Installing CMake 3.7.0 on Windows 10

Installing CMake 3.7.0 on Windows 10

1. Download https://cmake.org/download/ > Platform > "Windows win64-x64 ZIP" > "cmake-3.7.0-rc1-win64-x64.zip", unzip as "C:\Program Files\cmake-3.7.0-rc1-win64-x64"

Note: It seems lucrative to download the common MSI file "cmake-3.7.0-rc1-win64-x64.msi" BUT it is used to install the CMake GUI which is designed to build the binary from CMake source files but NOT for installing the binaries. So DON'T waste your time to download the MSI file.

2. Add CMake's bin folder "C:\Program Files\cmake-3.7.0-rc1-win64-x64\bin" to System Envoronment Variables Path similar to JDK 

3. Run cmd.exe > "cmake --version" to verify the installation
C:\Users\rickypc>cmake --version
cmake version 3.7.0-rc1
CMake suite maintained and supported by Kitware (kitware.com/cmake).