Waves Central

How to uninstall Waves Central from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Waves Central for Windows. It is written by Waves Audio Ltd. Go over here where you can get more info on Waves Audio Ltd. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Waves Central directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Waves Central by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Waves Central\Uninstall Waves Central.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Waves Central.exe is the Waves Central's primary executable file and it occupies around 168.87 MB (177076592 bytes) on disk.

Waves Central contains of the executables below. They take 269.03 MB (282094840 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall Waves Central.exe (446.82 KB)
• Waves Central.exe (168.87 MB)
• elevate.exe (115.36 KB)
• instl-V10.exe (13.11 MB)
• instl-V9.exe (13.11 MB)
• instl.exe (4.44 MB)
• curl.exe (3.18 MB)
• wle.exe (1.47 MB)
• vcredist_x86_2005.sp1.exe (2.58 MB)
• vcredist_x86_2008.sp1.exe (4.28 MB)
• vcredist_x64_2012.exe (6.85 MB)
• vcredist_x86_2012.exe (6.25 MB)
• vcredist_x64_2013.exe (6.86 MB)
• VC_redist.x64.exe (24.29 MB)
• VC_redist.x86.exe (13.19 MB)

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The current web page applies to Waves Central version 15.5.5 alone. You can find here a few links to other Waves Central releases:

• 15.4.7
• 13.0.15
• 12.0.20
• 14.0.7
• 13.0.9
• 12.0.8
• 13.3.2
• 15.0.2
• 15.1.3
• 13.2.4
• 13.5.3
• 12.0.16
• 13.0.10
• 15.0.3
• 12.0.7
• 15.3.3
• 14.4.3
• 14.3.2
• 15.2.3
• 14.0.6
• 12.0.12
• 11.0.53
• 14.6.3
• 11.0.43
• 14.6.2
• 11.0.55
• 14.4.2
• 15.4.4
• 14.5.2
• 13.0.12
• 11.0.50
• 11.0.46
• 16.0.7
• 14.0.9
• 11.0.58
• 16.0.4
• 14.0.8
• 14.1.1
• 12.0.15
• 12.0.11
• 13.3.1
• 15.2.2
• 12.0.19
• 11.0.41
• 13.4.1
• 15.4.5
• 11.0.40
• 14.3.1
• 13.1.4
• 11.0.60

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you want to remove Waves Central from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Waves Central:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central

The files below are left behind on your disk by Waves Central when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Preferences\Waves Central.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\after-sync-sync-folder-manifest.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-products.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-products.timings.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-products.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-products_require_after.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-samples.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-samples.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-samples_require_after.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy_15-20250530184335-samples_require_before.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy-output-20250530184335.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\install\synccopy-run-list-20250530184335.irl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\instl\instl.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\doit-output-15-20250526214244.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\doit-output-16-20250530183732.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\doit-run-list-15-20250526214244.irl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\doit-run-list-16-20250530183732.irl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_15-20250526214244.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_15-20250526214244.timings.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_15-20250526214244.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_16-20250530183732.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_16-20250530183732.timings.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\permissionFixer\permission-fixer_16-20250530183732.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\unloadRunningProcesses\doit-output-16-20250530184318.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\unloadRunningProcesses\doit-run-list-16-20250530184318.irl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\unloadRunningProcesses\unload_running_processes_16-20250530184318.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\unloadRunningProcesses\unload_running_processes_16-20250530184318.timings.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\unloadRunningProcesses\unload_running_processes_16-20250530184318.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\versionManager\organizer_16-20250530184335.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\Waves-Central.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio\Waves Central\Logs\wle.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\DawnCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\DawnCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\DawnCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\DawnCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\DawnCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\free-plugin-pack.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\short-curves-aq-central-banner-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\short-illugen-for-sbs-no-coupon-central-banner-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\short-memorial-day-sale-may-25.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\short-olm-central-for-sbs-dec-2023.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\short-vocal-sale-may-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\tall-curves-aq-ultimate-central-banner-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\tall-illugen-for-sbs-no-coupon-central-banner-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\tall-memorial-day-sale-may-25.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\tall-olm-central-for-sbs-dec-2023.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\tall-vocal-sale-may-2025.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Images\waves-stream.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Network\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Network\Trust Tokens
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Shared Dictionary\cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\Shared Dictionary\db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Waves Central\SharedStorage

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\waves-central
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ab507e17-892b-5203-838d-d58d8d09c50f}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\Redistributables\2005\vcredist_x86_2005.sp1.MFC.EXE.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\Redistributables\2005\vcredist_x86_2005.sp1.MFC.EXE.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Waves Central\Waves Central.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Waves Central\Waves Central.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove Waves Central from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Waves Central is a program released by the software company Waves Audio Ltd. Frequently, users try to uninstall this program. This can be hard because removing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Waves Central 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Waves Central or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Waves Central". The Waves Central application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Waves Central in the list of programs, 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 Waves Central, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Waves Central.


8. After removing Waves Central, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Waves Central which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Waves Central with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Waves Central by Waves Audio Ltd from your computer, we are not saying that Waves Central by Waves Audio Ltd is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Waves Central in case you want to. 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.