Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Les auteurs de Brave. Take a look here for more details on Les auteurs de Brave. Usually the Brave program is found in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, depending on the user's option during install. Brave's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is called brave.exe and its approximative size is 2.69 MB (2822168 bytes).

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 26.56 MB (27852992 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (2.69 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.12 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.68 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.41 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.38 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.42 MB)
• setup.exe (3.43 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 121.1.62.162 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave releases:

• 102.1.39.111
• 108.1.46.140
• 99.1.36.112
• 107.1.45.131
• 83.1.10.93
• 119.1.60.110
• 112.1.50.118
• 102.1.39.120
• 109.1.47.186
• 113.1.51.118
• 111.1.49.128
• 91.1.26.77
• 116.1.57.64
• 100.1.37.111
• 117.1.58.124
• 94.1.30.87
• 92.1.27.109
• 104.1.42.95
• 112.1.50.121
• 85.1.14.84
• 99.1.36.111
• 116.1.57.53
• 110.1.48.171
• 121.1.62.156
• 94.1.30.86
• 120.1.61.116
• 92.1.27.111
• 86.1.15.75
• 108.1.46.153
• 87.1.17.75
• 109.1.47.171
• 86.1.16.68
• 117.1.58.129
• 106.1.44.105
• 124.1.65.114
• 105.1.43.93
• 117.1.58.137
• 102.1.39.122
• 107.1.45.118
• 119.1.60.125
• 89.1.21.73
• 103.1.40.109
• 124.1.65.122
• 101.1.38.109
• 86.1.16.75
• 100.1.37.116
• 114.1.52.117
• 98.1.35.100
• 101.1.38.119
• 87.1.18.75
• 108.1.46.133
• 114.1.52.119
• 120.1.61.114
• 122.1.63.174
• 121.1.62.153
• 106.1.44.101
• 106.1.44.112
• 108.1.46.134
• 88.1.19.88
• 80.1.5.112
• 97.1.34.80
• 83.1.10.90
• 91.1.26.74
• 85.1.13.86
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.103
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 91.1.26.67
• 105.1.43.89
• 88.1.19.86
• 120.1.61.101
• 86.1.16.72
• 86.1.16.76
• 120.1.61.104
• 101.1.38.111
• 81.1.8.95
• 103.1.40.113
• 112.1.50.119
• 122.1.63.165
• 99.1.36.109
• 91.1.25.73
• 104.1.42.88
• 103.1.41.100
• 81.1.9.72
• 119.1.60.118
• 111.1.49.132
• 87.1.17.73
• 107.1.45.113
• 85.1.14.81
• 95.1.31.87
• 110.1.48.164
• 119.1.60.114
• 99.1.36.119
• 91.1.25.68
• 111.1.49.120
• 87.1.18.77
• 96.1.32.106
• 116.1.57.57
• 110.1.48.158

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\121.1.62.162.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings\Telemetry\brave.exe
• 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

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-586888560-2777187400-2268522787-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.162\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-586888560-2777187400-2268522787-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\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\BraveElevationService1da2e00292688dc\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService1da2e00292688dc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnWireguardService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnWireguardService\ImagePath

How to remove Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by Les auteurs de Brave. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found automatically. When you select Brave in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Les auteurs de Brave from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Les auteurs de Brave is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.