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How to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Brave Software Inc. Go over here where you can get more info on Brave Software Inc. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 3.30 MB (3465232 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Brave. They occupy 36.61 MB (38390416 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (3.30 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.40 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (3.10 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.69 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (3.36 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.61 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (11.90 MB)
  • setup.exe (5.12 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 135.1.77.101 of Brave. You can find below a few links to other Brave releases:

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If you are manually uninstalling Brave we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\135.1.77.101.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\IwaKeyDistribution\iwa-key-distribution.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\IwaKeyDistribution\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\mn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\my.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\si.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sq.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sr-Latn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\uz.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\135.1.77.101\resources.pak

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • 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\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-79038787-1192578115-2314365961-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath


How to remove Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some people want to remove it. This can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start 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 powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave app will be found automatically. When you select Brave in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 PC. This text only 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-04-23 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-23 17:12:38.880