Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Auteurs de Brave. Take a look here for more info on Auteurs de Brave. Brave is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, subject to the user's choice. C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Brave. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it takes approximately 2.69 MB (2825232 bytes) on disk.

Brave contains of the executables below. They occupy 31.62 MB (33156752 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.69 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.07 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.63 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.38 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (2.60 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.30 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (11.30 MB)
• setup.exe (4.32 MB)

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This info is about Brave version 130.1.71.123 only. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

• 110.1.48.171
• 115.1.56.14
• 79.1.2.42
• 112.1.50.118
• 102.1.39.122
• 132.1.74.51
• 133.1.75.178
• 126.1.67.116
• 89.1.22.72
• 74.0.63.48
• 123.1.64.113
• 94.1.30.89
• 137.1.79.123
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 103.1.40.105
• 124.1.65.126
• 134.1.76.73
• 84.1.12.114
• 77.0.68.139
• 77.0.68.138
• 95.1.31.87
• 128.1.69.162
• 116.1.57.64
• 88.1.20.110
• 76.0.68.132
• 103.1.40.113
• 81.1.9.72
• 84.1.11.101
• 127.1.68.141
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 134.1.76.74
• 135.1.77.100
• 91.1.25.72
• 124.1.65.130
• 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
• 138.1.80.113
• 92.1.27.108
• 126.1.67.134
• 74.0.64.76
• 80.1.5.115
• 137.1.79.118
• 105.1.43.93
• 85.1.14.81
• 79.1.5.27
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 135.1.77.101
• 89.1.21.73
• 124.1.65.114
• 107.1.45.127
• 124.1.65.122
• 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
• 135.1.77.97
• 86.1.16.76
• 72.0.59.34
• 114.1.52.117
• 71.0.57.18
• 130.1.71.114
• 73.0.61.52
• 73.0.62.51
• 120.1.61.114
• 106.1.44.112
• 84.1.12.112
• 132.1.74.48
• 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
• 128.1.69.153
• 120.1.61.109
• 118.1.59.117
• 71.0.58.18
• 138.1.80.122
• 93.1.29.77
• 91.1.26.77
• 134.1.76.82
• 124.1.65.132
• 94.1.30.86

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

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\uv\cache\archive-v0\tBzpTMod9tF9jKk7Hrnne\langchain\tools\brave_search

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\130.1.71.123.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\it\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ja\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\kn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ko\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\lt\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\lv\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ml\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\mr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ms\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\nb\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\nl\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\pl\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\pt_BR\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\pt_PT\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ro\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ru\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\sk\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\sl\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\sr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\sv\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\sw\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ta\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\te\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\th\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\tr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\uk\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ur\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\vi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\zh_CN\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\zh_TW\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\VisualElements\Logo.png
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\VisualElements\SmallLogo.png
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.123\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome.VisualElementsManifest.xml
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\initial_preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\adcocjohghhfpidemphmcmlmhnfgikei\1.0.227\list.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\adcocjohghhfpidemphmcmlmhnfgikei\1.0.227\manifest.fingerprint

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• 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\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values 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\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

How to uninstall Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by the software company Auteurs de Brave. Some people want to remove this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to remove Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate 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 very quickly. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.