Arduino

How to uninstall Arduino from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Arduino for Windows. The Windows version was created by Arduino LLC. You can find out more on Arduino LLC or check for application updates here. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's decision. Arduino's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled arduino.exe and its approximative size is 391.50 KB (400896 bytes).

The following executables are contained in Arduino. They occupy 70.37 MB (73791546 bytes) on disk.

• arduino.exe (391.50 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (389.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (401.68 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• listComPorts.exe (44.54 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (591.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (810.50 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (1.64 MB)
• avr-gcc.exe (1.63 MB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.03 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (576.50 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (732.00 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (848.00 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (591.50 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (732.00 KB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (566.50 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (1.64 MB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (58.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (54.00 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (1.25 MB)
• avr-gdb.exe (4.54 MB)
• avr-gprof.exe (653.50 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (407.00 KB)
• avr-run.exe (607.50 KB)
• avr-size.exe (576.00 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (567.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (397.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (15.50 KB)
• cc1.exe (8.82 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (9.69 MB)
• collect2.exe (1.29 MB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (1.43 MB)
• lto1.exe (8.28 MB)
• fixincl.exe (141.00 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (29.91 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.41 KB)
• java.exe (186.41 KB)
• javacpl.exe (66.91 KB)
• javaw.exe (186.91 KB)
• javaws.exe (265.91 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (74.91 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.41 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.41 KB)
• klist.exe (15.41 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.41 KB)
• orbd.exe (15.91 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.41 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.91 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.41 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.91 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.91 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (49.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (15.91 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.91 KB)

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The current web page applies to Arduino version 1.6.4 only. You can find below a few links to other Arduino versions:

• 1.8.2
• 1.6.10
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.8
• 1.6.54
• 1.5.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.6.5
• 1.8.19
• 1.8.18
• 1.6.2
• 1.8.10
• 1.8.16
• 1.0.6
• 1.8.3
• 1.6.9
• 1.6.13
• 1.8.7
• 1.6.7
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.9
• 1.6.52
• 1.5.7
• 1.8.13
• 1.6.6
• 1.8.0
• 1.5.8
• 1.6.11
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.12
• 1.8.4
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.55
• 1.6.3
• 1.8.1
• 1.0.5
• 1.8.11

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If you are manually uninstalling Arduino we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.l4j.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino_debug.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino_debug.l4j.ini

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ino
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arduino
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Arduino

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\shell\edit\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is a program by the software company Arduino LLC. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. This is efortful because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to erase Arduino 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Arduino or simply click the Search feature and type in "Arduino". The Arduino application will be found very quickly. When you click Arduino in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Arduino, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Arduino.


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Arduino which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Arduino 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' computers.