CMake

A guide to uninstall CMake from your system

This web page is about CMake for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Kitware. Go over here for more info on Kitware. More information about CMake can be found at https://cmake.org. Usually the CMake program is placed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory, depending on the user's option during setup. CMake's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{58D4ECF8-1846-4107-B404-9DB174CAE5E5}. cmake.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 11.50 MB (12059600 bytes) on disk.

CMake installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 63.33 MB (66406160 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (26.16 MB)
• cmake.exe (11.50 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (1.71 MB)
• cpack.exe (11.58 MB)
• ctest.exe (12.37 MB)

This info is about CMake version 3.31.0 only. Click on the links below for other CMake versions:

• 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
• 3.7.2

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CMake has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by CMake when you uninstall it:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\CMakeTools\cmake-tools-kits.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\D__Git_cmake_doc_cmake_html_index_html
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Code\CachedExtensionVSIXs\ms-vscode.cmake-tools-1.19.52
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Code\CachedExtensionVSIXs\twxs.cmake-0.0.17
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\cmake-3.31.1.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\cmake-3.31.1.zip.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\cmake-3.31.1-windows-x86_64.zip.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CTestConfig.cmake.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\OpenCVConfig.cmake.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\twxs.cmake-0.0.17.vsix.lnk

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmake
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VSCode.cmake
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6EEF45258C452FE4891A2D71F282C83D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5254FEE6-54C8-4EF2-98A1-D2172F288CD3}

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cmake\OpenWithProgids\VSCode.cmake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6EEF45258C452FE4891A2D71F282C83D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{5254FEE6-54C8-4EF2-98A1-D2172F288CD3}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-717211914-56632287-1679941685-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\cmake-3.31.1-windows-x86_64\bin\cmake.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-717211914-56632287-1679941685-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\cmake-3.31.1-windows-x86_64\bin\cmake-gui.exe

A way to remove CMake from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is an application by the software company Kitware. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to remove 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CMake or simply activate the Search field and type in "CMake". If it exists on your system the CMake program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select CMake in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding CMake, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for CMake:

• The software company is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{58D4ECF8-1846-4107-B404-9DB174CAE5E5}

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


8. After uninstalling CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong CMake which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CMake with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

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