Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your PC

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Brave Software Inc. Take a look here where you can find out more on Brave Software Inc. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Brave. The application's main executable file is named brave.exe and occupies 1.68 MB (1763816 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Brave. They occupy about 4.56 MB (4778424 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.68 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (365.98 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (468.98 KB)
• setup.exe (2.06 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 71.0.58.18 of Brave. You can find below info on other releases of Brave:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48
• 76.0.67.123

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\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 (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\71.0.58.18.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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_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 erase Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, people want to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to erase Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the 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 exists on your system the Brave application will be found automatically. After you click Brave in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.