Docker Desktop

A guide to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

This page is about Docker Desktop for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Docker Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on Docker Inc.. Docker Desktop is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Docker Desktop is C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 275.30 KB (281904 bytes) on disk and is labeled Docker Desktop.exe.

Docker Desktop contains of the executables below. They occupy 808.50 MB (847774976 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (943.81 KB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.06 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (275.30 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (33.80 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (28.82 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (142.10 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (285.34 KB)
• pagent.exe (59.34 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (6.77 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (40.99 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (11.81 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (13.69 MB)
• com.docker.extensions.exe (16.15 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (15.06 MB)
• com.docker.vpnkit.exe (20.96 MB)
• com.docker.wsl-distro-proxy.exe (24.35 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (5.72 MB)
• dockerd.exe (49.96 MB)
• snyk.exe (57.43 MB)
• vpnkit-bridge.exe (9.51 MB)
• com.docker.cli.exe (44.92 MB)
• docker-compose-v1.exe (9.97 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (6.53 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (9.22 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (6.13 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (1.79 MB)
• docker-index.exe (45.17 MB)
• docker.exe (54.76 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (13.23 MB)
• kubectl.exe (43.62 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (45.22 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (44.27 MB)
• docker-dev.exe (13.09 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (14.43 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scan.exe (12.40 MB)

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The current web page applies to Docker Desktop version 4.15.0 only. You can find below info on other versions of Docker Desktop:

• 2.2.3.0
• 3.5.1
• 4.20.1
• 3.5.2
• 4.25.1
• 4.1.0
• 2.3.7.0
• 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
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Docker Desktop we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Files remaining:

• 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\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Docker Desktop Installer.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Docker\unleash-repo-schema-v1-Docker Desktop.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop_RASMANCS

How to erase Docker Desktop from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program marketed by Docker Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to remove this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to remove 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• download the program by clicking on 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 wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Docker Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the Docker Desktop program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Docker Desktop in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Docker Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Docker Desktop supposing 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' PCs.