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A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Auteurs de Brave. Take a look here where you can get more info on Auteurs de Brave. Brave is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Brave's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's main file takes about 2.90 MB (3036752 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The executables below are part of Brave. They take about 72.23 MB (75738464 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.40 MB)
  • new_chrome.exe (3.00 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (1.40 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.79 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.70 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (3.05 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.61 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (13.18 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.79 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.81 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.69 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (3.04 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.61 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (12.89 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.78 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 138.1.80.113 of Brave. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Brave.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\138.1.80.113.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\IwaKeyDistribution\iwa-key-distribution.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\IwaKeyDistribution\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\mn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\my.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\si.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sq.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sr-Latn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\uz.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.113\resources.pak

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • 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 removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1957874849-1954471294-2125565287-1001\\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\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\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName


A way to erase Brave with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by the software company Auteurs de Brave. Frequently, people try to remove this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found automatically. After you select Brave in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-06-27 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-26 23:46:47.820