Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by The Brave Authors. You can read more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is called brave.exe and it has a size of 1.90 MB (1995408 bytes).

Brave is comprised of the following executables which take 7.80 MB (8180144 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (694.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (853.64 KB)
• setup.exe (2.19 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 79.1.2.42 of Brave. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 71.0.58.16
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 79.1.2.43
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 75.0.65.121
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 74.0.64.77
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 81.1.8.90
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\79.1.2.42.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.42\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.bingnews_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.bingnews_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.oneclickctrl.9
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.update3webcontrol.3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2446882426-1345807062-3926226917-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

How to erase Brave from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company The Brave Authors. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY action to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found very quickly. After you select Brave in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.