KiCad 5.1.7_1

How to uninstall KiCad 5.1.7_1 from your PC

KiCad 5.1.7_1 is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by KiCad. More data about KiCad can be found here. More information about the program KiCad 5.1.7_1 can be found at www.kicad-pcb.org/. Usually the KiCad 5.1.7_1 application is placed in the C:\Program Files\KiCad folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall KiCad 5.1.7_1 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\KiCad\uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named kicad.exe and occupies 1.97 MB (2069504 bytes).

KiCad 5.1.7_1 is composed of the following executables which occupy 23.71 MB (24860866 bytes) on disk:

• uninstaller.exe (67.19 KB)
• bitmap2component.exe (1.70 MB)
• dxf2idf.exe (250.00 KB)
• easy_install.exe (22.50 KB)
• eeschema.exe (808.50 KB)
• gdb.exe (8.90 MB)
• gerbview.exe (807.50 KB)
• idf2vrml.exe (441.50 KB)
• idfcyl.exe (59.00 KB)
• idfrect.exe (50.00 KB)
• kicad-ogltest.exe (4.17 MB)
• kicad.exe (1.97 MB)
• kicad2step.exe (457.00 KB)
• pcbnew.exe (804.50 KB)
• pcb_calculator.exe (807.50 KB)
• pip.exe (22.50 KB)
• pl_editor.exe (757.50 KB)
• python.exe (18.00 KB)
• xsltproc.exe (88.00 KB)
• wininst-6.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-7.1.exe (64.00 KB)
• wininst-8.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (218.50 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)
• t32.exe (90.50 KB)
• t64.exe (100.00 KB)
• w32.exe (87.00 KB)
• w64.exe (97.00 KB)
• t32.exe (94.50 KB)
• t64.exe (103.50 KB)
• w32.exe (88.00 KB)
• w64.exe (97.50 KB)
• cli-32.exe (49.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (44.50 KB)
• cli.exe (63.50 KB)
• gui-32.exe (49.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (44.50 KB)
• gui.exe (63.50 KB)

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This web page is about KiCad 5.1.7_1 version 5.1.71 alone. If you are manually uninstalling KiCad 5.1.7_1 we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_bitmap2component_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_eeschema_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_gerbview_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_kicad_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_pcb_calculator_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_pcbnew_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_bin_pl_editor_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_DevelGroup_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_HomePage_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_LibrariesGroup_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__KiCad_UserForum_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\bitmap2component
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\fp-lib-table
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\gerbview
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\kicad_common
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\sym-lib-table

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\kicad.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pcb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch

A way to remove KiCad 5.1.7_1 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 5.1.7_1 is an application by the software company KiCad. Some people want to remove it. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE solution to remove KiCad 5.1.7_1 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate KiCad 5.1.7_1 or simply click the Search field and type in "KiCad 5.1.7_1". The KiCad 5.1.7_1 application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select KiCad 5.1.7_1 in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding KiCad 5.1.7_1, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KiCad 5.1.7_1:

• The web site of the program is: www.kicad-pcb.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\KiCad\uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall KiCad 5.1.7_1.


8. After removing KiCad 5.1.7_1, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong KiCad 5.1.7_1 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KiCad 5.1.7_1 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove KiCad 5.1.7_1 by KiCad from your PC, nor are we saying that KiCad 5.1.7_1 by KiCad is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove KiCad 5.1.7_1 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.