Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by The Brave Authors. You can read more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. Brave is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Brave's main file takes around 1.97 MB (2069992 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Brave. They take 7.78 MB (8162232 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.97 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (568.98 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (686.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.29 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 74.0.64.77 of Brave. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 71.0.58.16
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 79.1.2.43
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 75.0.65.121
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 81.1.8.90
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\74.0.64.77.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\74.0.64.77\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.oneclickctrl.9
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.update3webcontrol.3
• 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\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2868008061-1737772559-1851759048-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\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\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

A way to remove Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company The Brave Authors. Some computer users try to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave application will be found very quickly. After you select Brave in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave supposing 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.