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How to uninstall Brave from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was coded for Windows by The Brave Authors. Check out here where you can get more info on The Brave Authors. Usually the Brave application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, depending on the user's option during install. Brave's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's main file takes about 1.86 MB (1949672 bytes) and its name is brave.exe.

Brave contains of the executables below. They take 7.20 MB (7551440 bytes) on disk.




  • brave.exe (1.86 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (551.48 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.40 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 70.0.56.12 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below were left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\70.0.56.12.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.12\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 to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-123089312-3858193984-623909246-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\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


How to uninstall Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program marketed by The Brave Authors. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. The best QUICK solution 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate 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 app will be found very quickly. When you click Brave in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
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8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC 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, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your computer. This text only 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-11-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-11-10 00:16:59.150