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A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Brave Software Inc. Further information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. brave.exe is the Brave's main executable file and it takes about 1.98 MB (2081256 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They take about 8.95 MB (9385400 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (1.98 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (1.22 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (684.48 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.54 MB)


The current page applies to Brave version 72.0.60.48 alone. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Brave from your computer.

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\72.0.60.48.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.60.48\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\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\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
  • 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 registry 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 erase Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, users want to erase it. This is hard because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2019-03-06 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-03-06 18:46:24.183