MiKTeX

A guide to uninstall MiKTeX from your computer

This page is about MiKTeX for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by MiKTeX.org. More data about MiKTeX.org can be found here. More data about the app MiKTeX can be seen at https://miktex.org/about. Usually the MiKTeX program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\MiKTeX directory, depending on the user's option during setup. MiKTeX's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console_admin.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 595.00 KB (609280 bytes) on disk and is called miktex-tex.exe.

MiKTeX is comprised of the following executables which take 90.00 MB (94374765 bytes) on disk:

• biber.exe (30.26 MB)
• arctrl.exe (233.00 KB)
• cjklatex.exe (113.50 KB)
• findtexmf.exe (118.50 KB)
• gsf2pk.exe (169.00 KB)
• initexmf.exe (563.00 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 (994.50 KB)
• miktex-console_admin.exe (994.50 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 (953.00 KB)
• miktex-dvipdft.exe (82.50 KB)
• miktex-dvipng.exe (159.00 KB)
• miktex-dvips.exe (323.00 KB)
• miktex-dvisvgm.exe (9.08 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 (182.50 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 (708.50 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 (2.53 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 (595.00 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 page applies to MiKTeX version 21.2 alone. You can find below a few links to other MiKTeX releases:

• 23.4
• 21.6
• 23.10
• 21.8
• 20.6.29
• 22.10
• 21.1
• 21.12
• 2.3
• 20.11

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove MiKTeX.

Folders left behind when you uninstall MiKTeX:

• 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 were 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\080cc65600bad3ad073eca449ff2ee9f-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\1a44bcfc0ba778cede003d81ac44b6b8-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\1da8455630d3667688a96ea61a431f80-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\228718a1c246e6e655ea26ba82634967-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\24a11e5a9b1e3cfe879c7cf80495779d-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\3636bbaae0dbe9c913aa962aa5e2b423-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\3c02a3492cca58d54f3b32a35a380f7b-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\3fa79bc9b69f7680f6e203bb81242ccf-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\4057d2f2d7b7a7dd37b216d4cf74718a-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\41407c8b4cf0bdb53457083e11b41c22-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\4225c681f46e23627c29fc86c754bd68-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\42c93c074a99d8e1a0c6b76399337c1e-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\4556ef3a342acbe2259663d489c96403-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\4a6d85a0155a6cddf087d993b080d181-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\4cbb6b3b44b487bd5e59d3706156cd43-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\5cac451ca68e263cbc1c988ec27aa7b4-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\5ec163e16756b5f5c6f38d1ec8b554ca-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\60c3b4c473ec816085137dc230d736fa-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\61926f96ebc4f2a205009e63b2e1cc6e-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\6e976ea8eb2f70fc4d3057d053935c8d-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\737722a0b6e2fca3a1a3ca229c23697f-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\7b89c93015197ed82569eccb48c4568c-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\7feed48387a420c08a76e5a160ae1340-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\86838fc215920b4e2267d195cc7fc204-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\8d51356f4bb435f1b6f84a242a76b34c-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\92edd69ded3a2a0ca60f8a91edfdb214-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\a95f59fbe4804e9d321b1891a0c18fee-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\ad100f1dd2e06a69fd89b62d91367e5b-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\bad1accd7ab23056b642e905340c173c-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\be41efa62d5487b39b19dac44bb36f8a-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\c7802d2ec349e86d8deae6fd7e2ee983-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\CACHEDIR.TAG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\cdec0a6e73d9417ff1f51e02db2ca262-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\d06f50544cff4c2832cebd242de19bdf-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\d8a6b006faaac5f8850c6b616be6a993-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\e0a0961b34d4ac37bd65911b25d3df5e-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\f7b4715fa3d750de415ce90e1dc04d8c-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fontconfig\cache\feb2de5681884ff2a3462ed5ee3ae0e3-le64.cache-7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvipdfmx\kanjix.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\builtin35.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\download35.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\ps2pk.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\psfonts.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\psfonts_pk.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\dvips\psfonts_t1.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\pdftex\pdftex.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\pdftex\pdftex_dl14.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\fonts\map\pdftex\pdftex_ndl14.map
• 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\1593533f207fe9885520b3b2225f4680.fndb-5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\610ef8619a71167bb11e47073088e910.fndb-5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\acd26cb34199c0388ed60fdd8e32f206.fndb-5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\data\le\df2c24cb21984fa85003c1ecc818ff83.fndb-5
• 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\epstopdf.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\initexmf.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\makefmt\pdflatex\2025-01-27-12-34-10.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\miktex\log\miktex_2025-01-27-124234.out
• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\pdftex\config\pdftex.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\pdftex\config\pdftex_dl14.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\pdftex\config\pdftex_ndl14.map
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Local_Programs_MiKTeX_miktex_bin_x64_miktex-console_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Local_Programs_MiKTeX_miktex_bin_x64_miktex-texworks_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\biblatex\biblatex-examples.bib
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\biblatex\biblatex-examples.bltxml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\bibtex\xampl.bib
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\oberdiek\oberdiek-bundle.bib
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bib\oberdiek\oberdiek-source.bib
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\biblatex\biblatex.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\abbrv.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\acm.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\alpha.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\apalike.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\ieeetr.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\plain.bst
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\bibtex\bst\bibtex\siam.bst

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• 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

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-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\initexmf.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdflatex.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\miktex-console.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\miktex-update.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\miktex-update_admin.tmp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\Downloads\org.miktex.MiKTeX64-21.2-basic-miktex-21.2-x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Setup\Office\Latex\phan mem\basic-miktex-2.9.6361-x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4292571192-1497256250-3245175533-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Setup\Office\Latex\phan mem\phanmem\basic-miktex-23.10-x64.exe

How to delete MiKTeX from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

MiKTeX is an application released by MiKTeX.org. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall this application. This is efortful because removing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall MiKTeX is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find MiKTeX or simply click the Search field and type in "MiKTeX". If it is installed on your PC the MiKTeX app will be found very quickly. When you select MiKTeX in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding MiKTeX, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for MiKTeX:

• The software company is: https://miktex.org/about
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex/bin/x64\miktex-console_admin.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove MiKTeX.


8. After removing MiKTeX, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of MiKTeX which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling MiKTeX with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 text only contains detailed instructions 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' PCs.