Docker Desktop

A guide to uninstall Docker Desktop from your computer

Docker Desktop is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Docker Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on Docker Inc.. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Docker Desktop is C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Docker Desktop.exe is the Docker Desktop's main executable file and it occupies around 3.65 MB (3830856 bytes) on disk.

Docker Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 975.07 MB (1022437936 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (1.65 MB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.15 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (3.65 MB)
• DockerCli.exe (8.10 MB)
• InstallerCli.exe (45.59 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (168.68 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (302.11 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (13.96 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (75.15 MB)
• com.docker.build.exe (70.25 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (12.59 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (27.11 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (8.08 MB)
• dockerd.exe (63.53 MB)
• com.docker.cli.exe (36.63 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (6.80 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (12.61 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (6.60 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (1.81 MB)
• docker-index.exe (45.88 MB)
• docker.exe (56.33 MB)
• extension-admin.exe (9.47 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (14.05 MB)
• kubectl.exe (48.67 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (55.10 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (61.21 MB)
• docker-debug.exe (18.17 MB)
• docker-dev.exe (13.86 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (14.43 MB)
• docker-feedback.exe (14.27 MB)
• docker-init.exe (14.10 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scout.exe (64.24 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.30.0 of Docker Desktop. 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
• 4.27.2
• 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
• 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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When planning to uninstall Docker Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.dll
• 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\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\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\vk_swiftshader.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\Microsoft.Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.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\docker.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.dev-envs.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Web.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Web.Http.Owin.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Docker\log\host\Docker Desktop.exe.stderr.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Docker\log\host\Docker Desktop.exe.stdout.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\bugsnag\9ef67c9fd6adc9eeed1c555e857a4eb3\device.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\bugsnag\9ef67c9fd6adc9eeed1c555e857a4eb3\last-run-info.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000010
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000013
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000015
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000018
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\DawnCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\DawnCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\DawnCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\DawnCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\DawnCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\install-state.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000007.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000009.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000011.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000012.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000013.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Network\Trust Tokens
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\notifications.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker Desktop\projects.json

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\docker-desktop
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop Installer_2_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop Installer_2_RASMANCS
• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

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

A way to delete Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is an application offered by Docker Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Docker Desktop or simply click the Search field and type in "Docker Desktop". If it exists on your system the Docker Desktop application will be found very quickly. After you select Docker Desktop in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:

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

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


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Docker Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.