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How to uninstall KiCad 7.0 from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall KiCad 7.0 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by KiCad. Further information on KiCad can be found here. More info about the application KiCad 7.0 can be found at . KiCad 7.0 is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0 directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling KiCad 7.0 is C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\uninstaller.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. kicad.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 6.49 MB (6806856 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in KiCad 7.0. They take 44.66 MB (46833046 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstaller.exe (67.66 KB)
  • bitmap2component.exe (5.77 MB)
  • crashpad_handler.exe (619.82 KB)
  • dxf2idf.exe (132.32 KB)
  • eeschema.exe (4.43 MB)
  • gerbview.exe (4.43 MB)
  • idf2vrml.exe (292.82 KB)
  • idfcyl.exe (50.82 KB)
  • idfrect.exe (44.82 KB)
  • kicad-cli.exe (4.61 MB)
  • kicad.exe (6.49 MB)
  • pcbnew.exe (4.43 MB)
  • pcb_calculator.exe (4.43 MB)
  • pl_editor.exe (4.43 MB)
  • python.exe (104.82 KB)
  • pythonw.exe (102.82 KB)
  • venvlauncher.exe (125.32 KB)
  • venvwlauncher.exe (123.82 KB)
  • _freeze_importlib.exe (28.82 KB)
  • wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (228.82 KB)
  • wininst-10.0.exe (198.32 KB)
  • wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (585.82 KB)
  • wininst-14.0.exe (459.32 KB)
  • wininst-6.0.exe (71.82 KB)
  • wininst-7.1.exe (75.82 KB)
  • wininst-8.0.exe (71.82 KB)
  • wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (230.82 KB)
  • wininst-9.0.exe (203.32 KB)
  • t32.exe (95.50 KB)
  • t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
  • t64.exe (105.50 KB)
  • w32.exe (89.50 KB)
  • w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
  • w64.exe (99.50 KB)
  • cli-32.exe (75.82 KB)
  • cli-64.exe (84.82 KB)
  • cli.exe (75.82 KB)
  • gui-32.exe (75.82 KB)
  • gui-64.exe (85.32 KB)
  • gui.exe (75.82 KB)
  • f2py.exe (115.73 KB)
  • normalizer.exe (115.76 KB)
  • pip3.exe (105.86 KB)
  • wheel.exe (115.73 KB)
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This page is about KiCad 7.0 version 7.0.5 alone. Click on the links below for other KiCad 7.0 versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_cvpcb.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_eeschema.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_freeze_importlib.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_gerbview.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_kipython.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_pcb_calculator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_pcbnew.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\_pl_editor.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\bitmap2component.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_atomic-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_chrono-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_container-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_context-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_contract-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_coroutine-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_date_time-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_fiber-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_filesystem-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_graph-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_iostreams-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_json-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_locale-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_log_setup-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_log-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_c99f-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_c99l-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_c99-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_tr1f-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_tr1l-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_math_tr1-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_nowide-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_prg_exec_monitor-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_program_options-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_random-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_regex-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_serialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_stacktrace_noop-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_stacktrace_windbg_cached-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_stacktrace_windbg-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_system-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_thread-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_timer-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_type_erasure-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_unit_test_framework-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_url-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_wave-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\boost_wserialization-vc143-mt-x64-1_81.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\brotlicommon.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\brotlidec.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\brotlienc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\bz2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\cairo-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\cairo-script-interpreter-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\charset-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\crashpad_handler.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\crashpad_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_asyncio.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_bz2.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_ctypes.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_decimal.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_elementtree.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_hashlib.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_lzma.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_msi.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_multiprocessing.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_overlapped.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_queue.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_socket.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_sqlite3.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_ssl.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_uuid.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\_zoneinfo.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\bz2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\libexpat.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\libffi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\liblzma.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\libssl-3-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\pyexpat.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\select.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\sqlite3.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\unicodedata.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\winsound.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\DLLs\zlib1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\dxf2idf.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\eeschema.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\fontconfig-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\freetype.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\gerbview.exe
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\getopt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\glew32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\harfbuzz.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\harfbuzz-subset.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\iconv-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\icudt72.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\icuin72.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\icuio72.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\icutu72.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\icuuc72.dll
  • C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\idf2vrml.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • 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.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.7.0
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KiCad
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad 7.0

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.7.0
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\kicad.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-652449585-1631838013-3225134362-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\kicad.exe


How to remove KiCad 7.0 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 7.0 is a program by the software company KiCad. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK way to remove KiCad 7.0 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate KiCad 7.0 or simply click the Search field and type in "KiCad 7.0". If it is installed on your PC the KiCad 7.0 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click KiCad 7.0 in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about KiCad 7.0, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for KiCad 7.0:





  • The web site of the application is: www.kicad.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\uninstaller.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove KiCad 7.0.
Uninstall KiCad 7.0


8. After uninstalling KiCad 7.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong KiCad 7.0 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling KiCad 7.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove KiCad 7.0 by KiCad from your PC, we are not saying that KiCad 7.0 by KiCad is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove KiCad 7.0 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.

2023-05-28 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-05-28 20:13:41.693