CMake

A guide to uninstall CMake from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove CMake for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Kitware. Open here where you can find out more on Kitware. Click on https://cmake.org to get more data about CMake on Kitware's website. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\CMake folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling CMake is MsiExec.exe /X{3C510861-9FDB-4299-B053-C934228E41DC}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. cmake.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 9.26 MB (9711200 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside CMake. They take about 50.04 MB (52466144 bytes) on disk.

• cmake-gui.exe (20.24 MB)
• cmake.exe (9.26 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (1.07 MB)
• cpack.exe (9.33 MB)
• ctest.exe (10.14 MB)

This page is about CMake version 3.21.3 only. You can find here a few links to other CMake versions:

• 3.27.1
• 3.10.1
• 3.20.5
• 3.20.0
• 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
• 3.28.0
• 3.15.7
• 3.11.3
• 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
• 3.12.0
• 3.24.2
• 3.16.2
• 3.26.4
• 3.25.0
• 3.20.2
• 3.11.0
• 3.13
• 3.8.2
• 3.19.4
• 3.13.1
• 3.14.5
• 3.14.7
• 3.13.3
• 3.21.0
• 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
• 3.21.5
• 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
• 3.27.5
• 3.15.4
• 3.17.0
• 3.23.5
• 3.29.2
• 3.5
• 3.7.2
• 3.8.0
• 3.20.1
• 3.17
• 3.23.4
• 3.13.4
• 3.23.1
• 3.9.6
• 3.27.8

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If you are manually uninstalling CMake we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CMake

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall CMake:

• 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\_downloads\60d270af95a462edd2c4db99026153d8\schema.json
• 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_path.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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\168015C3BDF999240B359C4322E814CD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3C510861-9FDB-4299-B053-C934228E41DC}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\168015C3BDF999240B359C4322E814CD\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CMake\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{3C510861-9FDB-4299-B053-C934228E41DC}\

How to uninstall CMake from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is an application released by Kitware. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. This can be difficult because performing this manually requires some skill related to PCs. The best SIMPLE action to remove CMake is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find CMake or simply activate the Search feature and type in "CMake". If it exists on your system the CMake app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click CMake in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about CMake, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on 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{3C510861-9FDB-4299-B053-C934228E41DC}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CMake.


8. After uninstalling CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click 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 removing CMake with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

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