Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Brave for Windows. The Windows release was created by Brave Software Inc. You can read more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Usually the Brave application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Installer\setup.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 3.15 MB (3305496 bytes) on disk and is titled brave.exe.

Brave contains of the executables below. They occupy 28.58 MB (29963968 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (3.15 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.16 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (3.10 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.52 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.36 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.55 MB)
• setup.exe (3.87 MB)

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The current web page applies to Brave version 117.1.58.129 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Brave:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 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
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 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
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 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
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48
• 76.0.67.123

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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.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Apps
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dqe8x44l.default-release\storage\default\https+++brave.com

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\117.1.58.129.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.129\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json

Registry keys:

• 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\116.1.57.49\brave_vpn_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\116.1.57.49\brave_vpn_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3130619852-56669179-451259-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
• 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 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. This is difficult because deleting this manually requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave application will be found very quickly. When you click Brave in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave that 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 computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 info on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.