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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It is developed by Brave Software Inc. You can read more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Usually the Brave application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Brave. Brave's main file takes around 3.05 MB (3200304 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The executable files below are part of Brave. They take an average of 24.58 MB (25769536 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (3.05 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.03 MB)
  • new_chrome.exe (3.05 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (1.03 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.39 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.27 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.77 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.39 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.27 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.77 MB)
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The current web page applies to Brave version 108.1.46.134 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Brave.

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\108.1.46.134.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\108.1.46.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • 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\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Additional registry 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-429312059-2208380933-3326187495-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName


A way to uninstall Brave with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to remove Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave application will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of applications, some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-12-03 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-03 06:55:05.790