Docker Desktop

How to uninstall Docker Desktop from your system

Docker Desktop is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Docker Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on Docker Inc.. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Docker Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Docker Desktop's main file takes about 2.24 MB (2347080 bytes) and its name is Docker Desktop.exe.

Docker Desktop is comprised of the following executables which take 941.40 MB (987128344 bytes) on disk:

• courgette64.exe (1.65 MB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (6.93 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (2.24 MB)
• DockerCli.exe (11.29 MB)
• InstallerCli.exe (45.09 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (154.69 MB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (9.50 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (61.55 MB)
• com.docker.build.exe (67.12 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (12.11 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (26.03 MB)
• com.docker.extensions.exe (20.33 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (11.28 MB)
• dockerd.exe (60.21 MB)
• com.docker.cli.exe (33.95 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (6.72 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (12.25 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (6.60 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (1.81 MB)
• docker-index.exe (45.88 MB)
• docker.exe (56.35 MB)
• extension-admin.exe (9.33 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (13.23 MB)
• kubectl.exe (48.67 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (52.20 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (59.63 MB)
• docker-debug.exe (14.23 MB)
• docker-dev.exe (13.16 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (14.43 MB)
• docker-feedback.exe (14.27 MB)
• docker-init.exe (13.37 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scout.exe (59.73 MB)

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This page is about Docker Desktop version 4.27.2 only. Click on the links below for other Docker Desktop versions:

• 2.2.3.0
• 3.5.1
• 4.20.1
• 3.5.2
• 4.33.0
• 4.34.2
• 4.25.1
• 4.31.0
• 4.36.0
• 4.39.0
• 4.1.0
• 2.3.7.0
• 4.40.0
• 4.15.0
• 3.6.0
• 4.20.0
• 4.7.0
• 3.2.0
• 4.14.1
• 4.16.3
• 4.28.0
• 2.1.3.0
• 4.22.1
• 4.17.0
• 2.3.0.1
• 2.0.5.0
• 4.11.0
• 4.10.1
• 2.2.0.4
• 2.3.2.1
• 2.1.6.1
• 2.3.6.2
• 4.24.2
• 3.5.0
• 4.11.1
• 4.21.1
• 2.0.0.081
• 4.33.1
• 4.8.1
• 2.3.3.2
• 2.0.0.082
• 4.8.0
• 3.3.2
• 2.1.0.3
• 4.34.0
• 3.3.1
• 4.30.0
• 2.1.0.0
• 2.5.0.0
• 2.2.2.0
• 4.8.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.18.0
• 4.4.4
• 4.0.1
• 4.5.0
• 2.1.4.0
• 4.34.3
• 2.4.0.0
• 4.26.1
• 4.23.0
• 3.0.4
• 4.38.0
• 4.5.1
• 2.3.0.4
• 3.4.0
• 2.3.5.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.19.0
• 4.17.1
• 2.2.0.3
• 4.16.2
• 4.21.0
• 3.0.0
• 4.22.0
• 2.3.0.0
• 2.3.0.3
• 2.0.1.0
• 4.34.1
• 4.14.0
• 3.3.3
• 2.5.0.1
• 4.3.0
• 2.3.0.5
• 4.13.0
• 2.3.1.0
• 2.1.5.0
• 3.3.0
• 4.35.0
• 4.7.1
• 2.3.3.1
• 4.24.0
• 4.26.0
• 2.0.0.2
• 2.0.0.078
• 3.2.1
• 2.3.6.0
• 2.1.0.5
• 4.6.0
• 4.41.0

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Docker Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\docker-desktop
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop Installer_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop Installer_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Docker Desktop

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\com.docker.service\ImagePath

A way to remove Docker Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is an application marketed by the software company Docker Inc.. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall Docker Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Docker Desktop". The Docker Desktop application will be found very quickly. When you click Docker Desktop in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Docker Desktop.


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Docker Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Docker Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Docker Desktop in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.