Arduino

A guide to uninstall Arduino from your PC

Arduino is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Arduino LLC. You can find out more on Arduino LLC or check for application updates here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Arduino folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. The full uninstall command line for Arduino is "C:\Program Files\Arduino\uninstall.exe". Arduino's main file takes about 391.50 KB (400896 bytes) and is called arduino.exe.

Arduino installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 69.02 MB (72372138 bytes) on disk.

• arduino.exe (391.50 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (389.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (401.68 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 (29.91 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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The current web page applies to Arduino version 1.0.6 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Arduino:

• 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
• 1.8.3
• 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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If planning to uninstall Arduino you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Arduino:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino

The files below are left behind on your disk by Arduino when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\arduino.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\arduino_debug.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\cygiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\cygwin1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\arduino.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\arduino.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\dpinst-amd64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\dpinst-x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftbusui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftcserco.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftd2xx64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftdibus.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftlang.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftser2k.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\amd64\ftserui2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftd2xx.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdibus.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdibus.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdiport.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\ftdiport.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftbusui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftcserco.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftd2xx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftdibus.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftlang.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftser2k.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\i386\ftserui2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\LogoVerificationReport.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\Static\amd64\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\FTDI USB Drivers\Static\i386\ftd2xx.lib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\Old_Arduino_Drivers.zip
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\drivers\README.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\AnalogReadSerial\AnalogReadSerial.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\BareMinimum\BareMinimum.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\DigitalReadSerial\DigitalReadSerial.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\Fade\Fade.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\01.Basics\ReadAnalogVoltage\ReadAnalogVoltage.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\BlinkWithoutDelay\BlinkWithoutDelay.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\Button\Button.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\Debounce\Debounce.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\DigitalInputPullup\DigitalInputPullup.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\StateChangeDetection\StateChangeDetection.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\pitches.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneKeyboard\toneKeyboard.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\pitches.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneMelody\toneMelody.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneMultiple\pitches.h
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\toneMultiple\toneMultiple.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\02.Digital\tonePitchFollower\tonePitchFollower.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\AnalogInOutSerial\AnalogInOutSerial.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\AnalogInput\AnalogInput.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\AnalogWriteMega\AnalogWriteMega.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\Calibration\Calibration.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\Fading\Fading.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\03.Analog\Smoothing\Smoothing.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\ASCIITable\ASCIITable.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\Dimmer\Dimmer.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\Graph\Graph.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\MIDI\Midi.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\MultiSerialMega\MultiSerialMega.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\PhysicalPixel\PhysicalPixel.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\ReadASCIIString\ReadASCIIString.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\SerialCallResponse\SerialCallResponse.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\SerialCallResponseASCII\SerialCallResponseASCII.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\SerialEvent\SerialEvent.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\04.Communication\VirtualColorMixer\VirtualColorMixer.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\Arrays\Arrays.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\ForLoopIteration\ForLoopIteration.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\IfStatementConditional\IfStatementConditional.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\switchCase\switchCase.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\switchCase2\switchCase2.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\05.Control\WhileStatementConditional\WhileStatementConditional.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\06.Sensors\ADXL3xx\ADXL3xx.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\06.Sensors\Knock\Knock.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\06.Sensors\Memsic2125\Memsic2125.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\06.Sensors\Ping\Ping.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\07.Display\barGraph\barGraph.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\07.Display\RowColumnScanning\RowColumnScanning.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\CharacterAnalysis\CharacterAnalysis.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringAdditionOperator\StringAdditionOperator.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringAppendOperator\StringAppendOperator.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringCaseChanges\StringCaseChanges.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringCharacters\StringCharacters.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringComparisonOperators\StringComparisonOperators.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringConstructors\StringConstructors.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringIndexOf\StringIndexOf.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringLength\StringLength.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringLengthTrim\StringLengthTrim.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringReplace\StringReplace.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringStartsWithEndsWith\StringStartsWithEndsWith.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringSubstring\StringSubstring.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringToInt\StringToInt.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\08.Strings\StringToIntRGB\StringToIntRGB.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\09.USB\Keyboard\KeyboardLogout\KeyboardLogout.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\09.USB\Keyboard\KeyboardMessage\KeyboardMessage.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\09.USB\Keyboard\KeyboardReprogram\KeyboardReprogram.ino
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino 1.0.6\examples\09.USB\Keyboard\KeyboardSerial\KeyboardSerial.ino

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• 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 registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Arduino from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is an application marketed by the software company Arduino LLC. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this application. This is hard because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY procedure 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 on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Arduino or simply click the Search field and type in "Arduino". If it is installed on your PC the Arduino program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Arduino in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Arduino that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Arduino in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.