Waves Central

A way to uninstall Waves Central from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Waves Central for Windows. It is produced by Waves Audio Ltd. Check out here where you can find out more on Waves Audio Ltd. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Waves Central folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for removing Waves Central is C:\Program Files\Waves Central\Uninstall Waves Central.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 150.63 MB (157950568 bytes) on disk and is titled Waves Central.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Waves Central. They take 249.86 MB (262002296 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall Waves Central.exe (446.02 KB)
• Waves Central.exe (150.63 MB)
• elevate.exe (114.60 KB)
• instl-V10.exe (13.11 MB)
• instl-V9.exe (13.11 MB)
• instl.exe (3.21 MB)
• curl.exe (3.53 MB)
• wle.exe (1.44 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 web page applies to Waves Central version 14.0.7 alone. You can find here a few links to other Waves Central versions:

• 13.0.15
• 12.0.20
• 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
• 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
• 14.5.2
• 13.0.12
• 11.0.50
• 11.0.46
• 14.0.9
• 11.0.58
• 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
• 11.0.40
• 14.3.1
• 13.1.4
• 11.0.60

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you want to remove Waves Central from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\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 when you remove Waves Central:

• 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\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
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\instl.bundle\Contents\Win64\defaults\InstlClient.yaml

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

Additional values that are not removed:

• 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 erase Waves Central from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Waves Central is a program by the software company Waves Audio Ltd. Some users want to erase it. This is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action 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 a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Waves Central or simply click the Search feature and type in "Waves Central". If it is installed on your PC the Waves Central program will be found automatically. After you select Waves Central in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Waves Central, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Waves Central.


8. After uninstalling Waves Central, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Waves Central that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Waves Central using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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 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 for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Waves Central in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.