Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was developed for Windows by De auteurs van Brave. Go over here for more details on De auteurs van Brave. Brave is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. Brave's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's primary file takes about 2.73 MB (2867736 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 29.58 MB (31019224 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.73 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.04 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.60 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.34 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (2.58 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.27 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.77 MB)
• setup.exe (3.62 MB)

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The current web page applies to Brave version 126.1.67.116 only. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 73.0.62.51
• 136.1.78.97
• 132.1.74.51
• 120.1.61.106
• 70.0.55.18
• 108.1.46.140
• 124.1.65.133
• 133.1.75.178
• 101.1.38.117
• 89.1.22.71
• 95.1.31.87
• 128.1.69.168
• 111.1.49.128
• 77.0.68.139
• 94.1.30.87
• 123.1.64.122
• 125.1.66.115
• 87.1.18.75
• 73.0.61.51
• 84.1.11.101
• 124.1.65.123
• 101.1.38.109
• 99.1.36.109
• 135.1.77.100
• 97.1.34.80
• 110.1.48.171
• 90.1.24.86
• 117.1.58.124
• 77.0.68.142
• 108.1.46.133
• 91.1.25.72
• 84.1.11.104
• 75.0.65.118
• 77.0.68.140
• 98.1.35.101
• 88.1.19.90
• 71.0.57.18
• 80.1.5.112
• 130.1.71.118
• 86.1.15.75
• 101.1.38.119
• 85.1.14.81
• 92.1.27.108
• 85.1.13.82
• 106.1.44.105
• 131.1.73.91
• 80.1.5.115
• 135.1.77.101
• 110.1.48.167
• 138.1.80.113
• 80.1.5.113
• 80.1.4.95
• 109.1.47.186
• 89.1.21.73
• 71.0.58.18
• 124.1.65.114
• 99.1.36.111
• 107.1.45.127
• 129.1.70.117
• 105.1.43.93
• 81.1.9.80
• 126.1.67.123
• 88.1.20.103
• 98.1.35.100
• 115.1.56.20
• 90.1.24.84
• 103.1.40.113
• 81.1.9.76
• 86.1.16.75
• 93.1.29.77
• 106.1.44.101
• 77.0.69.135
• 72.0.59.35
• 101.1.38.111
• 103.1.41.100
• 113.1.51.118
• 124.1.65.122
• 76.0.68.132
• 92.1.27.111
• 98.1.35.103
• 80.1.5.123
• 76.0.67.123
• 81.1.9.72
• 73.0.61.52
• 132.1.74.48
• 122.1.63.174
• 77.0.68.138
• 117.1.58.131
• 114.1.52.122
• 95.1.31.88
• 108.1.46.134
• 128.1.69.162
• 122.1.63.161
• 81.1.8.95
• 120.1.61.109
• 110.1.48.158
• 122.1.63.162
• 106.1.44.108
• 91.1.26.74
• 128.1.69.153

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\126.1.67.116.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\126.1.67.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\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\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-126423069-1840007583-3097681131-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\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\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

A way to erase Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by De auteurs van Brave. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to erase Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows 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 some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave application will be found very quickly. When you select Brave in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by De auteurs van Brave from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by De auteurs van Brave is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.