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A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Brave Software Inc. You can find out more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. 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\88.1.19.90\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 2.07 MB (2166200 bytes) on disk and is labeled brave.exe.

The executable files below are part of Brave. They occupy an average of 9.59 MB (10058832 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.07 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (749.43 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.21 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (940.43 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.34 MB)


The current web page applies to Brave version 88.1.19.90 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

The files below remain on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\88.1.19.90.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\88.1.19.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\brave.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\brave-browser-campaign.en.softonic.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\brave.com
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\brave-browser-campaign.en.softonic.com
  • 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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3406427343-49463952-2686515187-1004\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by the software company Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, people try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to remove 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Brave in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-02-03 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-02-03 20:28:21.947