Docker Desktop

A way to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

Docker Desktop is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Docker Inc.. Take a look here where you can get more info on Docker Inc.. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory (same installation drive as Windows). Docker Desktop's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows Installer.exe. docker.exe is the Docker Desktop's main executable file and it takes close to 42.20 MB (44254000 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Docker Desktop. They occupy 312.51 MB (327685651 bytes) on disk.

• Docker for windows Installer.exe (3.22 MB)
• Docker for Windows.exe (1.74 MB)
• Docker.Watchguard.exe (18.52 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (23.51 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (20.02 KB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (16.69 MB)
• com.docker.isowrap.exe (26.20 MB)
• com.docker.license.exe (6.33 MB)
• com.docker.localhost-forwarder.exe (8.23 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (41.82 MB)
• dockerd.exe (43.50 MB)
• vpnkit.exe (23.83 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (7.22 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.33 MB)
• docker-machine.exe (27.30 MB)
• docker.exe (42.20 MB)
• kubectl.exe (52.94 MB)
• notary.exe (8.91 MB)

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This info is about Docker Desktop version 2.0.0.3 only. Click on the links below for other Docker Desktop versions:

• 2.2.3.0
• 3.5.1
• 4.20.1
• 3.5.2
• 4.25.1
• 4.1.0
• 2.3.7.0
• 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
• 4.27.2
• 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
• 4.8.1
• 2.3.3.2
• 2.0.0.082
• 4.8.0
• 3.3.2
• 2.1.0.3
• 3.3.1
• 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
• 2.4.0.0
• 4.26.1
• 4.23.0
• 3.0.4
• 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
• 4.14.0
• 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
• 4.7.1
• 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
• 4.2.0
• 2.4.2.0
• 4.16.1
• 2.1.0.4
• 4.3.1
• 4.9.1
• 4.29.0
• 4.27.0
• 4.6.1
• 4.0.0
• 2.1.0.1
• 2.0.3.0
• 2.0.2.1

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Docker Desktop.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for windows Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Service.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Watchguard.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Watchguard.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Win32Helpers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Win32Helpers.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.WPF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.WPF.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\installationmanifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\InstallerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\InstallerCli.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Windows.ComputeVirtualization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\NLog.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-compose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-credential-wincred.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-machine.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\kubectl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\notary.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\CHANGELOG
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.diagnose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.isowrap.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.license.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.localhost-forwarder.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.proxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\componentsVersion.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\config-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\ddvp.ico
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\docker.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\dockerd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\DockerDebugInfo.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\docker-for-win.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\ForceRemoveDocker.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\forwarding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\lcow-initrd.img
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\lcow-kernel
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\LICENSE.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\linux-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\MobyLinux.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\nsenter.tar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\OSS-LICENSES.txt
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\SOURCES
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\VERSION
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\sha1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-error.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\UpdateChannel
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vpnkit.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\WinContainers.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\WinContainersDiags.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\windows-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Management.Automation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.IPNetwork.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.UI.Xaml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\vcruntime140.dll

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Docker for Windows

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\com.docker.service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4890E106-13F3-4A86-8669-A89254792F4C}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\vpnkit.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{6FFC9ECD-3B65-46D2-A2BA-CEDA1D01F2C0}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\vpnkit.exe

How to remove Docker Desktop from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program marketed by the software company Docker Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. This can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to erase 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

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

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Docker Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Docker Desktop.


8. After removing Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Docker Desktop which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Docker Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.