Arduino

A way to uninstall Arduino from your computer

Arduino is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Arduino LLC. Further information on Arduino LLC can be seen here. Arduino is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Arduino's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. arduino.exe is the Arduino's main executable file and it takes around 395.00 KB (404480 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Arduino. They take an average of 72.06 MB (75558235 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 (68.56 KB)
• javaw.exe (187.06 KB)
• javaws.exe (262.56 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.56 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (81.06 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 (277.15 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.8.3 of Arduino. You can find below a few links to 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
• 1.6.9
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino

The files below remain on your disk by Arduino when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\package_index.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\preferences.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\staging\libraries\RF24G-1.0.0.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\250\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Arduino_arduino_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino\preferences.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Arduino.lnk

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

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{5953FDB1-90AA-4AD7-9E8D-43E3F945D8C8}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{72F83985-126C-4454-A496-D6D9E0E95E0B}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{6A10F606-B524-4136-9F5E-C6CA3C763398}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A36BD3AF-E84D-4497-933C-3B012AB23D3A}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe

A way to erase Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is a program marketed by Arduino LLC. Sometimes, computer users try to remove it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove Arduino is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Arduino or simply click the Search feature and type in "Arduino". The Arduino program will be found automatically. After you select Arduino in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Arduino.


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Arduino by Arduino LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Arduino supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.