Docker Desktop

A guide to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Docker Desktop for Windows. It is written by Docker Inc.. More information about Docker Inc. can be seen here. Docker Desktop is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing 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 might be prompted for admin rights. Docker Desktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 274.84 KB (281432 bytes) on disk.

Docker Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 717.96 MB (752839144 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (943.86 KB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.05 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (274.84 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (35.34 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (28.87 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (139.62 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (285.38 KB)
• pagent.exe (59.38 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (6.60 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (40.10 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (18.27 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (13.52 MB)
• com.docker.extensions.exe (15.06 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (14.90 MB)
• com.docker.vpnkit.exe (18.80 MB)
• com.docker.wsl-distro-proxy.exe (24.09 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (5.61 MB)
• dockerd.exe (51.59 MB)
• snyk.exe (40.89 MB)
• vpnkit-bridge.exe (8.95 MB)
• com.docker.cli.exe (47.04 MB)
• docker-compose-v1.exe (9.97 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (6.35 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (9.08 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (6.13 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.41 MB)
• docker.exe (54.29 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (13.22 MB)
• kubectl.exe (44.15 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (46.87 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (25.06 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (13.81 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scan.exe (12.33 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.11.0 of Docker Desktop. For more Docker Desktop versions please click below:

• 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
• 4.10.1
• 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
• 2.0.0.3
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\DockerDesktop\eejmeyafkkj\Docker Desktop Installer.exe

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

• 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

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

Docker Desktop is an application offered by Docker Inc.. Frequently, users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to remove 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Docker Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "Docker Desktop". If it exists on your system the Docker Desktop application will be found automatically. When you click Docker Desktop in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Docker Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Docker Desktop.


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above 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 PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Docker Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.