If the installation process in Waves Central gets stuck while installing Waves products that include samples (i.e., an Instrument, COSMOS or Waves Creative Access), please cancel the installation and download the sample libraries from the website.
If you have a perpetual license (V9-V15)
Cancel the current installation.
In Waves Central > Install Products Page, reselect your products, but make sure to de-select SD/HD from the product selection.
Click “I understand” in the notification that no samples will be installed.
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