CMake

A guide to uninstall CMake from your system

CMake is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Kitware. Additional info about Kitware can be seen here. Please open https://cmake.org if you want to read more on CMake on Kitware's website. Usually the CMake application is installed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for CMake is MsiExec.exe /X{42DDDE87-7F41-4FC1-B075-D9C45821833D}. The application's main executable file is titled cmake.exe and its approximative size is 11.24 MB (11785688 bytes).

CMake installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 58.83 MB (61689144 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (22.27 MB)
• cmake.exe (11.24 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (1.83 MB)
• cpack.exe (11.37 MB)
• ctest.exe (12.12 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.27.0 of CMake. For other CMake versions please click below:

• 3.27.1
• 3.10.1
• 3.20.5
• 3.20.0
• 3.29.5
• 3.22.4
• 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
• 3.7.2
• 3.8.0

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove CMake from your PC.

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Desktop Connect\forever\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\pylib\gyp\generator\cmake.py
• C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\cmake.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\chocolatey\dd_setup_20230127161657_107_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230625120821_131_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230625125211_163_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230625155509_434_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.Client.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230625155509_435_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.Project.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230625155509_436_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230714171035_010_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230714171035_011_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.Project.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20230714171035_012_Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.CMake.Client.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\pylib\gyp\generator\cmake.py
• C:\Windows\Installer\{4135754A-6979-43D2-9662-D568266AE3BE}\ProductIcon.ico

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A457531497962D3469265D8662A63EEB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4135754A-6979-43D2-9662-D568266AE3BE}

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A457531497962D3469265D8662A63EEB\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{4135754A-6979-43D2-9662-D568266AE3BE}\

How to remove CMake from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is a program by Kitware. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best EASY action to uninstall CMake is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 general utility to clean your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CMake or simply click the Search feature and type in "CMake". If it exists on your system the CMake app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select CMake in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding CMake, 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 clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CMake:

• The web site of the program is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{42DDDE87-7F41-4FC1-B075-D9C45821833D}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove CMake.


8. After uninstalling CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of CMake that 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 Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system 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 for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CMake in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.