Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Brave for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Auteurs de Brave. You can read more on Auteurs de Brave or check for application updates here. Brave is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, regulated by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\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 main file takes around 1.98 MB (2074600 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking 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)

This web page is about Brave version 73.0.62.51 only. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 110.1.48.171
• 115.1.56.14
• 79.1.2.42
• 112.1.50.118
• 102.1.39.122
• 89.1.22.72
• 74.0.63.48
• 123.1.64.113
• 94.1.30.89
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 103.1.40.105
• 84.1.12.114
• 77.0.68.139
• 77.0.68.138
• 95.1.31.87
• 116.1.57.64
• 88.1.20.110
• 76.0.68.132
• 103.1.40.113
• 81.1.9.72
• 84.1.11.101
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.25.72
• 98.1.35.101
• 121.1.62.156
• 100.1.37.113
• 72.0.59.35
• 117.1.58.129
• 86.1.15.75
• 88.1.19.90
• 92.1.27.108
• 74.0.64.76
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 85.1.14.81
• 79.1.5.27
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 89.1.21.73
• 124.1.65.114
• 107.1.45.127
• 89.1.22.71
• 77.0.68.142
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 86.1.16.72
• 81.1.9.76
• 98.1.35.100
• 113.1.51.118
• 87.1.18.75
• 108.1.46.153
• 101.1.38.111
• 86.1.16.76
• 72.0.59.34
• 114.1.52.117
• 71.0.57.18
• 73.0.61.52
• 120.1.61.114
• 106.1.44.112
• 84.1.12.112
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 106.1.44.108
• 97.1.34.80
• 85.1.13.86
• 110.1.48.158
• 90.1.23.75
• 120.1.61.109
• 118.1.59.117
• 71.0.58.18
• 93.1.29.77
• 91.1.26.77
• 94.1.30.86
• 105.1.43.88
• 105.1.43.89
• 88.1.19.92
• 85.1.14.84
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.123
• 119.1.60.125
• 70.0.56.15
• 87.1.18.77
• 90.1.23.71
• 71.0.58.16
• 121.1.62.162
• 70.0.56.12
• 120.1.61.104
• 115.1.56.11
• 80.1.5.112
• 88.1.19.86
• 72.0.60.48
• 75.0.66.101
• 90.1.24.82
• 110.1.48.167
• 72.0.60.47
• 79.1.2.41
• 113.1.51.114

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Brave.

Directories left on disk:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\73.0.62.51.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\73.0.62.51\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.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\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 in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-125862875-3713191265-3691210225-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\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 uninstall Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by the software company Auteurs de Brave. Some computer users try to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to remove Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.


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

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.