KiCad 7.0

A way to uninstall KiCad 7.0 from your computer

This web page is about KiCad 7.0 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by KiCad. You can read more on KiCad or check for application updates here. KiCad 7.0 is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0 folder, subject to the user's option. You can uninstall KiCad 7.0 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. kicad.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 6.54 MB (6855496 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in KiCad 7.0. They take 45.13 MB (47317703 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (130.92 KB)
• bitmap2component.exe (5.84 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (619.82 KB)
• dxf2idf.exe (132.32 KB)
• eeschema.exe (4.47 MB)
• gerbview.exe (4.47 MB)
• idf2vrml.exe (292.82 KB)
• idfcyl.exe (50.82 KB)
• idfrect.exe (44.82 KB)
• kicad-cli.exe (4.67 MB)
• kicad.exe (6.54 MB)
• pcbnew.exe (4.47 MB)
• pcb_calculator.exe (4.47 MB)
• pl_editor.exe (4.47 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)
• f2py.exe (115.78 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)
• normalizer.exe (115.75 KB)
• pip3.exe (105.86 KB)
• wheel.exe (115.73 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.0.9 of KiCad 7.0. You can find below info on other versions of KiCad 7.0:

• 7.0.11
• 7.0.9.44.624550
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.6.1.31.732262
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.101
• 31956.10271562
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.9.1.0.258184080
• 7.0.9.31.058904802
• 31627.5250126
• 7.0.113

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When planning to uninstall KiCad 7.0 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below remain on your disk by KiCad 7.0's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\25e03da0-6d11-468c-717f-2fa04247ce30.run\__sentry-breadcrumb1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\25e03da0-6d11-468c-717f-2fa04247ce30.run\__sentry-breadcrumb2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\25e03da0-6d11-468c-717f-2fa04247ce30.run\__sentry-event
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry-opt-in
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry-uid
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_bitmap2component_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_eeschema_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_gerbview_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_kicad_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_pcb_calculator_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_pcbnew_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_bin_pl_editor_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Apps_Kicad_uninstaller_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\3d_viewer.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\cvpcb.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\eeschema.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\fpedit.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\fp-lib-table
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\kicad.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\kicad_common.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\pcbnew.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\symbol_editor.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\sym-lib-table

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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

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

• 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\F:\Apps\Kicad\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Apps\Kicad\bin\kicad.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Apps\Kicad\bin\pcbnew.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Apps\Kicad\bin\pl_editor.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete KiCad 7.0 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 7.0 is an application by the software company KiCad. Some users try to erase this program. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY practice to erase KiCad 7.0 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find KiCad 7.0 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "KiCad 7.0". If it exists on your system the KiCad 7.0 application will be found very quickly. After you click KiCad 7.0 in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding KiCad 7.0, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall KiCad 7.0.


8. After removing KiCad 7.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong KiCad 7.0 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing KiCad 7.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove KiCad 7.0 by KiCad from your computer, nor are we saying that KiCad 7.0 by KiCad is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove KiCad 7.0 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.