Arduino

How to uninstall Arduino from your system

Arduino is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Arduino LLC. More information on Arduino LLC can be seen here. Arduino is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Arduino is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file is named arduino.exe and its approximative size is 393.00 KB (402432 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Arduino. They take an average of 65.18 MB (68348256 bytes) on disk.

• arduino-builder.exe (3.70 MB)
• arduino.exe (393.00 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (390.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (403.24 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (724.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (839.00 KB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.06 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (710.00 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (871.50 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (1,002.00 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (724.50 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (502.00 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (871.50 KB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (699.50 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (770.00 KB)
• avr-c++filt.exe (698.00 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (768.50 KB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (68.00 KB)
• avr-gcc.exe (767.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (477.00 KB)
• avr-gdb.exe (3.71 MB)
• avr-gprof.exe (676.50 KB)
• avr-run.exe (630.00 KB)
• avr-size.exe (709.00 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (700.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (397.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (15.50 KB)
• cc1.exe (8.78 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (9.73 MB)
• collect2.exe (492.50 KB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (631.00 KB)
• lto1.exe (8.17 MB)
• fixincl.exe (151.50 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (30.06 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.56 KB)
• java.exe (186.56 KB)
• javacpl.exe (68.06 KB)
• javaw.exe (187.06 KB)
• javaws.exe (262.56 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.56 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (76.56 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.56 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.56 KB)
• klist.exe (15.56 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.56 KB)
• orbd.exe (16.06 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.56 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.56 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.56 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.56 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.56 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (51.56 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.06 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.56 KB)
• ctags.exe (276.65 KB)

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This page is about Arduino version 1.6.11 alone. For more Arduino versions please click below:

• 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
• 1.6.7
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.9
• 1.6.52
• 1.5.7
• 1.8.13
• 1.6.6
• 1.8.0
• 1.5.8
• 1.6.8
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Arduino we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Arduino:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_arduino.exe_1c314bb060b5d7b380f7b494c9a8d4c3bf82f39_0a30d91c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_arduino.exe_1c314bb060b5d7b380f7b494c9a8d4c3bf82f39_112d2ed9

The files below were left behind on your disk by Arduino's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.l4j.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino_debug.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino_debug.l4j.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\amd64\libusb0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\amd64\libusb0.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino_gemma.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino_gemma.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino-org.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\arduino-org.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\dpinst-amd64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\dpinst-x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftbusui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftcserco.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftd2xx64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftdibus.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftlang.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftser2k.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftserui2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftd2xx.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdibus.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdibus.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdiport.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdiport.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftbusui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftcserco.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftd2xx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftdibus.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftlang.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftser2k.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftserui2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\LogoVerificationReport.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\Static\amd64\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\Static\i386\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\genuino.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\genuino.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\ia64\libusb0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\ia64\libusb0.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\license\libusb0\installer_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\Old_Arduino_Drivers.zip
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\README.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\x86\libusb0.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\x86\libusb0_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\AnalogReadSerial\AnalogReadSerial.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\AnalogReadSerial\AnalogReadSerial.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\AnalogReadSerial\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\AnalogReadSerial\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\BareMinimum\BareMinimum.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\BareMinimum\BareMinimum.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\DigitalReadSerial\DigitalReadSerial.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\DigitalReadSerial\DigitalReadSerial.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\DigitalReadSerial\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\DigitalReadSerial\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Fade\Fade.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Fade\Fade.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Fade\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Fade\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\ReadAnalogVoltage\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\ReadAnalogVoltage\ReadAnalogVoltage.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\ReadAnalogVoltage\ReadAnalogVoltage.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\ReadAnalogVoltage\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\BlinkWithoutDelay\BlinkWithoutDelay.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\BlinkWithoutDelay\BlinkWithoutDelay.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\BlinkWithoutDelay\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\BlinkWithoutDelay\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Button\Button.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Button\Button.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Button\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Button\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Debounce\button.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Debounce\Debounce.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Debounce\Debounce.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\Debounce\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\DigitalInputPullup\DigitalInputPullup.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\DigitalInputPullup\DigitalInputPullup.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\DigitalInputPullup\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\DigitalInputPullup\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\StateChangeDetection\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\StateChangeDetection\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\StateChangeDetection\StateChangeDetection.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\StateChangeDetection\StateChangeDetection.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\pitches.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\toneKeyboard.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\toneKeyboard.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\pitches.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\schematic.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\toneMelody.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\toneMelody.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMultiple\layout.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\02.Digital\toneMultiple\pitches.h

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

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

A way to erase Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is a program by Arduino LLC. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. This is hard because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to remove 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Arduino or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Arduino". The Arduino application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Arduino in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Arduino.


8. After uninstalling Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Arduino that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Arduino by Arduino LLC from your PC, we are not saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Arduino supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.