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A guide to uninstall CMake from your PC

CMake is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Kitware. Additional info about Kitware can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on CMake on Kitware's website. Usually the CMake application is installed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for CMake is MsiExec.exe /X{42DDDE87-7F41-4FC1-B075-D9C45821833D}. The application's main executable file is titled cmake.exe and its approximative size is 11.24 MB (11785688 bytes).

CMake installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 58.83 MB (61689144 bytes) on disk.

  • cmake-gui.exe (22.27 MB)
  • cmake.exe (11.24 MB)
  • cmcldeps.exe (1.83 MB)
  • cpack.exe (11.37 MB)
  • ctest.exe (12.12 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.27.0 of CMake. For other CMake versions please click below:

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

CMake is a program by Kitware. Some computer users try to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

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


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding CMake, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program 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{42DDDE87-7F41-4FC1-B075-D9C45821833D}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall CMake.
Uninstall CMake


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove CMake by Kitware from your PC, nor are we saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove CMake supposing 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' PCs.

2023-06-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-06-22 17:17:06.427