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A way to uninstall MiKTeX from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove MiKTeX for Windows. The Windows release was created by MiKTeX.org. Go over here where you can get more info on MiKTeX.org. You can see more info related to MiKTeX at . Usually the MiKTeX application is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9 directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall 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. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. MiKTeX's main file takes about 953.50 KB (976384 bytes) and its name is miktex-console.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in MiKTeX. They take 89.89 MB (94251373 bytes) on disk.

  • biber.exe (30.26 MB)
  • arctrl.exe (232.50 KB)
  • cjklatex.exe (113.50 KB)
  • findtexmf.exe (118.50 KB)
  • gsf2pk.exe (169.00 KB)
  • initexmf.exe (562.00 KB)
  • mgs.exe (217.00 KB)
  • miktex-afm2tfm.exe (107.00 KB)
  • miktex-asy.exe (4.87 MB)
  • miktex-autosp.exe (81.50 KB)
  • miktex-axohelp.exe (134.50 KB)
  • miktex-bg5conv.exe (37.00 KB)
  • miktex-bibsort.exe (205.00 KB)
  • miktex-bibtex.exe (297.50 KB)
  • miktex-bibtex8.exe (209.50 KB)
  • miktex-bibtexu.exe (216.50 KB)
  • miktex-cef5conv.exe (41.00 KB)
  • miktex-cefconv.exe (41.00 KB)
  • miktex-cefsconv.exe (41.00 KB)
  • miktex-cfftot1.exe (451.50 KB)
  • miktex-chktex.exe (134.00 KB)
  • miktex-console.exe (953.50 KB)
  • miktex-console_admin.exe (953.50 KB)
  • miktex-ctangle.exe (107.00 KB)
  • miktex-cweave.exe (148.00 KB)
  • miktex-devnag.exe (98.00 KB)
  • miktex-dvicopy.exe (203.00 KB)
  • miktex-dvipdfmx.exe (951.00 KB)
  • miktex-dvipdft.exe (82.50 KB)
  • miktex-dvipng.exe (159.00 KB)
  • miktex-dvips.exe (323.00 KB)
  • miktex-dvisvgm.exe (9.05 MB)
  • miktex-dvitype.exe (186.00 KB)
  • miktex-epsffit.exe (81.50 KB)
  • miktex-epstopdf.exe (388.50 KB)
  • miktex-extconv.exe (37.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-cache.exe (74.50 KB)
  • miktex-fc-cat.exe (73.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-conflist.exe (69.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-list.exe (70.50 KB)
  • miktex-fc-match.exe (71.50 KB)
  • miktex-fc-pattern.exe (70.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-query.exe (70.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-scan.exe (70.00 KB)
  • miktex-fc-validate.exe (71.00 KB)
  • miktex-fribidixetex.exe (138.50 KB)
  • miktex-gftodvi.exe (182.00 KB)
  • miktex-gftopk.exe (142.00 KB)
  • miktex-gftype.exe (172.00 KB)
  • miktex-gregorio.exe (806.50 KB)
  • miktex-hbf2gf.exe (104.50 KB)
  • miktex-kpsewhich.exe (83.50 KB)
  • miktex-lacheck.exe (125.00 KB)
  • miktex-lua.exe (47.50 KB)
  • miktex-luac.exe (48.50 KB)
  • miktex-luahbtex.exe (6.17 MB)
  • miktex-luatex.exe (6.14 MB)
  • miktex-makebase.exe (168.50 KB)
  • miktex-makefmt.exe (224.50 KB)
  • miktex-makeindex.exe (153.00 KB)
  • miktex-makemf.exe (166.50 KB)
  • miktex-makepk.exe (214.00 KB)
  • miktex-maketfm.exe (193.00 KB)
  • miktex-mf.exe (708.00 KB)
  • miktex-mft.exe (160.50 KB)
  • miktex-mkocp.exe (72.00 KB)
  • miktex-mmafm.exe (298.50 KB)
  • miktex-mmpfb.exe (373.00 KB)
  • miktex-mpost.exe (160.00 KB)
  • miktex-odvicopy.exe (199.50 KB)
  • miktex-ofm2opl.exe (211.50 KB)
  • miktex-opl2ofm.exe (225.00 KB)
  • miktex-otfinfo.exe (564.50 KB)
  • miktex-otftotfm.exe (867.50 KB)
  • miktex-otp2ocp.exe (91.50 KB)
  • miktex-outocp.exe (71.50 KB)
  • miktex-ovf2ovp.exe (243.00 KB)
  • miktex-ovp2ovf.exe (245.50 KB)
  • miktex-patgen.exe (162.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdfattach.exe (74.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdfdetach.exe (81.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdffonts.exe (80.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdfimages.exe (96.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdfinfo.exe (145.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdfseparate.exe (76.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdftex.exe (2.52 MB)
  • miktex-pdftocairo.exe (214.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdftohtml.exe (200.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdftoppm.exe (90.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdftops.exe (90.00 KB)
  • miktex-pdftosrc.exe (1.46 MB)
  • miktex-pdftotext.exe (122.50 KB)
  • miktex-pdfunite.exe (102.00 KB)
  • miktex-pk2bm.exe (74.00 KB)
  • miktex-pltotf.exe (174.00 KB)
  • miktex-pmxab.exe (631.50 KB)
  • miktex-pooltype.exe (123.50 KB)
  • miktex-prepmx.exe (189.00 KB)
  • miktex-ps2pk.exe (207.50 KB)
  • miktex-psbook.exe (78.50 KB)
  • miktex-psnup.exe (89.00 KB)
  • miktex-psresize.exe (87.00 KB)
  • miktex-psselect.exe (80.00 KB)
  • miktex-pstops.exe (87.50 KB)
  • miktex-rebar.exe (46.50 KB)
  • miktex-rungs.exe (64.00 KB)
  • miktex-scor2prt.exe (122.50 KB)
  • miktex-sjisconv.exe (37.00 KB)
  • miktex-synctex.exe (204.50 KB)
  • miktex-t1dotlessj.exe (369.50 KB)
  • miktex-t1lint.exe (322.50 KB)
  • miktex-t1rawafm.exe (328.00 KB)
  • miktex-t1reencode.exe (362.50 KB)
  • miktex-t1testpage.exe (342.50 KB)
  • miktex-t4ht.exe (97.50 KB)
  • miktex-tangle.exe (165.50 KB)
  • miktex-tex.exe (594.50 KB)
  • miktex-tex2aspc.exe (47.00 KB)
  • miktex-tex4ht.exe (172.50 KB)
  • miktex-texworks.exe (6.97 MB)
  • miktex-tftopl.exe (176.00 KB)
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The current web page applies to MiKTeX version 21.1 only. You can find here a few links to other MiKTeX versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling MiKTeX we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:
  • 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 when you uninstall 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\02f145a262b90dc8b8938f2a665aacd4-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\059b5ad9aec595b048a3a907e83db9c9-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\05f3608a84fce0c5fdda7008dc006cb5-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\08c2e40ee610fa451d7c65008fce6c30-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\08d3e11f5951cddf4e7bac20ee67ac85-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\0f111f0b761bd192b043ecb1b2a41e24-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\10213380e7de7895e93ec43ca6de2249-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\111c7e1ced2d7bb054c404932319d111-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\134250020b35351319706772c9c5f74a-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\201d3fba92cd74aac76343bd666cbc32-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\23c1ed4d5aac40c540f82287dfae7d96-le64.cache-7
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\35c574e5934cfd084a8925750977c68a-le64.cache-7
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\CACHEDIR.TAG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\cc492ce58e7ddd1aeb3348f7872e3ff8-le64.cache-7
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\fcb84e75c46f3ee8f5900882aae9e815-le64.cache-7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx1000.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx1200.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx1440.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx1728.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx2074.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecbx2488.pk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecrm1000.pk
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\pk\ljfour\jknappen\ec\dpi600\ecrm1728.pk

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MiKTeX
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MiKTeX.org

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2076099688-2729439367-4229072320-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume8\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\initexmf.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2076099688-2729439367-4229072320-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume8\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-console.exe


A way to erase MiKTeX using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MiKTeX is an application released by the software company MiKTeX.org. Frequently, users choose to remove this program. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 automatically. After you select MiKTeX in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


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





  • The web site of the program 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
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove MiKTeX.
Uninstall MiKTeX


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page 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. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove MiKTeX supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-02-11 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-02-11 08:50:22.243