Cakewalk changing the default VST plugin installation path in Windows

[Viraj Alankar]

Awhile ago I tried Cakewalk and then uninstalled it. Since then, all new plugin installations were defaulting to:

C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\VstPlugins

Since then I have found the registry key (I think):

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VST\VSTPluginsPath

But my question is, why in the world did Cakewalk do this? For anyone evaluating the software, please don't do this in future releases!

 

Edited April 20, 2022 by Viraj Alankar

[scook]

The installer asks where VST2 plug-ins should be installed offering "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\VstPlugins" as the default.

The installer updates the registry for future use.

FWIW, not all VST2 plug-ins read the registry for default install info.