IBKR Desktop
A guide to uninstall IBKR Desktop from your PC
IBKR Desktop is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by
Interactive Brokers LLC. You can read more on Interactive Brokers LLC or check for application updates
here. Detailed information about IBKR Desktop can be found at
http://www.interactivebrokers.com. IBKR Desktop is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\IB\ntws directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for IBKR Desktop is C:\Program Files\IB\ntws\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 93.69 KB (95936 bytes) on disk and is called i4jdel.exe.
The executables below are part of IBKR Desktop. They occupy an average of 3.52 MB (
3694384 bytes) on disk.
- ntws.exe (573.62 KB)
- uninstall.exe (907.12 KB)
- i4jdel.exe (93.69 KB)
- restarter.exe (462.12 KB)
- updater.exe (907.12 KB)
- QtWebEngineProcess.exe (664.14 KB)
...click to view all...The current web page applies to IBKR Desktop version
0.12.020250212204538 only. Click on the links below for other IBKR Desktop versions:
Numerous files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove IBKR Desktop from your computer.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall IBKR Desktop from your PC:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\IBKR Desktop
Generally, the following files remain on disk:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\IBKR Desktop.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\IBKR Desktop\IBKR Desktop Uninstaller.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\IBKR Desktop\IBKR Desktop.lnk
Registry keys:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\5557-0173-2810-0000
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\5557-0173-2810-0000-1
How to remove IBKR Desktop from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
IBKR Desktop is an application released by the software company Interactive Brokers LLC. Some users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall IBKR 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 a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.
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- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button

5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find IBKR Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "IBKR Desktop". If it exists on your system the IBKR Desktop application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click IBKR Desktop in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about IBKR Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for IBKR Desktop:
- The web site of the program is: http://www.interactivebrokers.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\IB\ntws\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall IBKR Desktop.

8. After removing IBKR Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of IBKR Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling IBKR Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall IBKR Desktop by Interactive Brokers LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that IBKR Desktop by Interactive Brokers LLC is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall IBKR Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-03-14 18:41:17.077