Docker Desktop

A way to uninstall Docker Desktop from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Docker Desktop for Windows. It is made by Docker Inc.. You can read more on Docker Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the Docker Desktop program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Docker Desktop is C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.91 MB (4103536 bytes) on disk and is called Docker Desktop.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside Docker Desktop. They take about 1.16 GB (1250694224 bytes) on disk.

• courgette64.exe (1.65 MB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.41 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (3.91 MB)
• DockerCli.exe (12.99 MB)
• InstallerCli.exe (47.36 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (180.13 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (310.86 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (20.37 MB)
• com.docker.askpass.exe (6.10 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (103.96 MB)
• com.docker.build.exe (82.07 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (12.59 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (30.62 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (12.98 MB)
• dockerd.exe (68.26 MB)
• compose-bridge.exe (21.99 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (73.19 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (13.73 MB)
• docker-credential-ecr-login.exe (7.20 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.02 MB)
• docker.exe (39.65 MB)
• extension-admin.exe (9.57 MB)
• hub-tool.exe (14.05 MB)
• kubectl.exe (56.14 MB)
• docker-ai.exe (33.96 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (66.07 MB)
• docker-cloud.exe (56.64 MB)
• docker-debug.exe (18.56 MB)
• docker-desktop.exe (19.12 MB)
• docker-dev.exe (13.86 MB)
• docker-extension.exe (18.94 MB)
• docker-init.exe (18.12 MB)
• docker-sbom.exe (20.61 MB)
• docker-scout.exe (72.76 MB)

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The current web page applies to Docker Desktop version 4.40.0 alone. For more Docker Desktop versions please click below:

• 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
• 4.15.0
• 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
• 4.42.0
• 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 you're planning to uninstall Docker Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• 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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Docker Desktop:

• 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\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\locales\zh-TW.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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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 Updater-184744 (187762)_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop Updater-184744 (187762)_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Docker Desktop

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• 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
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\Docker Desktop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\com.docker.service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{1F047E0D-49E9-4B3B-9C4C-D620E127ABE2}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D2E8996B-9BB2-4FC6-9416-03A38EDEFF45}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe

A way to delete Docker Desktop from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program released by Docker Inc.. Some users choose to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY solution to remove 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "Docker Desktop". The Docker Desktop program will be found very quickly. When you click Docker Desktop in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Docker Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Docker Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Docker Desktop in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.