CMake

A guide to uninstall CMake from your system

This web page is about CMake for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Kitware. You can find out more on Kitware or check for application updates here. More data about the program CMake can be found at https://cmake.org. CMake is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. CMake's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{53D2D737-1FF6-4A76-98ED-97D18686F396}. The program's main executable file is named cmake.exe and occupies 9.26 MB (9712736 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside CMake. They take about 50.04 MB (52472288 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 info is about CMake version 3.21.5 alone. You can find below info on other releases of CMake:

• 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
• 3.21.3
• 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
• 3.16.7
• 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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A way to uninstall CMake using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is an application offered by Kitware. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate CMake or simply click the Search feature and type in "CMake". The CMake application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select CMake in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding CMake, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CMake:

• The software company is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{53D2D737-1FF6-4A76-98ED-97D18686F396}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CMake.


8. After removing CMake, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CMake which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CMake with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove CMake by Kitware from your PC, we are not saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good software application. This text 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' computers.