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A guide to uninstall MiKTeX from your PC

MiKTeX is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by MiKTeX.org. Take a look here where you can find out more on MiKTeX.org. Detailed information about MiKTeX can be seen at . The program is frequently found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for removing MiKTeX is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console.exe --start-page cleanup. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. miktex-console.exe is the MiKTeX's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 993.50 KB (1017344 bytes) on disk.

MiKTeX installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 993.50 KB (1017344 bytes) on disk.

  • miktex-console.exe (993.50 KB)


This data is about MiKTeX version 21.6 only. You can find here a few links to other MiKTeX releases:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MiKTeX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX

The files below are left behind on your disk by MiKTeX's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm_dl14.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm_ndl14.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\builtin35.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\download35.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\ps2pk.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\psfonts.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\psfonts_pk.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\dvips\config\psfonts_t1.map
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\0049e4394a1f3a54f3990ff3ccd32eb1-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\026197db98a0ad0131ca15c28c72c45e-le64.cache-7
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\CACHEDIR.TAG
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\tcrm1000.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\cache\packages\miktex-zzdb1-2.9\mpm.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\cache\packages\miktex-zzdb3-2.9\package-manifests.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\1236c6e51fc6e8da1dcf397406813d87.fndb-5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\2b8f295346bfe1a3f6860f7f8ac1e446.fndb-5
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\mf.base
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\pdftex\pdflatex.fmt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\initexmf.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\latex.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\mf.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-asy.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-console.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-fc-cache.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-gftopk.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-makebase.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-makefmt.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-makepk.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-mf.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex-pdftex.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\mkfntmap.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\mpmcli.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\pdflatex.log

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.asy.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.bib.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.cls.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.dtx.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.dvi.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.ltx.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.pdf.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.sty.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.tex.2.9
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiKTeX
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MiKTeX.org

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids\MiKTeX.pdf.2.9
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-texworks.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-texworks.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX1\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-texworks.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX1\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-texworks.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\softwear\basic-miktex-20.6.29-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\softwear\basic-miktex-20.6.29-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to erase MiKTeX from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MiKTeX is an application marketed by the software company MiKTeX.org. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall MiKTeX 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find MiKTeX or simply click the Search field and type in "MiKTeX". The MiKTeX app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select MiKTeX in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about MiKTeX, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for MiKTeX:





  • The web site of the application is: https://miktex.org/about
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console.exe --start-page cleanup
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove MiKTeX.
Uninstall MiKTeX


8. After removing MiKTeX, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of MiKTeX which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling MiKTeX with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall MiKTeX by MiKTeX.org from your PC, we are not saying that MiKTeX by MiKTeX.org is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall MiKTeX in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-09-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-09-18 06:58:00.280