MiKTeX
A way to uninstall MiKTeX from your computer
This info is about MiKTeX for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by MiKTeX.org. Further information on MiKTeX.org can be seen here. You can see more info about MiKTeX at https://miktex.org/about. MiKTeX is usually set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9 folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. You can remove MiKTeX by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console.exe --start-page cleanup. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled miktex-console.exe and its approximative size is 874.00 KB (894976 bytes).The following executable files are contained in MiKTeX. They take 86.95 MB (91171128 bytes) on disk.
- biber.exe (27.75 MB)
- arctrl.exe (231.00 KB)
- cjklatex.exe (112.00 KB)
- findtexmf.exe (116.50 KB)
- gsf2pk.exe (167.00 KB)
- initexmf.exe (553.00 KB)
- mgs.exe (217.00 KB)
- miktex-afm2tfm.exe (105.00 KB)
- miktex-asy.exe (4.86 MB)
- miktex-autosp.exe (80.00 KB)
- miktex-axohelp.exe (133.00 KB)
- miktex-bg5conv.exe (36.00 KB)
- miktex-bibsort.exe (203.50 KB)
- miktex-bibtex.exe (290.00 KB)
- miktex-bibtex8.exe (208.00 KB)
- miktex-bibtexu.exe (214.50 KB)
- miktex-cef5conv.exe (39.50 KB)
- miktex-cefconv.exe (39.00 KB)
- miktex-cefsconv.exe (39.50 KB)
- miktex-cfftot1.exe (449.50 KB)
- miktex-chktex.exe (133.00 KB)
- miktex-console.exe (874.00 KB)
- miktex-console_admin.exe (874.00 KB)
- miktex-ctangle.exe (105.50 KB)
- miktex-cweave.exe (145.50 KB)
- miktex-devnag.exe (96.50 KB)
- miktex-dvicopy.exe (202.50 KB)
- miktex-dvipdfmx.exe (943.50 KB)
- miktex-dvipdft.exe (80.00 KB)
- miktex-dvipng.exe (157.50 KB)
- miktex-dvips.exe (319.00 KB)
- miktex-dvisvgm.exe (9.03 MB)
- miktex-dvitype.exe (185.00 KB)
- miktex-epsffit.exe (80.00 KB)
- miktex-epstopdf.exe (384.00 KB)
- miktex-extconv.exe (36.00 KB)
- miktex-fc-cache.exe (72.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-cat.exe (71.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-conflist.exe (66.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-list.exe (69.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-match.exe (69.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-pattern.exe (69.00 KB)
- miktex-fc-query.exe (69.00 KB)
- miktex-fc-scan.exe (68.50 KB)
- miktex-fc-validate.exe (69.50 KB)
- miktex-fribidixetex.exe (137.00 KB)
- miktex-gftodvi.exe (181.00 KB)
- miktex-gftopk.exe (141.00 KB)
- miktex-gftype.exe (171.00 KB)
- miktex-gregorio.exe (805.50 KB)
- miktex-hbf2gf.exe (102.00 KB)
- miktex-kpsewhich.exe (82.00 KB)
- miktex-lacheck.exe (123.50 KB)
- miktex-lua.exe (46.50 KB)
- miktex-luac.exe (47.50 KB)
- miktex-luahbtex.exe (6.15 MB)
- miktex-luatex.exe (6.12 MB)
- miktex-makebase.exe (157.50 KB)
- miktex-makefmt.exe (215.00 KB)
- miktex-makeindex.exe (151.50 KB)
- miktex-makemf.exe (163.50 KB)
- miktex-makepk.exe (206.00 KB)
- miktex-maketfm.exe (182.50 KB)
- miktex-mf.exe (701.50 KB)
- miktex-mft.exe (159.00 KB)
- miktex-mkocp.exe (70.50 KB)
- miktex-mmafm.exe (296.00 KB)
- miktex-mmpfb.exe (370.50 KB)
- miktex-mpost.exe (155.50 KB)
- miktex-odvicopy.exe (198.00 KB)
- miktex-ofm2opl.exe (210.00 KB)
- miktex-opl2ofm.exe (223.50 KB)
- miktex-otfinfo.exe (560.50 KB)
- miktex-otftotfm.exe (864.50 KB)
- miktex-otp2ocp.exe (90.00 KB)
- miktex-outocp.exe (70.50 KB)
- miktex-ovf2ovp.exe (240.50 KB)
- miktex-ovp2ovf.exe (244.50 KB)
- miktex-patgen.exe (161.00 KB)
- miktex-pdfattach.exe (73.50 KB)
- miktex-pdfdetach.exe (79.50 KB)
- miktex-pdffonts.exe (79.50 KB)
- miktex-pdfimages.exe (94.50 KB)
- miktex-pdfinfo.exe (143.00 KB)
- miktex-pdfseparate.exe (74.00 KB)
- miktex-pdftex.exe (2.51 MB)
- miktex-pdftocairo.exe (212.00 KB)
- miktex-pdftohtml.exe (198.50 KB)
- miktex-pdftoppm.exe (88.50 KB)
- miktex-pdftops.exe (88.00 KB)
- miktex-pdftosrc.exe (1.46 MB)
- miktex-pdftotext.exe (121.00 KB)
- miktex-pdfunite.exe (100.50 KB)
- miktex-pk2bm.exe (72.50 KB)
- miktex-pltotf.exe (171.50 KB)
- miktex-pmxab.exe (630.50 KB)
- miktex-pooltype.exe (122.00 KB)
- miktex-prepmx.exe (188.00 KB)
- miktex-ps2pk.exe (206.00 KB)
- miktex-psbook.exe (77.00 KB)
- miktex-psnup.exe (87.00 KB)
- miktex-psresize.exe (85.50 KB)
- miktex-psselect.exe (78.00 KB)
- miktex-pstops.exe (86.50 KB)
- miktex-rebar.exe (45.00 KB)
- miktex-rungs.exe (62.00 KB)
- miktex-scor2prt.exe (121.50 KB)
- miktex-sjisconv.exe (36.00 KB)
- miktex-synctex.exe (204.00 KB)
- miktex-t1dotlessj.exe (368.00 KB)
- miktex-t1lint.exe (321.00 KB)
- miktex-t1rawafm.exe (326.00 KB)
- miktex-t1reencode.exe (360.50 KB)
- miktex-t1testpage.exe (341.00 KB)
- miktex-t4ht.exe (96.00 KB)
- miktex-tangle.exe (165.00 KB)
- miktex-tex.exe (586.50 KB)
- miktex-tex2aspc.exe (45.50 KB)
- miktex-tex4ht.exe (170.50 KB)
- miktex-texworks.exe (7.02 MB)
- miktex-tftopl.exe (174.00 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 20.11 of MiKTeX. For more MiKTeX versions please click below:
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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall MiKTeX.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall MiKTeX from your computer:
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX
The files below were left behind on your disk by MiKTeX when you uninstall it:
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\biblatex\biblatex-examples.bib
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\biblatex\biblatex-examples.bltxml
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\bibtex\xampl.bib
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\oberdiek\oberdiek-bundle.bib
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\oberdiek\oberdiek-source.bib
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\biblatex\biblatex.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\abbrv.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\acm.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\alpha.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\apalike.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\ieeetr.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\plain.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\siam.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\unsrt.bst
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\british\README_en_GB.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\british\wordlist_marcoagpinto_20200201_233820w.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\english\license.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\english\README.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\english\README_en_US.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\english\WordNet_license.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\french\README_fr.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\COPYING_GPLv2
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\COPYING_GPLv3
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\COPYING_LGPL_v2.0.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\COPYING_LGPL_v2.1.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\COPYING_OASIS.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\README_de_DE_frami.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\dicts\german\README_extension_owner.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\cm\README
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\courier\COPYRIGHT
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\csfonts\cs-fonts.doc
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\00bugs.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\00error.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\00files.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\00inst.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\00readme.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\copyrite.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\dc-chg.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\dcdoc.dvi
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\dcdoc.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\ec-chg.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\ecstdedt.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\tc-chg.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\ec\tcstdedt.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\GUST-FONT-LICENSE.TXT
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\lm-hist.txt
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\lm-info.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\MANIFEST-Latin-Modern.TXT
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\README-Latin-Modern.TXT
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmot1.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmot1.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmot4.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmot4.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmqx.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmqx.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmt1.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmt1.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmts1.pdf
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\lm\tstlmts1.tex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\fonts\rsfs\README
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\generic\dehyph\README
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\generic\ruhyphen\README
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\ghostscript\COPYING
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\ghostscript\LICENSE
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\latex\graphics-cfg\README.md
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\miktex\ghostscript-bin-x64\COPYING
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\miktex\ghostscript-bin-x64\LICENSE
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\miktex\yap.chm
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc\miktex\zip-bin-x64\LICENSE
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfmx.cfg.template
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfmx.unx.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfmx.win.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfmx-unsafe.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfmx\config\dvipdfmx.cfg.template
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfmx\config\dvipdfmx.unx.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfmx\config\dvipdfmx.win.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvipdfmx\config\dvipdfmx-unsafe.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\avantgar\config.uag
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\color.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\crop.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\finclude.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\hps.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\resolution400.ps
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\special.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\tex.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\texc.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\base\texps.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\bookman\config.ubk
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\alt-rule.pro
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\canonex.cfg
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.bakoma
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.canonex
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.cx
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.deskjet
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.dvired
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.epson
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.ibmvga
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.ljfour
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.luc
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\dvips\config\config.mbn
Registry keys:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\MiKTeX240400-core.DLL
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\MiKTeX240400-packagemanager.DLL
- 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.PackageManager
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.pdf.2.9
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.Session
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.sty.2.9
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MiKTeX.tex.2.9
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MiKTeX.org
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiKTeX
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MiKTeX.org
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\MiKTeX240400-core.DLL
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\MiKTeX240400-packagemanager.DLL
Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1215121647-1106315186-3238003410-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-console.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1215121647-1106315186-3238003410-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-console_admin.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1215121647-1106315186-3238003410-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-pdftex.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1215121647-1106315186-3238003410-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Downloads\basic-miktex-24.1-x64.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1215121647-1106315186-3238003410-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\program\engeeniring\latex\basic-miktex-20.11-x64.exe
A way to uninstall MiKTeX with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
MiKTeX is an application by the software company MiKTeX.org. Frequently, people want to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to remove MiKTeX 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find MiKTeX or simply activate the Search feature and type in "MiKTeX". If it is installed on your PC the MiKTeX application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click MiKTeX in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about MiKTeX, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The publisher is: https://miktex.org/about
- The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console.exe --start-page cleanup
8. After removing MiKTeX, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of MiKTeX which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing MiKTeX with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove MiKTeX by MiKTeX.org from your PC, nor are we saying that MiKTeX by MiKTeX.org is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove MiKTeX 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2020-12-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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