Arduino

A way to uninstall Arduino from your computer

This info is about Arduino for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Arduino LLC. Go over here where you can get more info on Arduino LLC. Arduino is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory, subject to the user's choice. You can remove Arduino by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 395.00 KB (404480 bytes) on disk and is called arduino.exe.

Arduino installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 72.06 MB (75562331 bytes) on disk.

• arduino-builder.exe (3.14 MB)
• arduino.exe (395.00 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (392.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (403.23 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (724.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (934.00 KB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.20 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (710.00 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (871.50 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (1,002.00 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (724.50 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (502.00 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (871.50 KB)
• arduinoOTA.exe (6.31 MB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (699.50 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (770.00 KB)
• avr-c++filt.exe (698.00 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (768.50 KB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (68.00 KB)
• avr-gcc.exe (767.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (63.50 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (477.00 KB)
• avr-gdb.exe (3.71 MB)
• avr-gprof.exe (766.50 KB)
• avr-run.exe (817.50 KB)
• avr-size.exe (709.00 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (700.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (512.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (17.00 KB)
• cc1.exe (8.78 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (9.73 MB)
• collect2.exe (492.50 KB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (631.00 KB)
• lto1.exe (8.17 MB)
• fixincl.exe (151.50 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (30.06 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.56 KB)
• java.exe (186.56 KB)
• javacpl.exe (69.56 KB)
• javaw.exe (187.06 KB)
• javaws.exe (264.56 KB)
• jjs.exe (15.56 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (81.56 KB)
• keytool.exe (15.56 KB)
• kinit.exe (15.56 KB)
• klist.exe (15.56 KB)
• ktab.exe (15.56 KB)
• orbd.exe (16.06 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.56 KB)
• policytool.exe (15.56 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.56 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.56 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.56 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (52.06 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.06 KB)
• unpack200.exe (155.56 KB)
• ctags.exe (277.15 KB)

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This data is about Arduino version 1.8.5 only. Click on the links below for other Arduino versions:

• 1.8.2
• 1.6.10
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.8
• 1.6.54
• 1.5.4
• 1.8.6
• 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
• 1.6.4
• 1.8.1
• 1.0.5
• 1.8.11

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\arduino-ide-updater
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Arduino IDE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\inventory.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Arduino_BuiltIn\library.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Arduino_BuiltIn\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Arduino_BuiltIn\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Arduino_BuiltIn\src\Arduino_BuiltIn.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\AUTHORS
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\docs\api.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\docs\arduino_mega_ethernet_pins.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\docs\arduino_uno_ethernet_pins.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\docs\readme.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\AdvancedChatServer\AdvancedChatServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\BarometricPressureWebServer\BarometricPressureWebServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\ChatServer\ChatServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\DhcpAddressPrinter\DhcpAddressPrinter.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\DhcpChatServer\DhcpChatServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\LinkStatus\LinkStatus.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\PagerServer\PagerServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\TelnetClient\TelnetClient.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\UdpNtpClient\UdpNtpClient.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\UDPSendReceiveString\UDPSendReceiveString.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\WebClient\WebClient.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\WebClientRepeating\WebClientRepeating.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\examples\WebServer\WebServer.ino
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\keywords.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\library.properties
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\README.adoc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Dhcp.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Dhcp.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Dns.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Dns.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Ethernet.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\Ethernet.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetClient.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetClient.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetServer.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetServer.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetUdp.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\EthernetUdp.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\socket.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\utility\w5100.cpp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Ethernet\src\utility\w5100.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\Boards.h
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\Doxyfile
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_boards_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_firmata_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_firmata_constants_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_firmata_defines_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_firmata_marshaller_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\_firmata_parser_8h_source.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\annotated.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\bc_s.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\bdwn.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classes.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_class.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_class-members.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_marshaller.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_marshaller-members.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_parser.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\classfirmata_1_1_firmata_parser-members.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\closed.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\doc.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\doxygen.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\doxygen.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\dynsections.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\files.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\folderclosed.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\folderopen.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\functions.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\functions_func.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\index.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\jquery.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\md_readme.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\menu.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\menudata.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\nav_f.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\nav_g.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\nav_h.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\open.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\pages.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_0.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_0.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_1.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_1.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_2.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_2.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_3.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_3.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_4.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_4.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_5.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_5.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_6.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_6.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_7.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_7.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_8.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_8.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_9.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_9.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\Firmata\docs\html\search\all_a.html

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

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

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\mdns-discovery\1.0.9\mdns-discovery.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\arduino ide\arduino ide.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\arduino ide\arduino ide.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-ide_2.2.1_Windows_64bit (1).exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-ide_2.2.1_Windows_64bit (1).exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-ide_2.2.1_Windows_64bit.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\arduino-ide_2.2.1_Windows_64bit.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Рабочий стол\ArduBlock 2.0\install\arduino-ide\arduino-1.8.5-windows.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive\Рабочий стол\ArduBlock 2.0\install\drive-arduino\DRVSETUP64\DRVSETUP64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3378400960-3334541770-746763399-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume15\Arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{138EF80C-6CD7-4832-AA10-DA0250C25D48}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\mdns-discovery\1.0.9\mdns-discovery.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{722ADCAF-5E13-4072-B60F-CAFAEE25A0CB}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\arduino ide\arduino ide.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A719791B-8B48-4E33-8AFE-DB9A13CD9840}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A991D092-D3F7-45C1-9C4F-98FF647F2EB4}E:\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{313096C3-AC9F-4DE6-ACE4-51084823A251}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\arduino ide\arduino ide.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{72CE7232-A3EF-407B-B78B-DEFBAE51BE9E}C:\program files (x86)\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{73F70F4F-AD8F-464B-823A-EB8868A6C3EC}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\mdns-discovery\1.0.9\mdns-discovery.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{DF4CA3B2-B6E4-4E97-AFD6-659319FD35F8}E:\arduino\java\bin\javaw.exe

A way to delete Arduino from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is an application by the software company Arduino LLC. Some users try to uninstall it. This is hard because doing this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Arduino is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Arduino or simply click the Search field and type in "Arduino". If it exists on your system the Arduino program will be found very quickly. When you select Arduino in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Arduino which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Arduino in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.