Compass

How to uninstall Compass from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Compass for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Widex. More data about Widex can be found here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Compass is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{67D66864-1307-4566-A5E9-0A25BB5985EF}\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. Compass.exe is the Compass's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.79 MB (1873920 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Compass. They take 19.49 MB (20435856 bytes) on disk.

• Audiogram.exe (1.04 MB)
• Compass.exe (1.79 MB)
• Com_hook.exe (46.52 KB)
• ISHelperTest.exe (373.00 KB)
• modinst.exe (907.00 KB)
• OfflineInstall.exe (833.98 KB)
• RegAsm.exe (52.00 KB)
• RegSvrUI.exe (467.50 KB)
• Splash.exe (1.36 MB)
• tregsvrsm.exe (54.00 KB)
• ReadyFor.exe (7.55 MB)
• TeamViewerQS_en.exe (5.08 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.9.2 of Compass. Click on the links below for other Compass versions:

• 5.4
• 5.6.2
• 5.6
• 5.6.3
• 5.1.2
• 5.7
• 5.9.1
• 5.5.1
• 5.8
• 5.7.2
• 5.1
• 5.1.1
• 5.7.1

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If you're planning to uninstall Compass you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Compass:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Compass
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Compass-14122023-121112

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\ACSWIT32.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\ais.wav
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\AisBmp.Bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\audiogr.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Audiogram.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\AuODir.wmf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Bplusfit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\BravoFamilyHandlerProject.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\C3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\C3PrintHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\C4SVXControl.ocx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\cc3270.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Com_hook.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Compass.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Compass.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\cphasim.def
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\cphasimL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\cphasimR.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\dbgsubst.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\ddata.eks
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\defdata.adb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Austria.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Belgium-FL.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Belgium-FR.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Canada.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\China.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Czech Republic.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Denmark.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Finland.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Germany.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\International.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Ireland.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Israel.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Italy.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Japan.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Netherlands.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\New Zealand.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Norway.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Poland.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Sweden.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Switzerland-FR.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\Switzerland-GE.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\UK.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\USA.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DevInfo\WPR1.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DexMatchingEnd.wav
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DigiAFamilyHandlerProject.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Dirfarver.wmf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DivaFamilyHandlerProject.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DivaFit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\dscABE5.tmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\dscr7d35.rra
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\dscrt30.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\dslmio.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\DSLmioC.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Audiogram.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\CLEARcolours.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Compass Manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Compass V4 manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Compass V5 manual.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Compass.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\InfoPanelText.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\LRen-CA.lrf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Manidx.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\Manidx-v5.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AK19.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AK9.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AK9e.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKCIC.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKm.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKOM19.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKOM9.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKOMM.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKOMX.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKOMXP.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKX.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\AKXP.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B1.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B11.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B12.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B1X.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B2.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B2CIC.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B2X.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\B32.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BB4.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV18.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV19.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV38.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV8.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV8e.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV9.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BV9X.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BVCIC.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\BVXP.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\C18.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\C18+.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\C19.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\C19+.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\en-CA\ProdInfo\C29.pdf

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Compass.C3AmplifitFtg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Compass.C3NoahComIntf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Compass.NOAH3Info
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Compass3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Widex\Compass
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0548C5E89ACEFA54CA8F75D36ECECB3F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7570CED58F38C1944AC16F638256B8FC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\95DFB9016BF395448971F76E46BA1A88
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F38E080A41DC9A40A5168CDF454E02F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DEFC678EB62803447A8BD4EACD985314
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Compass_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Compass_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{67D66864-1307-4566-A5E9-0A25BB5985EF}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Devices.Sensors.Compass
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Devices.Sensors.Internal.Compass
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Widex\Compass
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Compass GPS DB Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Compass GPS SA Db Web Service

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\DEFC678EB62803447A8BD4EACD985314\Compass_GPS_Files
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\modinst.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\modinst.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\OfflineInstall.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Splash.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Splash.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\CompassGPS\Compass.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Widex\CompassGPS\Compass.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\HI-PRO\Classic\HI-PRO Install CD vers 1.00.00\Install\setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\HI-PRO\Classic\HI-PRO Install CD vers 1.00.00\setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\HI-PRO\USB\setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\0_NOAHlink Properties Program V01.56.05\Installation\Permissions.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\0_NOAHlink Properties Program V01.56.05\Installation\Permissions.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\NOAHlink Info\NOAHlinkInfo.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\OneDrive - Hearing Solutions\Desktop\07. WIDEX COMPASS 5.7\Compass 5.7.0 CD1\setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\OneDrive - Hearing Solutions\Desktop\07. WIDEX COMPASS 5.7\Compass 5.7.0 CD1\setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0548C5E89ACEFA54CA8F75D36ECECB3F\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7570CED58F38C1944AC16F638256B8FC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\95DFB9016BF395448971F76E46BA1A88\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9F38E080A41DC9A40A5168CDF454E02F\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DEFC678EB62803447A8BD4EACD985314\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Compass.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\OfflineInstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Widex\Compass\Splash.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Widex\CompassGPS\Compass.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Widex\CompassGPS\Widex.Compass.Updater.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk1\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\0_NOAHlink Properties Program V01.56.05\Installation\Permissions.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\0_NOAHlink Properties Program V01.56.05\Installation\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\Downloads\Compass_5_9_2_5941\Disk2\Support\NOAHlink\NOAHlink Info\NOAHlinkInfo.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1534365194-2993548377-3211983280-4207\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\phyllis.bensoussan\OneDrive - Hearing Solutions\Desktop\07. WIDEX COMPASS 5.7\Compass 5.7.0 CD1\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Compass GPS DB Service\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Compass GPS DB Service\DisplayName

How to erase Compass from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Compass is a program by Widex. Some users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to uninstall Compass 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Compass or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Compass". The Compass program will be found very quickly. After you click Compass in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Compass, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Compass.


8. After removing Compass, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Compass which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Compass using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Compass by Widex from your PC, nor are we saying that Compass by Widex is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Compass 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.