CMake

A way to uninstall CMake from your computer

This page is about CMake for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Kitware. You can find out more on Kitware or check for application updates here. You can get more details related to CMake at https://cmake.org. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory (same installation drive as Windows). CMake's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{60D597ED-DC34-401E-9CF2-3677B6B91425}. CMake's primary file takes about 8.55 MB (8960656 bytes) and its name is cmake.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside CMake. They occupy about 46.70 MB (48972496 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (19.36 MB)
• cmake.exe (8.55 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (1.04 MB)
• cpack.exe (8.54 MB)
• ctest.exe (9.22 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.18.2 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
• 3.27.0
• 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
• 3.15.1
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall CMake you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall CMake:

• C:\Program Files\CMake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\cmake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\ndk-bundle\build\cmake
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\ndk-bundle\sources\cxx-stl\llvm-libc++\cmake

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

• 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.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\cmlibuv\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmnghttp2\COPYING
• 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\_images\GUI-Add-Entry.png
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_images\GUI-Choose-Generator.png
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_images\GUI-Configure-Dialog.png
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_images\GUI-Source-Binary.png
• C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_images\VS-Choose-Arch.png
• 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_language.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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmake
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\cmake-gui.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmake_auto_file
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DE795D0643CDE104C92F63776B9B4152
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGENService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/TestExplorer/System.ValueTuple.dll

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DE795D0643CDE104C92F63776B9B4152\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibrhash\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmnghttp2\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\cmzstd\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_images\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\cpack_gen\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\envvar\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\guide\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\cpack_gen\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\envvar\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\doc\cmake\html\guide\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\share\bash-completion\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\share\cmake-3.18\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\share\emacs\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\share\vim\

How to erase CMake with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is a program marketed by the software company Kitware. Some people decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY procedure to erase CMake is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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

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

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

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

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding CMake, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CMake:

• The web site of the application is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{60D597ED-DC34-401E-9CF2-3677B6B91425}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove CMake.


8. After removing CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong CMake that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CMake using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove CMake by Kitware from your computer, we are not saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove CMake supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.