Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by The Brave Authors. More information on The Brave Authors can be found here. Brave is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, depending on the user's option. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.90 MB (1987728 bytes) on disk and is labeled brave.exe.

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 7.80 MB (8183728 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (694.64 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (857.14 KB)
• setup.exe (2.20 MB)

This page is about Brave version 77.0.69.135 only. You can find below a few links to other Brave releases:

• 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
• 70.0.56.14
• 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
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:

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

The files below remain on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\77.0.69.135.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.135\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-472910544-3812952196-2782739970-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-472910544-3812952196-2782739970-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\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

How to erase Brave from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the 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". The Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Brave in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case 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' computers.