KiCad 6.0.7

A way to uninstall KiCad 6.0.7 from your PC

This page is about KiCad 6.0.7 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by KiCad. More information on KiCad can be found here. You can see more info on KiCad 6.0.7 at www.kicad.org/. KiCad 6.0.7 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0 directory, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for removing KiCad 6.0.7 is C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\uninstaller.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. kicad.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 5.92 MB (6206320 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in KiCad 6.0.7. They occupy 19.58 MB (20531196 bytes) on disk.

• uninstaller.exe (67.70 KB)
• bitmap2component.exe (2.41 MB)
• dxf2idf.exe (128.36 KB)
• eeschema.exe (1.21 MB)
• gerbview.exe (1.21 MB)
• idf2vrml.exe (291.86 KB)
• idfcyl.exe (49.36 KB)
• idfrect.exe (43.36 KB)
• kicad.exe (5.92 MB)
• kicad2step.exe (453.86 KB)
• pcbnew.exe (1.21 MB)
• pcb_calculator.exe (1.21 MB)
• pl_editor.exe (1.21 MB)
• python.exe (104.86 KB)
• pythonw.exe (102.86 KB)
• venvlauncher.exe (124.86 KB)
• venvwlauncher.exe (123.86 KB)
• xsltproc.exe (35.36 KB)
• _freeze_importlib.exe (28.86 KB)
• wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (217.00 KB)
• wininst-10.0.exe (186.50 KB)
• wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (574.00 KB)
• wininst-14.0.exe (447.50 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 (219.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)
• t32.exe (95.50 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
• t64.exe (105.00 KB)
• w32.exe (89.50 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
• w64.exe (99.50 KB)
• cli.exe (64.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
• gui.exe (64.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
• f2py.exe (103.91 KB)
• normalizer.exe (103.94 KB)
• pip3.exe (105.36 KB)
• wheel.exe (103.90 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 6.0.7 of KiCad 6.0.7. If planning to uninstall KiCad 6.0.7 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall KiCad 6.0.7:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\E__softwaresinstalled_6_0_bin_kicad_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\colors\UserName.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\eeschema.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\fpedit.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\fp-lib-table
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\gerbview.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\kicad.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\kicad_common.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\pcbnew.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\symbol_editor.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\kicad\6.0\sym-lib-table

Registry keys:

• 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.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.6.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\KiCad
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad 6.0

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.6.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\softwaresinstalled\6.0\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall KiCad 6.0.7 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 6.0.7 is an application marketed by the software company KiCad. Some users choose to uninstall this program. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall KiCad 6.0.7 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate KiCad 6.0.7 or simply activate the Search field and type in "KiCad 6.0.7". If it exists on your system the KiCad 6.0.7 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click KiCad 6.0.7 in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about KiCad 6.0.7, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KiCad 6.0.7:

• The publisher is: www.kicad.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall KiCad 6.0.7.


8. After removing KiCad 6.0.7, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong KiCad 6.0.7 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KiCad 6.0.7 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove KiCad 6.0.7 by KiCad from your computer, nor are we saying that KiCad 6.0.7 by KiCad is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove KiCad 6.0.7 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.