Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by Brave Software Inc. Take a look here for more info on Brave Software Inc. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Brave. The application's main executable file is named brave.exe and occupies 2.98 MB (3121168 bytes).

The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They take about 36.39 MB (38153360 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.98 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.41 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.80 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.71 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (3.06 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.63 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (13.16 MB)
• setup.exe (4.82 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 137.1.79.118 of Brave. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

• 79.1.2.42
• 132.1.74.51
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 133.1.75.178
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 124.1.65.133
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 137.1.79.123
• 134.1.78.9
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 125.1.66.115
• 127.1.68.141
• 134.1.76.74
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 135.1.77.100
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 128.1.69.162
• 86.1.15.69
• 124.1.65.130
• 130.1.71.114
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 132.1.74.50
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 127.1.68.134
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 135.1.77.101
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 131.1.75.18
• 126.1.67.116
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 128.1.69.153
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 102.1.39.109
• 72.0.59.34
• 123.1.66.43
• 86.1.16.76
• 135.1.77.97
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131

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

Directories left on disk:

• 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\137.1.79.118\137.1.79.118.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\IwaKeyDistribution\iwa-key-distribution.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\IwaKeyDistribution\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\az.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ka.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\km.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\mk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\mn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\my.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\si.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sq.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sr-Latn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\uz.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\137.1.79.118\resources.pak

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager\IDMBI\brave
• 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

Additional values that are not removed:

• 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 uninstall Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This page simply 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.