CMake

A guide to uninstall CMake from your PC

This page is about CMake for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Kitware. Further information on Kitware can be seen here. You can see more info related to CMake at https://cmake.org. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\CMake folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling CMake is MsiExec.exe /X{1E0ACA60-46A7-48FE-AC05-96409B8FECE8}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. cmake.exe is the CMake's primary executable file and it takes circa 5.60 MB (5875712 bytes) on disk.

CMake contains of the executables below. They take 22.75 MB (23851008 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (5.23 MB)
• cmake.exe (5.60 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (509.00 KB)
• cpack.exe (5.36 MB)
• ctest.exe (6.06 MB)

This data is about CMake version 3.7.2 only. You can find below info on other versions of CMake:

• 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
• 3.15.4
• 3.17.0
• 3.23.5
• 3.29.2
• 3.5
• 3.8.0

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CMake has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\CMake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Enthought\Canopy\App\appdata\canopy-2.1.9.3717.win-x86_64\EGG-INFO\shiboken\usr\lib\cmake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Enthought\Canopy\App\appdata\canopy-2.1.9.3717.win-x86_64\Lib\site-packages\PySide\lib\cmake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Enthought\Canopy\edm\envs\User\برنامه\EGG-INFO\usr\cmake

Files remaining:

• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.0.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.1.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.2.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.3.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.4.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.5.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.6.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\3.7.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\release\index.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\ANDROID.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\APPLE.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\BORLAND.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\BUILD_SHARED_LIBS.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ABSOLUTE_DESTINATION_FILES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ANT_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_API.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_API_MIN.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ARM_MODE.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ARM_NEON.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_ASSETS_DIRECTORIES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_GUI.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_JAR_DEPENDENCIES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_JAR_DIRECTORIES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_JAVA_SOURCE_DIR.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_NATIVE_LIB_DEPENDENCIES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_NATIVE_LIB_DIRECTORIES.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TAG.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION.txt
• C:\PROGRAM FILES\CMAKE\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_PROCESS_MAX.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_PROGUARD.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_PROGUARD_CONFIG_PATH.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_SECURE_PROPS_PATH.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_SKIP_ANT_STEP.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ANDROID_STL_TYPE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_APPBUNDLE_PATH.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ARGC.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ARGV0.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTOMOC.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTORCC.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTORCC_OPTIONS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTOUIC.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_AUTOUIC_OPTIONS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_BINARY_DIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_BUILD_TOOL.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_C_STANDARD.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CACHE_MAJOR_VERSION.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CACHE_MINOR_VERSION.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CACHE_PATCH_VERSION.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CACHEFILE_DIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CL_64.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CODELITE_USE_TARGETS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMMAND.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILER_2005.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUG77.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CONFIG_POSTFIX.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_LINE.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_DEBUG_TARGET_PROPERTIES.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_DEPENDS_IN_PROJECT_ONLY.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_PackageName.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_DL_LIBS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ECLIPSE_GENERATE_LINKED_RESOURCES.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ECLIPSE_GENERATE_SOURCE_PROJECT.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ECLIPSE_MAKE_ARGUMENTS.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ECLIPSE_VERSION.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_EDIT_COMMAND.txt
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\variable\CMAKE_ENABLE_EXPORTS.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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Kitware\CMake 2.8.11.2

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{1E0ACA60-46A7-48FE-AC05-96409B8FECE8}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{1E0ACA60-46A7-48FE-AC05-96409B8FECE8}\ProductIcon.ico

How to erase CMake from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is a program offered by the software company Kitware. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run 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 powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate CMake or simply activate the Search feature and type in "CMake". The CMake app will be found automatically. After you select CMake in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for CMake:

• The web site of the application is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{1E0ACA60-46A7-48FE-AC05-96409B8FECE8}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CMake.


8. After removing CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of CMake which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing CMake with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CMake by Kitware from your computer, we are not saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall CMake in case 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.