Docker Desktop

A guide to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Docker Desktop for Windows. It was created for Windows by Docker Inc.. You can find out more on Docker Inc. or check for application updates here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Docker Desktop. The program's main executable file is named Docker Desktop.exe and it has a size of 1.57 MB (1642168 bytes).

The executables below are part of Docker Desktop. They take an average of 1.38 GB (1479398896 bytes) on disk.

• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (836.21 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (1.57 MB)
• Docker.Watchguard.exe (18.70 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (26.19 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (22.20 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (93.46 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (15.72 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (14.84 MB)
• com.docker.isowrap.exe (26.86 MB)
• com.docker.license.exe (11.78 MB)
• com.docker.localhost-forwarder.exe (11.72 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (47.98 MB)
• dockerd.exe (59.22 MB)
• vpnkit.exe (23.84 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (9.57 MB)
• docker-credential-desktop.exe (13.08 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.70 MB)
• docker-machine.exe (32.87 MB)
• docker.exe (55.54 MB)
• kubectl.exe (41.55 MB)
• notary.exe (8.91 MB)
• docker-app.exe (35.06 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (38.00 MB)
• lifecycle-controller-api.exe (30.34 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.1.0.5 of Docker Desktop. You can find here a few links to other Docker Desktop versions:

• 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
• 4.11.0
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Docker Desktop.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Docker Desktop:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.ApiServices.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.ApiServices.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.HttpApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.HttpApi.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Watchguard.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Watchguard.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Win32Helpers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Win32Helpers.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.WPF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.WPF.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\dockerdesktop-admin.exe.config
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\dockerdesktop-admin.pdb
• 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\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\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\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\electron.asar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\accessibility\accessibility_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\accessibility\ARIAProperties.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\accessibility_test_runner\accessibility_test_runner_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\animation\animation_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\application_test_runner\application_test_runner_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\audits2\audits2_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\audits2_test_runner\audits2_test_runner_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\audits2_worker.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\audits2_worker\audits2_worker_module.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\inspector\bindings_test_runner\bindings_test_runner_module.js

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Docker Desktop_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Docker Desktop

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\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{1D110EC8-F0A9-44B2-BBDB-CF79B959842E}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\vpnkit.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{CD79D151-A408-4A42-B043-AA550FAA57BC}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\vpnkit.exe

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

Docker Desktop is an application marketed by the software company Docker Inc.. Some users choose to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to erase Docker Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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 automatically. Notice that when you select Docker Desktop in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Docker Desktop.


8. After uninstalling Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Docker Desktop which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Docker Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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 computer, nor are we saying that Docker Desktop by Docker Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.