KiCad 8.0

A way to uninstall KiCad 8.0 from your system

This info is about KiCad 8.0 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by KiCad. Check out here where you can get more info on KiCad. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0 folder (same installation drive as Windows). KiCad 8.0's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\uninstall.exe. kicad.exe is the KiCad 8.0's main executable file and it takes approximately 4.88 MB (5117768 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in KiCad 8.0. They occupy 26.72 MB (28019909 bytes) on disk.

uninstall.exe (131.74 KB)
bitmap2component.exe (3.60 MB)
crashpad_handler.exe (610.82 KB)
dxf2idf.exe (131.82 KB)
eeschema.exe (1.90 MB)
gerbview.exe (1.71 MB)
idf2vrml.exe (291.32 KB)
idfcyl.exe (51.32 KB)
idfrect.exe (45.32 KB)
kicad-cli.exe (2.54 MB)
kicad.exe (4.88 MB)
pcbnew.exe (1.90 MB)
pcb_calculator.exe (1.71 MB)
pl_editor.exe (1.80 MB)
python.exe (101.32 KB)
pythonw.exe (99.32 KB)
venvlauncher.exe (110.82 KB)
venvwlauncher.exe (108.82 KB)
_freeze_module.exe (2.81 MB)
f2py.exe (117.78 KB)
numpy-config.exe (117.78 KB)
t32.exe (95.50 KB)
t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
t64.exe (105.50 KB)
w32.exe (89.50 KB)
w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
w64.exe (99.50 KB)
cli-32.exe (75.82 KB)
cli-64.exe (84.82 KB)
cli-arm64.exe (145.82 KB)
cli.exe (75.82 KB)
gui-32.exe (75.82 KB)
gui-64.exe (85.32 KB)
gui-arm64.exe (146.32 KB)
gui.exe (75.82 KB)
normalizer.exe (117.75 KB)
pip3.exe (105.86 KB)
wheel.exe (117.73 KB)

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This data is about KiCad 8.0 version 8.0.4 only. Click on the links below for other KiCad 8.0 versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall KiCad 8.0:

C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad

Files remaining:

C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_cvpcb.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_eeschema.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_freeze_module.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_gerbview.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_kipython.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pcb_calculator.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pcbnew.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\_pl_editor.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\bitmap2component.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_atomic-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_chrono-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_container-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_date_time-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_filesystem-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_locale-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_prg_exec_monitor-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_random-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_regex-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_serialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_system-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_thread-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_unit_test_framework-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\boost_wserialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_83.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlicommon.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlidec.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\brotlienc.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\bz2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\cairo-2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\cairo-script-interpreter-2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\charset-1.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\crashpad_handler.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\crashpad_wer.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_asyncio.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_bz2.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_ctypes.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_decimal.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_elementtree.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_hashlib.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_lzma.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_msi.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_multiprocessing.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_overlapped.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_queue.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_socket.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_sqlite3.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_ssl.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_uuid.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\_zoneinfo.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\bz2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\ffi-8.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libexpat.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\liblzma.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\libssl-3-x64.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\pyexpat.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\select.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\sqlite3.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\unicodedata.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\winsound.pyd
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\DLLs\zlib1.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\dxf2idf.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\eeschema.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\ffi-8.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\fontconfig-1.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\freetype.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\gerbview.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\getopt.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\git2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\glew32.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\harfbuzz.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\harfbuzz-subset.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\iconv-2.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icudt74.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuin74.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuio74.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icutu74.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\icuuc74.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idf2vrml.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idfcyl.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\idfrect.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\intl-8.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\jpeg62.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad_3dsg.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad-cli.exe
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad-cmd.bat
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicommon.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kigal.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\legacy.dll
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__future__.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__hello__.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\__init__.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\ham\__init__.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\ham\eggs.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__phello__\spam.py
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\__future__.cpython-311.pyc
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_compat_pickle.cpython-311.pyc
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_compression.cpython-311.pyc
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_markupbase.cpython-311.pyc
C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\Lib\__pycache__\_strptime.cpython-311.pyc

Registry that is not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\kicad.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.8.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KiCad
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\kicad.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad 8.0

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.8.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\pcbnew.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\bin\pl_editor.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Downloads\kicad-8.0.4-x86_64.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Downloads\kicad-8.0.4-x86_64.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove KiCad 8.0 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 8.0 is an application by the software company KiCad. Frequently, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase KiCad 8.0 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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navigate to Download Link
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set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find KiCad 8.0 or simply click the Search feature and type in "KiCad 8.0". The KiCad 8.0 application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click KiCad 8.0 in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about KiCad 8.0, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall KiCad 8.0.

8. After removing KiCad 8.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of KiCad 8.0 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling KiCad 8.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove KiCad 8.0 by KiCad from your computer, nor are we saying that KiCad 8.0 by KiCad is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove KiCad 8.0 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-07-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-07-19 17:43:07.320

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A way to uninstall KiCad 8.0 from your system

How to remove KiCad 8.0 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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