Waves Central

How to uninstall Waves Central from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Waves Central for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Waves Audio Ltd. Open here where you can find out more on Waves Audio Ltd. Waves Central is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Waves Central folder, subject to the user's option. Waves Central's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Waves Central\Uninstall Waves Central.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 125.32 MB (131406120 bytes) on disk and is named Waves Central.exe.

Waves Central is composed of the following executables which take 219.12 MB (229765944 bytes) on disk:

• Uninstall Waves Central.exe (439.97 KB)
• Waves Central.exe (125.32 MB)
• elevate.exe (111.79 KB)
• instl-V10.exe (13.10 MB)
• instl-V9.exe (13.10 MB)
• cofix.exe (3.94 MB)
• instl.exe (3.30 MB)
• curl.exe (3.53 MB)
• wle.exe (1.39 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 (14.38 MB)
• VC_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.0.19 of Waves Central. For other Waves Central versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 11.0.41
• 13.4.1
• 11.0.40
• 14.3.1
• 13.1.4
• 11.0.60

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Waves Central.

Folders that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

• 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\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\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\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Info.xml
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Resources\cofix.ico
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Resources\cofix.rc
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Resources\cofix.res
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Resources\IconResourceCofix.rc
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Resources\IconResourceCofix.res
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_asyncio.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_decimal.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_elementtree.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_hashlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_lzma.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_overlapped.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_socket.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_sqlite3.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_ssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_win32sysloader.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\_yaml.cp36-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\base_library.zip
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\certifi\cacert.pem
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\cofix.exe
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\mfc140u.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\psutil\_psutil_windows.cp36-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\pyexpat.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\python36.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\pythoncom36.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\pywintypes36.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\select.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\unicodedata.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\VCRUNTIME140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Waves Central\resources\res\external\bin\Cofix.bundle\Contents\Win64\win32api.pyd

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 values:

• 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 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Waves Central is an application by the software company Waves Audio Ltd. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE procedure 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Waves Central or simply activate the Search field and type in "Waves Central". If it exists on your system the Waves Central program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Waves Central in the list , some data regarding the program is shown to you:

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

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


8. After uninstalling Waves Central, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Waves Central that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Waves Central using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able 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 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.