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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by Brave Software Inc. You can find out more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Brave is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 2.80 MB (2934072 bytes) on disk and is titled brave.exe.

Brave is composed of the following executables which occupy 12.55 MB (13157200 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (2.80 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1,009.80 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.60 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.20 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.98 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 104.1.42.97 of Brave. For other Brave versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Brave.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Apps

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\104.1.42.97.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\104.1.42.97\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\brave.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\DownloadManager\IDMBI\brave
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-564582130-3594729750-2982921732-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
  • 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 delete Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, people want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to erase 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave application will be found very quickly. After you select Brave in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower 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 program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.
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8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing 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' computers.

2022-08-17 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-08-17 15:50:13.883