Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was coded for Windows by The Brave Authors. You can read more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder (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 (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Brave's primary file takes around 1.90 MB (1995408 bytes) and its name is brave.exe.

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 7.80 MB (8180144 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (694.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (853.64 KB)
• setup.exe (2.19 MB)

The current web page applies to Brave version 79.1.2.43 only. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 71.0.58.16
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 75.0.65.121
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 74.0.64.77
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 81.1.8.90
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below remain on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\79.1.2.43.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.2.43\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\brave.exe
• 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

Additional values that you should remove:

• 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\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 uninstall Brave from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, people want to remove it. This is efortful because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to remove 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

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

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead 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 uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.