20 KB)

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This web page is about Arduino version 1.6.7 alone. You can find below a few links to other Arduino versions:

• 1.8.2
• 1.6.10
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.8
• 1.6.54
• 1.5.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.6.5
• 1.8.19
• 1.8.18
• 1.6.2
• 1.8.10
• 1.8.16
• 1.0.6
• 1.8.3
• 1.6.9
• 1.6.13
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.9
• 1.6.52
• 1.5.7
• 1.8.13
• 1.6.6
• 1.8.0
• 1.5.8
• 1.6.11
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.12
• 1.8.4
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.55
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.8.1
• 1.0.5
• 1.8.11

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Arduino has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Arduino15

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Arduino:

• C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json
• C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Arduino15\package_index.json
• C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Arduino15\preferences.txt

Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arduino
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Arduino

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query UserName{2022D6D0-020A-4F8B-816C-80E3CB4E004F}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query UserName{BF264E24-E529-4E16-8040-AE5D62234627}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe

A way to uninstall Arduino from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is an application offered by Arduino LLC. Some users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall Arduino is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Arduino or simply activate the Search field and type in "Arduino". The Arduino app will be found very quickly. After you click Arduino in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Arduino, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Arduino.


8. After uninstalling Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Arduino which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Arduino supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.