Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was developed for Windows by The Brave Authors. Go over here where you can find out more on The Brave Authors. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.98 MB (2074600 bytes) on disk.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 5.49 MB (5758392 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.98 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (567.48 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (683.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.29 MB)

The current web page applies to Brave version 73.0.62.51 alone. For more Brave versions please click below:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Brave.

Folders that were found:

• 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\73.0.62.51\73.0.62.51.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• 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 delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
• 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

A way to erase Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this manually requires some skill related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave application will be found very quickly. After you select Brave in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.