Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by De auteurs van Brave. Check out here for more details on De auteurs van Brave. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option. You can uninstall Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.98 MB (2074600 bytes) on disk and is called brave.exe.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 7.78 MB (8161208 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.98 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (567.48 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (683.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.29 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 73.0.61.52 of Brave. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

• 73.0.62.51
• 120.1.61.106
• 70.0.55.18
• 108.1.46.140
• 101.1.38.117
• 89.1.22.71
• 95.1.31.87
• 111.1.49.128
• 77.0.68.139
• 94.1.30.87
• 123.1.64.122
• 87.1.18.75
• 73.0.61.51
• 84.1.11.101
• 101.1.38.109
• 99.1.36.109
• 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
• 86.1.15.75
• 101.1.38.119
• 85.1.14.81
• 92.1.27.108
• 85.1.13.82
• 106.1.44.105
• 80.1.5.115
• 110.1.48.167
• 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
• 105.1.43.93
• 81.1.9.80
• 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
• 122.1.63.174
• 77.0.68.138
• 117.1.58.131
• 114.1.52.122
• 95.1.31.88
• 108.1.46.134
• 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
• 74.0.63.48
• 88.1.20.110
• 118.1.59.117
• 121.1.62.153
• 121.1.62.162
• 91.1.26.77
• 76.0.67.124
• 80.1.7.92
• 89.1.22.67
• 94.1.30.86
• 74.0.64.77
• 90.1.23.71
• 103.1.40.105
• 71.0.58.16
• 86.1.16.72
• 114.1.52.130
• 112.1.50.121
• 88.1.19.86

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When planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\73.0.61.52.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.61.52\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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 delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-719482955-2667963313-955019010-1001\\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

A way to erase Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by De auteurs van Brave. Some computer users try to remove it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by De auteurs van Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by De auteurs van Brave is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.