Docker Desktop

A way to uninstall Docker Desktop from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Docker Desktop for Windows. It is written by Docker Inc.. You can read more on Docker Inc. or check for application updates here. Docker Desktop is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. 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 may receive a notification for admin rights. Docker Desktop's primary file takes about 275.30 KB (281904 bytes) and is named Docker Desktop.exe.

Docker Desktop is composed of the following executables which take 814.53 MB (854097152 bytes) on disk:

• courgette64.exe (943.81 KB)
• Docker Desktop Installer.exe (7.06 MB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (275.30 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (32.80 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (33.32 KB)
• Docker Desktop.exe (144.91 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (784.84 KB)
• pagent.exe (59.34 KB)
• com.docker.admin.exe (6.78 MB)
• com.docker.backend.exe (41.42 MB)
• com.docker.dev-envs.exe (11.83 MB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (13.78 MB)
• com.docker.extensions.exe (16.22 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (15.13 MB)
• com.docker.vpnkit.exe (20.96 MB)
• com.docker.wsl-distro-proxy.exe (24.38 MB)
• Docker desktop.exe (5.74 MB)
• dockerd.exe (49.96 MB)
• snyk.exe (57.45 MB)
• vpnkit-bridge.exe (9.54 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 (9.29 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 (43.63 MB)
• docker-buildx.exe (47.73 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (43.60 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 information on this page is only about version 4.16.2 of Docker Desktop. You can find below info on other application 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
• 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
• 4.21.0
• 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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Docker Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

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

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\BITSReference5_0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service.config
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\courgette64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.ApiServices.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Backend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.Engines.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.HttpApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker.WPF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\DockerCli.exe
• 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\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\winpty.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\winpty-agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\conpty_console_list_agent.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\eventEmitter2.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\eventEmitter2.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\interfaces.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\terminal.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\terminal.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\testUtils.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\types.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\unixTerminal.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\unixTerminal.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\utils.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\windowsPtyAgent.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\windowsPtyAgent.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\windowsTerminal.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\lib\windowsTerminal.test.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\scripts\install.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\scripts\post-install.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\node-pty\scripts\publish.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\install.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\agent.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\Channel.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\client.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\http-agents.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\constants.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\crypto.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\crypto\poly1305.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\handlers.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\handlers.misc.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\kex.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\keyParser.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\node-fs-compat.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\Protocol.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\SFTP.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\utils.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\protocol\zlib.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\server.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\lib\utils.js
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\util\build_pagent.bat
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\ssh2\util\pagent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\resources\assets\icon.ico
• 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\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\frontend\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\HttpOverStream.Client.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\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\InstallerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Virtualization.Client.Common.Types.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Virtualization.Client.Management.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Win32.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Windows.ComputeVirtualization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\netstandard.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\com.docker.cli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-compose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-compose-v1.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-credential-desktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-credential-ecr-login.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-credential-wincred.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-index.exe

Registry that is not cleaned:

• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Docker Desktop

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\com.docker.service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{7E655148-3E49-4BAE-95F7-700FE5CF1C55}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1EFD4FAB-6A6B-49C3-AD4B-C48E9444126C}C:\program files\docker\docker\resources\com.docker.backend.exe

How to remove Docker Desktop from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program by the software company Docker Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. This can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Docker Desktop or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Docker Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the Docker Desktop application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Docker Desktop in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Docker Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Docker Desktop.


8. After removing Docker Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click 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 asked if you want 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 disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above 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 simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Docker Desktop in case you want to. 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' PCs.