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How to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Brave Software Inc. Further information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.89 MB (3033680 bytes) on disk and is named brave.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They take about 35.91 MB (37649616 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.89 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.40 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.79 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.70 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (3.04 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.61 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (12.91 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.78 MB)
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb7768.28782.rartemp\Brave.Browser.1.81.135.x64

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\139.1.81.135.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\IwaKeyDistribution\iwa-key-distribution.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\IwaKeyDistribution\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\mn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\my.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\si.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sq.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sr-Latn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\uz.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\139.1.81.135\resources.pak

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys 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

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3568697052-1958910300-4075955296-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName


A way to delete Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by the software company Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this program. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to uninstall 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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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 your time to admire the program's design and number 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. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of programs, some data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, 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 the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you 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 are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-08-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-08-13 16:51:05.120