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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It is written by Brave Software Inc. More info about Brave Software Inc can be found here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it occupies around 2.36 MB (2471880 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Brave. They occupy about 11.12 MB (11656368 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.36 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (867.95 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.46 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.05 MB)
  • setup.exe (2.70 MB)


The current page applies to Brave version 98.1.35.100 alone. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\BCLTMP\Brave

The files below were left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\98.1.35.100.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\98.1.35.100\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • 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

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • 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 remove Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to remove 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Brave in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-02-02 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-02-02 21:12:24.607