Docker Desktop

How to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

Docker Desktop is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Docker Inc.. You can read more on Docker Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is often 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. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called Docker Desktop.exe and occupies 3.91 MB (4102512 bytes).

Docker Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.24 GB (1327126080 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (1.65 MB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.56 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (3.91 MB)
• DockerCli.exe (13.15 MB)
• InstallerCli.exe (46.86 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (181.81 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (308.86 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (20.77 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (107.91 MB)
• com.docker.build.exe (80.51 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (35.46 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (13.14 MB)
• dockerd.exe (69.69 MB)
• compose-bridge.exe (20.72 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (73.04 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (13.27 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (7.20 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.02 MB)
• docker.exe (40.86 MB)
• extension-admin.exe (8.13 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (14.05 MB)
• kubectl.exe (56.14 MB)
• docker-ai.exe (34.46 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (64.78 MB)
• docker-cloud.exe (52.80 MB)
• docker-debug.exe (18.56 MB)
• docker-desktop.exe (17.41 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (18.94 MB)
• docker-init.exe (18.12 MB)
• docker-mcp.exe (30.85 MB)
• docker-model.exe (20.31 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scout.exe (122.04 MB)
• com.docker.llama-server.exe (2.33 MB)
• com.docker.nv-gpu-info.exe (43.73 KB)

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The current web page applies to Docker Desktop version 4.42.0 alone. You can find below 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
• 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
• 4.41.2
• 2.3.6.0
• 2.1.0.5

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If planning to uninstall Docker Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WSLDVCPlugin\docker-desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\docker-desktop

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\app.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\courgette64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\chrome_200_percent.pak
• 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\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\start

Registry keys:

• 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 registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\Docker Desktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\Docker Desktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete Docker Desktop with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program offered by the software company Docker Inc.. Sometimes, people want to uninstall it. This is efortful because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Docker Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Docker Desktop". The Docker Desktop program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Docker Desktop in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Docker Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Docker Desktop.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Docker Desktop supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.