SoundID Reference

How to uninstall SoundID Reference from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove SoundID Reference for Windows. It is produced by Sonarworks. Open here where you can get more info on Sonarworks. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide folder (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for SoundID Reference is MsiExec.exe /X{45635948-6221-4762-B5CE-83EB5C2609BF}. SoundID Reference.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 26.05 MB (27313152 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in SoundID Reference. They take 31.61 MB (33143808 bytes) on disk.

• SoundID Reference.exe (26.05 MB)
• APOConfigService.exe (3.13 MB)
• SonarworksDriverInterfaceServer.exe (1.24 MB)
• SonarworksWDMDriverService.exe (1.19 MB)

The current web page applies to SoundID Reference version 5.3.1.183 only. You can find here a few links to other SoundID Reference releases:

• 5.1.2.3
• 5.0.3.130
• 5.1.1.64
• 5.7.2.5
• 5.12.1.14
• 5.3.1.178
• 5.2.2.20
• 5.9.2.5
• 5.0.0.410
• 5.7.3.17
• 5.0.2.167
• 5.2.1.3
• 5.9.1.4
• 5.11.1.3
• 5.3.2.105
• 5.11.0.20
• 5.0.1.38
• 5.6.1.4
• 5.7.2.14
• 5.7.1.5
• 5.12.1.8
• 5.2.0.59
• 5.12.0.50
• 5.3.0.633
• 5.7.2.7
• 5.12.1.36
• 5.4.0.83
• 5.6.0.9
• 5.0.0.409
• 5.12.0.49
• 5.12.1.41
• 5.2.3.2
• 5.10.0.54
• 5.8.0.231
• 5.9.1.3
• 5.9.0.37
• 5.12.2.1
• 5.0.0.414
• 5.7.0.85
• 5.7.2.8
• 5.5.0.18
• 5.0.0.413
• 5.1.0.72
• 5.9.2.2
• 5.11.0.19

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall SoundID Reference:

• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide

The files below remain on your disk by SoundID Reference when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\APO\APOConfigService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\APO\APOConfigService.log
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\APO\SonarworksAPODriver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\APO\SonarworksMDAPODriver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\SoundID Reference.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\VirtualASIO\SonarworksASIODriver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\WDMDriverManagement\SonarworksWDMDriverService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\Winx64\soundidreference.cat
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\Winx64\soundidreference.inf
• C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\Winx64\soundidreference.sys
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.13676.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.14200.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.14400.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.15460.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.15540.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SoundID Reference.exe.15852.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Sonarworks_SoundID Reference_Measure_Reference Measure_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sonarworks\Installer\SoundID Reference Installer.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{45635948-6221-4762-B5CE-83EB5C2609BF}\APPICON

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\84953654122626745BEC38BEC56290FB
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\SoundID Reference (1)_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\SoundID Reference (1)_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\SoundID Reference_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\SoundID Reference_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{45635948-6221-4762-B5CE-83EB5C2609BF}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\SoundID Reference.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\SoundID Reference.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\84953654122626745BEC38BEC56290FB\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\APO\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\locales\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\swiftshader\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\VirtualASIO\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\WDMDriverManagement\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sonarworks\SoundID Reference\Systemwide\Winx64\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{45635948-6221-4762-B5CE-83EB5C2609BF}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SonarworksAPOConfigService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SonarworksWDMDriverService\ImagePath

How to delete SoundID Reference with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SoundID Reference is a program marketed by Sonarworks. Frequently, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to erase SoundID Reference 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate SoundID Reference or simply click the Search field and type in "SoundID Reference". If it exists on your system the SoundID Reference application will be found automatically. After you click SoundID Reference in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding SoundID Reference, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall SoundID Reference.


8. After removing SoundID Reference, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of SoundID Reference which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling SoundID Reference with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove SoundID Reference by Sonarworks from your computer, we are not saying that SoundID Reference by Sonarworks is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove SoundID Reference 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.