Docker Desktop

How to uninstall Docker Desktop from your system

Docker Desktop is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Docker Inc.. Additional info about Docker Inc. can be found here. Usually the Docker Desktop program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Docker Desktop. Docker Desktop's primary file takes around 3.96 MB (4156784 bytes) and is called Docker Desktop.exe.

Docker Desktop contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.26 GB (1355685808 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (1.65 MB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.56 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (3.96 MB)
• DockerCli.exe (13.24 MB)
• InstallerCli.exe (46.86 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (181.81 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (309.36 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (20.75 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (109.30 MB)
• com.docker.build.exe (82.87 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (37.27 MB)
• com.docker.vmm.exe (14.36 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (13.23 MB)
• dockerd.exe (70.56 MB)
• compose-bridge.exe (20.72 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (73.40 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (13.36 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (7.20 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.02 MB)
• docker.exe (41.64 MB)
• extension-admin.exe (8.19 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (14.05 MB)
• kubectl.exe (56.14 MB)
• docker-ai.exe (34.47 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (66.22 MB)
• docker-cloud.exe (52.92 MB)
• docker-debug.exe (18.56 MB)
• docker-desktop.exe (18.33 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (18.94 MB)
• docker-init.exe (18.12 MB)
• docker-mcp.exe (30.99 MB)
• docker-model.exe (19.99 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scout.exe (123.28 MB)
• com.docker.llama-server.exe (3.36 MB)
• com.docker.nv-gpu-info.exe (44.23 KB)

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The current web page applies to Docker Desktop version 4.43.1 alone. You can find here a few links to other Docker Desktop releases:

• 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
• 4.27.2
• 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
• 4.33.1
• 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
• 4.43.0
• 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
• 4.42.0
• 4.26.0
• 2.0.0.2
• 2.0.0.078
• 3.2.1
• 4.41.2

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Docker Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Docker Desktop from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Docker Desktop:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\Docker Desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\LICENSE.electron.txt
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\LICENSES.chromium.html
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\assets\app\icon.icns
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\assets\app\icon.ico
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\assets\app\icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\dist\OSS-LICENSES
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\LICENSE.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\ArchitectureAgnosticRegistry.vbs
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\ArchitectureSpecificRegistry.vbs
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\JsonSafeTest.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regCreateKey.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regDeleteKey.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regDeleteValue.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regList.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regListStream.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regPutValue.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\regUtil.vbs
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\util.vbs
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\wsRegReadList.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\regedit\vbs\wsRegReadListStream.wsf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\HttpOverStream.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\HttpOverStream.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\HttpOverStream.NamedPipe.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\HttpOverStream.Server.Owin.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.management.infrastructure.native.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\microsoft.management.infrastructure.native.unmanaged.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Win32.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Windows.ComputeVirtualization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\netstandard.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\compose-bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\extension-admin.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\hub-tool.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\kubectl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-cloud.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.admin.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.build.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.diagnose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.vmm.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\componentsVersion.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\config-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\ddvp.ico
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\Docker desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\dockerd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\docker-desktop.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\linux-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\com.docker.llama-server.digest
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\com.docker.llama-server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\com.docker.nv-gpu-info.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\ggml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\ggml-base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\ggml-cpu.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\llama.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin\mtmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-error.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\windows-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\wsl\docker-wsl-cli.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\wsl\wsl-bootstrap.tar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\wsl\wsl-data.tar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Semver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\SimCim.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\SimCim.Root.StandardCimV2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\SimCim.Root.V2.dll

Registry that is not removed:

• 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

Additional values that you should remove:

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

How to uninstall Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program offered by the software company Docker Inc.. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Docker Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Docker Desktop". If it exists on your system the Docker Desktop application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Docker Desktop in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Docker Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Docker Desktop which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Docker Desktop in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.