Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was developed for Windows by The Brave Authors. More information on The Brave Authors can be seen here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.86 MB (1949672 bytes) on disk and is labeled brave.exe.

Brave is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.20 MB (7551440 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (1.86 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (551.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.40 MB)

This page is about Brave version 70.0.56.14 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
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\70.0.56.14.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.14\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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 registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2247843403-1524159055-2201882382-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\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

A way to uninstall Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This is troublesome because performing this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY approach to erase 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 useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Brave in the list of apps, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.