Docker Desktop

A guide to uninstall Docker Desktop from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Docker Desktop for Windows. The Windows version was created by Docker Inc.. You can find out more on Docker Inc. or check for application updates here. Docker Desktop is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker folder, depending on the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Docker Desktop is C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows Installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. docker.exe is the Docker Desktop's primary executable file and it takes around 42.20 MB (44250152 bytes) on disk.

Docker Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 311.36 MB (326482099 bytes) on disk.

• Docker for windows Installer.exe (3.22 MB)
• Docker for Windows.exe (1.73 MB)
• Docker.Watchguard.exe (18.52 KB)
• DockerCli.exe (23.51 KB)
• InstallerCli.exe (20.02 KB)
• com.docker.diagnose.exe (16.65 MB)
• com.docker.isowrap.exe (26.15 MB)
• com.docker.license.exe (6.30 MB)
• com.docker.localhost-forwarder.exe (8.19 MB)
• com.docker.proxy.exe (41.77 MB)
• dockerd.exe (43.37 MB)
• vpnkit.exe (23.83 MB)
• docker-compose.exe (7.22 MB)
• docker-credential-wincred.exe (2.33 MB)
• docker-machine.exe (27.26 MB)
• docker.exe (42.20 MB)
• kubectl.exe (52.17 MB)
• notary.exe (8.91 MB)

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This data is about Docker Desktop version 2.0.0.081 alone. For other 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
• 4.11.0
• 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
• 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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Docker Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker

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

• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Bugsnag.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\com.docker.service
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for windows Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker for Windows.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.Service.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\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\installationmanifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\InstallerCli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\InstallerCli.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.pdb
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Microsoft.Windows.ComputeVirtualization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\NLog.pdb
• 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-credential-wincred.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker-machine.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\kubectl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\notary.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\CHANGELOG
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.diagnose.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.isowrap.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.license.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.localhost-forwarder.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.proxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\componentsVersion.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\config-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\ddvp.ico
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\docker.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\dockerd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\DockerDebugInfo.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\docker-for-win.iso
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\ForceRemoveDocker.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\forwarding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\lcow-initrd.img
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\lcow-kernel
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\LICENSE.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\linux-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\MobyLinux.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\nsenter.tar
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\OSS-LICENSES.txt
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\SOURCES
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\qemu-img\VERSION
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\sha1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-error.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\tile-icon.png
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\UpdateChannel
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\vpnkit.exe
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\WinContainers.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\WinContainersDiags.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\windows-daemon-options.json
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Management.Automation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Net.IPNetwork.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.UI.Xaml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\vcruntime140.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\com.docker.service\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Docker Desktop from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Docker Desktop is a program released by the software company Docker Inc.. Some people decide to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to erase 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find 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 automatically. Notice that after you select Docker Desktop in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

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

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


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

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 PC. This page only contains detailed info 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.