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A way to uninstall Arduino from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Arduino for Windows. It was created for Windows by Arduino LLC. More information on Arduino LLC can be seen here. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. You can remove Arduino by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Arduino's primary file takes about 392.50 KB (401920 bytes) and its name is arduino.exe.

Arduino installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 70.92 MB (74368850 bytes) on disk.

  • arduino.exe (392.50 KB)
  • arduino_debug.exe (390.00 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (401.68 KB)
  • dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
  • dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
  • listComPorts.exe (44.54 KB)
  • 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 (29.59 KB)
  • java-rmi.exe (15.09 KB)
  • java.exe (186.09 KB)
  • javacpl.exe (66.59 KB)
  • javaw.exe (187.09 KB)
  • javaws.exe (267.09 KB)
  • jjs.exe (15.09 KB)
  • jp2launcher.exe (76.09 KB)
  • keytool.exe (15.09 KB)
  • kinit.exe (15.09 KB)
  • klist.exe (15.09 KB)
  • ktab.exe (15.09 KB)
  • orbd.exe (15.59 KB)
  • pack200.exe (15.09 KB)
  • policytool.exe (15.59 KB)
  • rmid.exe (15.09 KB)
  • rmiregistry.exe (15.59 KB)
  • servertool.exe (15.59 KB)
  • ssvagent.exe (49.59 KB)
  • tnameserv.exe (15.59 KB)
  • unpack200.exe (155.59 KB)
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This info is about Arduino version 1.6.55 only. Click on the links below for other Arduino versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Arduino we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_forum.arduino.cc_0.indexeddb.leveldb

The files below are left behind on your disk by Arduino when you uninstall 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\dist\library_index.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\dist\package_index.json
  • 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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arduino
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Arduino

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\dpinst-amd64.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\dpinst-x86.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder\arduino-preprocessor\0.1.5\arduino-preprocessor.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder\ctags\5.8-arduino11\ctags.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-1.6.5-r5-windows.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2435811560-1398884997-468871853-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-1.8.19-windows.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9EB8CF33-273D-429C-BE6A-01006BAFDBD3}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{0A686EB4-0B08-4C20-B5F7-67C50D6E1B7F}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe


A way to remove Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is an application marketed by Arduino LLC. Frequently, people want to erase this program. This can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Arduino is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Arduino or simply activate the Search field and type in "Arduino". If it exists on your system the Arduino app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Arduino in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Arduino.
Uninstall Arduino


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Arduino that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
Software Application


Disclaimer

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

2016-06-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 22:18:43.727