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How to uninstall WavePad Sound Editor from your computer

WavePad Sound Editor is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by NCH Software. Take a look here for more information on NCH Software. More details about the software WavePad Sound Editor can be seen at . The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. You can remove WavePad Sound Editor by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\wavepad.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 9.54 MB (9999776 bytes) on disk and is labeled wavepad.exe.

WavePad Sound Editor installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 13.22 MB (13863152 bytes) on disk.

  • mp3el3.exe (159.92 KB)
  • wavepad.exe (9.54 MB)
  • wavepadsetup_v20.26.exe (3.53 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 20.26 of WavePad Sound Editor. For other WavePad Sound Editor versions please click below:

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Many files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you remove WavePad Sound Editor from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WavePad Sound Editor:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad

The files below remain on your disk when you remove WavePad Sound Editor:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\mp3el3.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\shellmenu.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\shellmenua.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\shellmenub.msix
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\wavepad.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\wavepadsetup_v20.26.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\3gpfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\aacfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AIFFFile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\aiffile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX2jm25qtmp2qxstv333wv5mne3k5bf4bm\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX6eg8h5sxqq90pv53845wmnbewywdqq5h\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppXqj98qxeaynz6dv4459ayz6bnqxbyaqcs\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ASFFile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AUFile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\caffile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dctfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ds2file\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dssfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\flacfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.aifc\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.cda\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4a\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4b\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.m4r\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.mov\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.mp2\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\iTunes.mp3\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mkvfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpegfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpgfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NCH.WavePad.wpp\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\oggfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickTime.gsm\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickTime.qcp\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickTime.sd2\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickTime.smf\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.3ga\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.3gp\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aac\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.act\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aif\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aifc\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aiff\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.amr\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ape\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.asf\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.au\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aud\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.aup\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.caf\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.cda\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.dart\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.dct\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ds2\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.dss\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.dvf\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.dvs\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.flac\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.flv\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.gsm\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.m4a\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.m4b\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.m4r\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mid\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.midi\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mkv\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mod\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.moh\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mov\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp1\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp2\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp4\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpc\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpeg\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpg\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpga\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.msv\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.oga\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ogg\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.opus\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.qcp\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ra\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ram\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.raw\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rcd\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rec\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rm\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.rmj\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.sd2\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.shn\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.smf\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.spx\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.voc\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.vox\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wav\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wma\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wmv\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wpp\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wv\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wavfile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\wmafile\Shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMP11.AssocFile.MIDI\shell\Edit with WavePad Sound Editor


A way to uninstall WavePad Sound Editor with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WavePad Sound Editor is a program released by the software company NCH Software. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to erase WavePad Sound Editor 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WavePad Sound Editor or simply click the Search feature and type in "WavePad Sound Editor". If it is installed on your PC the WavePad Sound Editor app will be found automatically. When you select WavePad Sound Editor in the list , the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding WavePad Sound Editor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for WavePad Sound Editor:





  • The web site of the program is: www.nch.com.au/wavepad/support.html
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\WavePad\wavepad.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WavePad Sound Editor.
Uninstall WavePad Sound Editor


8. After removing WavePad Sound Editor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WavePad Sound Editor that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WavePad Sound Editor with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WavePad Sound Editor by NCH Software from your PC, we are not saying that WavePad Sound Editor by NCH Software is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WavePad Sound Editor supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-06-26 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-26 10:02:00.010