Arduino

A guide to uninstall Arduino from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Arduino for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Arduino LLC. Take a look here where you can read more on Arduino LLC. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall Arduino by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 391.50 KB (400896 bytes) on disk and is called arduino.exe.

Arduino contains of the executables below. They take 4.24 MB (4446266 bytes) on disk.

• arduino.exe (391.50 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (389.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (401.68 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• listComPorts.exe (44.54 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (29.91 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.41 KB)
• java.exe (172.41 KB)
• javacpl.exe (66.91 KB)
• javaw.exe (172.41 KB)
• javaws.exe (265.91 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (75.41 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.41 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.41 KB)
• klist.exe (15.41 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.41 KB)
• orbd.exe (15.91 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.41 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.91 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.41 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.91 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.91 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (49.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (15.91 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.91 KB)

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This info is about Arduino version 1.6.2 only. 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
• 1.8.10
• 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
• 1.6.11
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Arduino.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Arduino:

• 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

Registry keys:

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

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\shell\edit\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany

A way to uninstall Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is an application offered by the software company Arduino LLC. Some computer users decide to remove this program. This is easier said than done because removing this manually takes some skill related to PCs. One of the best QUICK way to remove Arduino is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Arduino or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Arduino". The Arduino program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Arduino in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Arduino, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Arduino.


8. After uninstalling Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Arduino which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Arduino in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.