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How to uninstall Brave from your system

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Brave Software Inc. More information about Brave Software Inc can be seen here. Brave is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, subject to the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's main file takes around 1.90 MB (1993360 bytes) and is called brave.exe.

The executable files below are part of Brave. They occupy about 7.98 MB (8372144 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (696.64 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.64 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.29 MB)


This web page is about Brave version 80.1.3.115 only. You can find below info on other releases of Brave:

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Apps

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\80.1.3.115.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.115\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\brave.exe
  • 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

Additional values that you should remove:
  • 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field 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 programs, some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.
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8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-02-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-02-11 02:01:49.020