Brave
A guide to uninstall Brave from your PC
Brave is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Brave Software Inc. More info about Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's decision. 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\84.1.11.97\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Brave's primary file takes around 2.02 MB (2120872 bytes) and is called brave.exe.Brave contains of the executables below. They occupy 9.31 MB (9764000 bytes) on disk.
- brave.exe (2.02 MB)
- chrome_proxy.exe (687.16 KB)
- chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.20 MB)
- notification_helper.exe (864.66 KB)
- setup.exe (2.29 MB)
The information on this page is only about version 84.1.11.97 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
- 71.0.58.18
- 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
A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Brave from your computer.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:
- C:\ProgramData\UserName\Brave
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Apps
The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- C:\ProgramData\UserName\Brave\Update.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\Brave.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\Dictionaries\en-US-8-0.bdic
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\electron_resources.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\icudtl.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\libEGL.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\LICENSE
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\am.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ar.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\bg.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\bn.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ca.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\cs.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\da.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\de.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\el.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\en-GB.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\es.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\es-419.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\et.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\fa.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\fi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\fil.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\fr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\gu.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\he.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\hi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\hr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\hu.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\id.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\it.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ja.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\kn.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ko.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\lt.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\lv.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ml.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\mr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ms.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\nb.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\nl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\pl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\pt-BR.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\pt-PT.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ro.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ru.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\sk.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\sl.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\sr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\sv.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\sw.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\ta.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\te.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\th.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\tr.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\uk.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\vi.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\zh-CN.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\locales\zh-TW.pak
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\natives_blob.bin
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\app.asar
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\BraveDefaults.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\electron.asar
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\bin\tor
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-about.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-adblock.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-autofill.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-blank.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-bookmarks.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-brave.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-certerror.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-contributions.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-downloads.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-error.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-extensions.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-history.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-newtab.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-passwords.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-preferences.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-printkeys.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-safebrowsing.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-styles.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\about-welcome.html
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\brave-default.css
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\adInsertion.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\block3rdPartyContent.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockCanvasFingerprinting.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockFlash.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dappListener.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dndHandler.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\flashListener.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\idleHandler.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\inputHandler.js
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.13\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\metaScraper.js
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam\Profiles\Applications\AppContexts\Brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\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 remove 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.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3873887772-2438339219-1335325082-1005\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3873887772-2438339219-1335325082-1005\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\UserName\Brave\app-0.22.13\Brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3873887772-2438339219-1335325082-1005\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\UserName\Brave\app-0.27.3\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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Brave is a program marketed by the software company Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this application. This is efortful because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
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3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find 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, the following information regarding the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
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 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2020-07-16 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2020-07-16 16:46:25.960