CMake

How to uninstall CMake from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove CMake for Windows. It is written by Kitware. You can find out more on Kitware or check for application updates here. Click on https://cmake.org to get more details about CMake on Kitware's website. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\CMake directory. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. MsiExec.exe /X{39ED2A5E-275B-4709-A59C-94F6704B9251} is the full command line if you want to uninstall CMake. cmake.exe is the CMake's primary executable file and it takes around 7.19 MB (7541248 bytes) on disk.

CMake is comprised of the following executables which take 40.06 MB (42003456 bytes) on disk:

• cmake-gui.exe (17.56 MB)
• cmake.exe (7.19 MB)
• cmcldeps.exe (791.50 KB)
• cpack.exe (6.90 MB)
• ctest.exe (7.63 MB)

The current page applies to CMake version 3.11.3 only. 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
• 3.16.4
• 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
• 3.21.5
• 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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CMake has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall CMake:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmcldeps.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cpack.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\ctest.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmake.org.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmcompress\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmcurl\COPYING
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibarchive\COPYING
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmliblzma\COPYING
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibrhash\COPYING
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibrhash\README
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmlibuv\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmsys\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\cmzlib\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\Copyright.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_compile_options.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_custom_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_custom_target.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_definitions.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_dependencies.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_executable.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_library.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_subdirectory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\add_test.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\aux_source_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\break.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\build_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\build_name.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_host_system_information.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_minimum_required.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_parse_arguments.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\cmake_policy.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\configure_file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\continue.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\create_test_sourcelist.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_build.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_configure.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_coverage.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_empty_binary_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_memcheck.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_read_custom_files.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_run_script.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_sleep.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_start.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_submit.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_test.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_update.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\ctest_upload.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\define_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\else.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\elseif.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\enable_language.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\enable_testing.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endforeach.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endfunction.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endif.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endmacro.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\endwhile.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\exec_program.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\execute_process.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\export.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\export_library_dependencies.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_file.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_library.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_package.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_path.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\find_program.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\fltk_wrap_ui.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\foreach.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\function.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_cmake_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_directory_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_filename_component.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_source_file_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_target_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\get_test_property.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\if.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_directories.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_external_msproject.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_guard.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\include_regular_expression.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_files.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_programs.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\install_targets.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\link_directories.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\link_libraries.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\list.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\load_cache.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\load_command.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\macro.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\make_directory.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\mark_as_advanced.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\math.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\message.rst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\doc\cmake\html\_sources\command\option.rst.txt

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9B448067BE4FA96488CB8EF8EC9594F0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kitware\CMake
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{760844B9-F4EB-469A-88BC-E88FCE59490F}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9B448067BE4FA96488CB8EF8EC9594F0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-3145815128-2854800615-2652640580-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake-gui.exe

A way to delete CMake from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CMake is an application marketed by Kitware. Some computer users try to erase this application. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best EASY practice to erase CMake is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate CMake or simply click the Search feature and type in "CMake". If it exists on your system the CMake application will be found automatically. When you click CMake in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made 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 - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CMake:

• The web site of the program is: https://cmake.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{39ED2A5E-275B-4709-A59C-94F6704B9251}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CMake.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall CMake by Kitware from your PC, nor are we saying that CMake by Kitware is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CMake supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.