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How to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Auteurs de Brave. Open here where you can read more on Auteurs de Brave. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.55.22\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named brave.exe and it has a size of 1.68 MB (1761256 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in Brave. They occupy 6.27 MB (6570960 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (1.68 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (468.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.06 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 70.0.55.22 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\ProgramData\UserName\brave
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Software

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\ProgramData\UserName\brave\Update.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\Brave.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\BraveDefaults.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\electron_resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\BraveDefaults.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-about.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-adblock.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-autofill.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-blank.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-bookmarks.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-brave.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-certerror.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-contributions.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-downloads.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-error.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-extensions.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-history.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-newtab.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-passwords.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-preferences.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-safebrowsing.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-styles.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\about-welcome.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\brave-default.css
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\adInsertion.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\block3rdPartyContent.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockCanvasFingerprinting.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockFlash.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dappListener.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dndHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\flashListener.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\idleHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\inputHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\navigator.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\pageInformation.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.139\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\siteHack-glennbeck.com.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data 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\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\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

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2073503436-138794180-1058731872-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2073503436-138794180-1058731872-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\UserName\brave\app-0.19.139\Brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2073503436-138794180-1058731872-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\UserName\brave\app-0.25.2\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


A way to erase Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company Auteurs de Brave. Some people try to erase this program. This is hard because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to erase Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

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


5. All the programs installed on the computer 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". If it is installed on your PC the Brave application will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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 Auteurs de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing 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.

2018-11-05 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-11-05 14:51:54.307