Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Brave for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Brave Software Inc. You can read more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Brave is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named brave.exe and it has a size of 2.80 MB (2931728 bytes).

The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They take about 32.01 MB (33568400 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.80 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.09 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.65 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.40 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (2.64 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.33 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (11.30 MB)
• setup.exe (4.40 MB)

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The current page applies to Brave version 132.1.74.50 alone. For more Brave versions please click below:

• 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
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 127.1.68.134
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 137.1.79.118
• 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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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove Brave from your computer.

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\pypoetry\Cache\virtualenvs\ai-hedge-fund-37tFSsQM-py3.12\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\brave_search

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\132.1.74.50.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\132.1.74.50\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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 delete:

• 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\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

How to erase Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program marketed by Brave Software Inc. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK approach to uninstall 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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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. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on 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. Scroll the list of programs until you locate 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 apps, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able 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 computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.