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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It is developed by Brave Software Inc. More information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. Brave's primary file takes about 2.19 MB (2294216 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

Brave is composed of the following executables which occupy 10.11 MB (10601648 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (2.19 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (783.95 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.34 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (957.45 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.44 MB)


The current web page applies to Brave version 99.1.36.116 only. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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Some files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you want to remove Brave from your computer.

Folders that were left behind:
  • 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\99.1.36.116\99.1.36.116.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\99.1.36.116\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • 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\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3879373904-2324327507-1198270665-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe


How to remove Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some people want to erase this program. This can be hard because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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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 good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave program will be found very quickly. After you click Brave in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This page 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-03-16 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-03-16 17:30:12.210