Arduino

A way to uninstall Arduino from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Arduino for Windows. The Windows version was created by Arduino LLC. You can find out more on Arduino LLC or check for application updates here. Usually the Arduino application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The complete uninstall command line for Arduino is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. arduino.exe is the Arduino's main executable file and it takes approximately 395.00 KB (404480 bytes) on disk.

Arduino is composed of the following executables which take 72.06 MB (75562331 bytes) on disk:

• arduino-builder.exe (3.14 MB)
• arduino.exe (395.00 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (392.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (403.23 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (724.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (934.00 KB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.20 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)
• arduinoOTA.exe (6.31 MB)
• 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 (766.50 KB)
• avr-run.exe (817.50 KB)
• avr-size.exe (709.00 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (700.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (512.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (17.00 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 (69.56 KB)
• javaw.exe (187.06 KB)
• javaws.exe (264.56 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.56 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (81.56 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 (52.06 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.06 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.56 KB)
• ctags.exe (277.15 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.8.4 of Arduino. Click on the links below for 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
• 1.6.7
• 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
• 1.6.1
• 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 that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_196944
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_231350

The files below remain 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\AdafruitCircuitPlayground.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\AdafruitCircuitPlayground.inf
• 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\CP210x_6.7.4\slabvcp.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7.4\slabvcp.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7.4\x64\silabser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7.4\x64\WdfCoInstaller01009.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7.4\x86\silabser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7.4\x86\WdfCoInstaller01009.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\ReleaseNotes.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\SLAB_License_Agreement_VCP_Windows.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\slabvcp.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\slabvcp.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x64\silabenm.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x64\silabser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x64\WdfCoInstaller01009.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x86\silabenm.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x86\silabser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\CP210x_6.7\x86\WdfCoInstaller01009.dll
• 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\linino.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\linino-boards_amd64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\drivers\linino-boards_x86.cat
• 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

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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• 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\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{547F6A43-A8AA-41FB-8EDC-F73443BC4176}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{49543B47-3007-41A9-A446-5B4EE81F92BA}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe

How to uninstall Arduino with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is a program by the software company Arduino LLC. Sometimes, computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Arduino or simply click the Search field and type in "Arduino". If it is installed on your PC the Arduino application will be found very quickly. After you select Arduino in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you 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 are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Arduino.


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

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.