Arduino

How to uninstall Arduino from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Arduino for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Arduino LLC. Open here for more details on Arduino LLC. Arduino is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino directory, regulated by the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Arduino is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe. Arduino's primary file takes around 843.50 KB (863744 bytes) and is named arduino.exe.

Arduino contains of the executables below. They occupy 128.87 MB (135135038 bytes) on disk.

• arduino.exe (843.50 KB)
• arduino_debug.exe (383.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (401.68 KB)
• dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
• dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
• make.exe (171.00 KB)
• rm.exe (106.50 KB)
• bossac.exe (804.75 KB)
• listComPorts.exe (44.54 KB)
• avr-ar.exe (550.50 KB)
• avr-as.exe (750.00 KB)
• avr-g++.exe (657.00 KB)
• avr-gcc.exe (654.50 KB)
• avr-ld.exe (1.00 MB)
• avr-nm.exe (535.00 KB)
• avr-objcopy.exe (690.50 KB)
• avr-objdump.exe (788.00 KB)
• avr-ranlib.exe (550.50 KB)
• avr-strip.exe (690.50 KB)
• avr-addr2line.exe (524.50 KB)
• avr-c++filt.exe (523.00 KB)
• avr-cpp.exe (656.00 KB)
• avr-elfedit.exe (29.50 KB)
• avr-gcc-ar.exe (23.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-nm.exe (23.00 KB)
• avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (23.00 KB)
• avr-gcov.exe (262.00 KB)
• avr-gprof.exe (588.00 KB)
• avr-readelf.exe (338.00 KB)
• avr-size.exe (534.50 KB)
• avr-strings.exe (525.00 KB)
• avrdude.exe (370.50 KB)
• loaddrv.exe (12.00 KB)
• cc1.exe (7.85 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (8.73 MB)
• collect2.exe (306.00 KB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (443.50 KB)
• lto1.exe (7.32 MB)
• fixincl.exe (121.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-ar.exe (659.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-as.exe (1.06 MB)
• g++.exe (1.51 MB)
• gcc.exe (1.51 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-ld.exe (914.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-nm.exe (646.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-objcopy.exe (791.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-objdump.exe (963.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-ranlib.exe (659.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-strip.exe (791.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-addr2line.exe (636.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-g++.exe (1.51 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-c++filt.exe (635.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-cpp.exe (1.51 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-elfedit.exe (32.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe (1.51 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-gcc-ar.exe (50.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-gcc-nm.exe (50.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-gcc-ranlib.exe (50.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-gcov.exe (1.13 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-gdb.exe (4.31 MB)
• arm-none-eabi-gprof.exe (694.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-readelf.exe (362.50 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-size.exe (637.00 KB)
• arm-none-eabi-strings.exe (637.50 KB)
• cc1.exe (12.54 MB)
• cc1plus.exe (13.37 MB)
• collect2.exe (1.19 MB)
• lto-wrapper.exe (1.34 MB)
• lto1.exe (12.03 MB)
• fixincl.exe (116.00 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (47.41 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.41 KB)
• java.exe (170.91 KB)
• javacpl.exe (65.41 KB)
• javaw.exe (170.91 KB)
• javaws.exe (258.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (51.41 KB)
• jqs.exe (178.41 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 (15.41 KB)
• rmid.exe (15.41 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (15.41 KB)
• servertool.exe (15.41 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (47.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (15.91 KB)
• unpack200.exe (142.91 KB)

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This info is about Arduino version 1.5.8 alone. You can find below a few links to other Arduino releases:

• 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
• 1.6.11
• 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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When planning to uninstall Arduino you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Tools\ARDUINO
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\VSM Studio\devboards\Arduino 168
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\VSM Studio\devboards\Arduino 328
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\VSM Studio\devboards\Arduino Mega 2560

The files below are left behind on your disk by Arduino's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Tools\ARDUINO\libclang.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Tools\ARDUINO\mksketch.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Tools\ARDUINO\QtCore4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\VSM Studio\compilers\arduino.xml

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\arduino.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino.Document
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arduino

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• 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\java\bin\javaw.exe

A way to delete Arduino with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Arduino is a program by Arduino LLC. Some users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to remove 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Arduino or simply activate the Search field and type in "Arduino". The Arduino app will be found automatically. When you select Arduino in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Arduino which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Arduino with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Arduino supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.