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A way to uninstall Brave from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It is written by Los creadores de Brave. Take a look here for more details on Los creadores de Brave. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled brave.exe and it has a size of 2.50 MB (2617368 bytes).

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 27.89 MB (29247704 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (2.50 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1,016.02 KB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.46 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.29 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.46 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.18 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.02 MB)
  • setup.exe (3.50 MB)
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The current page applies to Brave version 127.1.68.137 only. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

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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 that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\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\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\127.1.68.137.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.137\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\Description
  • 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\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName


How to uninstall Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by Los creadores de Brave. Some users choose to erase this application. This can be difficult because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to erase 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found automatically. When you select Brave in the list of programs, 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, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Los creadores de Brave from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Los creadores de Brave is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-08-07 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-08-07 17:48:05.920