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How to uninstall Brave from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It is written by De auteurs van Brave. You can find out more on De auteurs van Brave or check for application updates here. Brave is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.90 MB (1993360 bytes) on disk.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.98 MB (8372144 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (696.64 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.64 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.29 MB)


This web page is about Brave version 80.1.3.118 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\80.1.3.118.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.3.118\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\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\Brave
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\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 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by De auteurs van Brave. Frequently, people decide to uninstall it. This can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD 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 design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by De auteurs van Brave from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by De auteurs van Brave is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing 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.

2020-02-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-02-19 21:18:32.547