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How to uninstall CMake from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall CMake for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Kitware. Further information on Kitware can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on CMake on Kitware's page. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. MsiExec.exe /X{EBF5A72F-63AC-4E6D-ABA8-078B50FF689D} is the full command line if you want to uninstall CMake. The application's main executable file occupies 11.54 MB (12101072 bytes) on disk and is labeled cmake.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in CMake. They occupy 63.51 MB (66600208 bytes) on disk.

  • cmake-gui.exe (26.19 MB)
  • cmake.exe (11.54 MB)
  • cmcldeps.exe (1.75 MB)
  • cpack.exe (11.62 MB)
  • ctest.exe (12.42 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.0.1 of CMake. You can find here a few links to other CMake versions:

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A way to delete CMake from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is a program by the software company Kitware. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to uninstall CMake is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find CMake or simply activate the Search field and type in "CMake". If it is installed on your PC the CMake program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select CMake in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding CMake, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for CMake:





  • The web site of the program is: https://cmake.org
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{EBF5A72F-63AC-4E6D-ABA8-078B50FF689D}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall CMake.
Uninstall CMake


8. After uninstalling CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 instructions on how to remove CMake supposing you want to. 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.

2025-04-12 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-12 07:45:46.130