# V17 update made all waves plaug in vanish **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 6, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592 "2026-07-06T03:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bpaudio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@bpaudio](https://forum.waves.com/u/bpaudio)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/1 "2026-07-06T03:44:46Z")
EDIT: For now I uninstalled and went back to V16 so I can still work on my projects. “WaveShell1-VST3 16.7\_x64.vst3” doesn’t load. Prior to updating to V17 everything worked fine. Ive tried to repair, the permissions, the cache clear, the uninstall and reinstall. Ive tried removing the V17 shell and leaving the V16 shell (and vice versa). if there is no fix how do I roll back to all V16 plugs? ---
**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/2 "2026-07-06T04:13:28Z")
Every so often we all tend to run into issues. It’s impossible for anything to work 100% perfectly 100% of the time. In this particular instance deleting the DAW’s plugin cache, if you haven’t already tried that one as well as Wave Central’s cache can be extremely useful. Versions of the old code can tend to linger in these causing buggy behaviour. It’s also worthwhile making sure your DAW and OS are compatible with the new version. Sometimes it takes a DAW or Waves themselves a few months to address any specific issues that they have with new plugin releases. Rare, obscure bugs in particular can be hard to find and usually takes the large number of people you get from a public release for someone to find them. > **[Supported Hosts | Support](https://www.waves.com/support/tech-specs/supported-hosts)** > > This page lists all DAWs officially supported for each version of Waves plugins. > **[System Requirements | Support](https://www.waves.com/support/tech-specs/system-requirements)** > > This page will help you determine if your system specifications meet the requirements to run various versions of Waves plugins, Waves Central, and Waves applications. Don’t forget that there is also Support you can talk open up a discussion with if you can’t seem to find a solution… > **[Pardon Our Interruption](https://www.waves.com/contact-us)** ---
**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/3 "2026-07-06T10:40:07Z")
Hey @bpaudio, Welcome to the Waves Forum. Thank you for sharing the information about your current issue loading Waves plugins. We see you have already contacted our support team, and they have provided you with steps to try to resolve the issue. Feel free to share your experience and solution to the issue you reported. ---
**Author:** ![bpaudio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@bpaudio](https://forum.waves.com/u/bpaudio)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/4 "2026-07-06T13:03:14Z")
A;ready have tried, and read, these. But thanks. ---
**Author:** ![bpaudio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@bpaudio](https://forum.waves.com/u/bpaudio)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/5 "2026-07-06T13:55:24Z")
I have just rolled back to V16 plugs so I can continue working on my projects, ---
**Author:** ![jose.cassab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jose.cassab](https://forum.waves.com/u/jose.cassab)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/6 "2026-07-07T12:15:43Z")
actualizo la lv1 classic y no puedo cargar el plugins remplazador triger ---
**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/7 "2026-07-08T07:17:47Z")
Hi @jose.cassab, Welcome to the forum. Our technical support team will be following up with you via email soon regarding the plugin loading issue with your LV1 Classic update. ---
**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/8 "2026-07-10T11:07:54Z")
Support link… > **[Pardon Our Interruption](https://www.waves.com/contact-us)** ---
**Author:** ![bpaudio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@bpaudio](https://forum.waves.com/u/bpaudio)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/9 "2026-08-05T04:03:05Z")
8/4: latest update. SO the new versions of Waves Central downloaded and installed and none of my plug ins were working. this time I uninstalled "ALL waves related items including waves Central. I than did a full cleans of all folders marked waves. And then I did a reg search for anything related to waves and deleted all entries. Rebooted and installed Waves Central. Than installed my Version 17 plugs only. Now they all work…well the ones I installed anyway.. ---
**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/v17-update-made-all-waves-plaug-in-vanish/12592/10 "2026-08-07T02:29:09Z")
Glad to hear you got it all sorted in the end. The new Central is much more helpful fortunately, that helps heaps.