CMake

How to uninstall CMake from your computer

CMake is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Kitware. Take a look here for more details on Kitware. Please open https://cmake.org if you want to read more on CMake on Kitware's page. CMake is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can uninstall CMake by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{56FE1153-48C3-4209-A5AF-CCDE963C9E52}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 7.61 MB (7976080 bytes) on disk and is labeled cmake.exe.

The following executable files are contained in CMake. They occupy 42.52 MB (44589264 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (18.57 MB)
• cmake.exe (7.61 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (1.02 MB)
• cpack.exe (7.34 MB)
• ctest.exe (7.99 MB)

This page is about CMake version 3.15.4 alone. Click on the links below for other CMake versions:

• 3.27.1
• 3.10.1
• 3.20.5
• 3.20.0
• 3.29.5
• 3.22.4
• 3.27.0
• 3.9.2
• 3.16.3
• 3.26.5
• 3.18.1
• 3.22.5
• 3.27.4
• 3.15.3
• 3.31.1
• 3.28.0
• 3.15.7
• 3.11.3
• 3.28.5
• 3.16.4
• 3.10.2
• 3.6.3
• 3.29.0
• 3.9.4
• 3.27.6
• 3.29.1
• 3.24.0
• 3.19.6
• 3.19.1
• 3.18.2
• 3.15.1
• 3.14.1
• 3.15.2
• 3.19.3
• 3.12.3
• 3.16.6
• 3.11
• 3.22.0
• 3.13.2
• 3.18.5
• 3.29.4
• 3.12.0
• 3.24.2
• 3.16.2
• 3.26.4
• 3.25.0
• 3.20.2
• 3.11.0
• 3.13
• 3.31.2
• 3.8.2
• 3.19.4
• 3.13.1
• 3.14.5
• 3.14.7
• 3.13.3
• 3.21.0
• 3.21.3
• 3.19.5
• 3.28.3
• 3.6.2
• 3.10.3
• 3.23.2
• 3.23.3
• 3.27.2
• 3.27.7
• 3.27.3
• 3.23.0
• 3.21.2
• 3.20.3
• 3.22.1
• 3.20.6
• 3.5.1
• 3.30.2
• 3.21.5
• 3.16.7
• 3.17.1
• 3.28.2
• 3.9.5
• 3.18.4
• 3.16.5
• 3.16.8
• 3.17.2
• 3.11.1
• 3.7.0
• 3.24.1
• 3.19.2
• 3.25.1
• 3.14.4
• 3.25.3
• 3.20.4
• 3.5.0
• 3.30.1
• 3.27.5
• 3.17.0
• 3.23.5
• 3.29.2
• 3.5
• 3.7.2
• 3.8.0

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CMake

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

• C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake.exe
• C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmcldeps.exe
• C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cpack.exe
• C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\ctest.exe
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmake.org.html
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\CMake-3154.qch
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmcurl\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibarchive\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmliblzma\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibrhash\COPYING
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibrhash\README
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibuv\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmsys\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmzlib\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmzstd\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_compile_definitions.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_compile_options.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_custom_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_custom_target.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_definitions.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_dependencies.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_executable.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_library.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_link_options.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_subdirectory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_test.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\aux_source_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\break.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\build_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\build_name.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_host_system_information.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_minimum_required.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_parse_arguments.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_policy.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\configure_file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\continue.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\create_test_sourcelist.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_build.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_configure.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_coverage.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_empty_binary_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_memcheck.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_read_custom_files.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_run_script.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_sleep.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_start.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_submit.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_test.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_update.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_upload.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\define_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\else.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\elseif.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\enable_language.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\enable_testing.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endforeach.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endfunction.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endif.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endmacro.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endwhile.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\exec_program.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\execute_process.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\export.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\export_library_dependencies.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_library.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_package.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_path.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_program.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\fltk_wrap_ui.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\foreach.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\function.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_cmake_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_directory_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_filename_component.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_source_file_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_target_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_test_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\if.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_directories.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_external_msproject.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_guard.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_regular_expression.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_files.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_programs.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_targets.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\link_directories.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\link_libraries.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\list.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\load_cache.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\load_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\macro.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\make_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\mark_as_advanced.rst.txt

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\CrashPersistence\CMAKE-~1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3511EF653C8490245AFACCED69C3E925
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{56FE1153-48C3-4209-A5AF-CCDE963C9E52}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3511EF653C8490245AFACCED69C3E925\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\man\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\share\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{56FE1153-48C3-4209-A5AF-CCDE963C9E52}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1219604028-3454872195-1425666715-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\CMake 2.8\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1219604028-3454872195-1425666715-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1219604028-3454872195-1425666715-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\cmake-3.16.0-rc1-win64-x64\bin\cmake.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1219604028-3454872195-1425666715-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\cmake-3.16.0-rc1-win64-x64\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1219604028-3454872195-1425666715-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\cmake-2.8.12.2-win32-x86.exe

A way to delete CMake with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is an application marketed by the software company Kitware. Some computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase CMake 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CMake or simply click the Search field and type in "CMake". If it is installed on your PC the CMake app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select CMake in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about CMake, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for CMake:

• The software company is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{56FE1153-48C3-4209-A5AF-CCDE963C9E52}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove CMake.


8. After uninstalling CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of CMake which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CMake using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall CMake by Kitware from your computer, we are not saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CMake supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.