Waves Central

A guide to uninstall Waves Central from your PC

Waves Central is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Waves Audio Ltd. More information on Waves Audio Ltd can be seen here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Waves Central folder (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. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 168.87 MB (177076592 bytes) on disk and is named Waves Central.exe.

The executables below are part of Waves Central. They occupy an average of 267.94 MB (280957736 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall Waves Central.exe (446.77 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 (3.41 MB)
• curl.exe (3.18 MB)
• wle.exe (1.43 MB)
• vcredist_x86_2005.sp1.MFC.EXE (2.58 MB)
• vcredist_x86_2008_sp1.exe (4.27 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 page applies to Waves Central version 15.2.2 alone. For more Waves Central versions please click below:

• 15.4.7
• 13.0.15
• 12.0.20
• 15.5.5
• 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
• 14.0.9
• 11.0.58
• 16.0.4
• 14.0.8
• 14.1.1
• 12.0.15
• 12.0.11
• 13.3.1
• 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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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Waves Central.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Waves Central:

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\LICENSE.electron.txt
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\LICENSES.chromium.html
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\app.asar
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\app-update.yml
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\elevate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Resources\help\pybatch_help.txt
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_asyncio.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_decimal.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_elementtree.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_hashlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_lzma.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_overlapped.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_queue.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_socket.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_sqlite3.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_ssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_uuid.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\_win32sysloader.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\base_library.zip
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\certifi\cacert.pem
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\certifi\py.typed
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\charset_normalizer\md.cp39-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\charset_normalizer\md__mypyc.cp39-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\dde.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\compile-info.yaml
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\create-indexes.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\create-tables.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\create-triggers.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\create-views.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\drop-indexes.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\drop-triggers.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\drop-views.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\init-values.ddl
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\InstlAdmin.yaml

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

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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• 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

How to erase Waves Central with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Waves Central is an application released by the software company Waves Audio Ltd. Some computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to erase Waves Central is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Waves Central or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Waves Central". If it is installed on your PC the Waves Central program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Waves Central in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Waves Central, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Waves Central.


8. After removing Waves Central, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Waves Central which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Waves Central with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Waves Central by Waves Audio Ltd from your PC, we are not saying that Waves Central by Waves Audio Ltd is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Waves Central supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.