Brave
How to uninstall Brave from your computer
Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Die Brave-Autoren. Take a look here for more information on Die Brave-Autoren. Brave is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it takes about 3.13 MB (3286040 bytes) on disk.The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They occupy about 48.29 MB (50635648 bytes) on disk.
- brave.exe (3.13 MB)
- chrome_proxy.exe (1.12 MB)
- new_chrome.exe (3.15 MB)
- new_chrome_proxy.exe (1.16 MB)
- brave_vpn_helper.exe (3.02 MB)
- chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.48 MB)
- notification_helper.exe (1.31 MB)
- brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (2.08 MB)
- setup.exe (3.78 MB)
- brave_vpn_helper.exe (3.10 MB)
- chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.52 MB)
- notification_helper.exe (1.36 MB)
- brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.55 MB)
- setup.exe (3.87 MB)
The information on this page is only about version 117.1.58.124 of Brave. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:
- 115.1.56.14
- 94.1.30.89
- 81.1.7.98
- 108.1.46.138
- 92.1.27.109
- 75.0.66.100
- 77.0.68.139
- 110.1.48.171
- 70.0.55.18
- 115.1.56.9
- 112.1.50.118
- 83.1.10.97
- 79.1.2.42
- 74.0.63.48
- 123.1.64.109
- 113.1.51.110
- 76.0.67.123
- 116.1.57.47
- 84.1.11.101
- 84.1.12.114
- 73.0.61.51
- 87.1.18.75
- 77.0.68.141
- 116.1.57.64
- 88.1.20.110
- 97.1.34.80
- 92.1.27.111
- 116.1.57.53
- 91.1.25.72
- 98.1.35.101
- 80.1.3.113
- 122.1.63.169
- 77.0.68.140
- 86.1.15.75
- 121.1.62.156
- 117.1.58.129
- 121.1.62.165
- 72.0.59.35
- 92.1.27.108
- 85.1.14.81
- 105.1.43.93
- 89.1.22.72
- 80.1.5.115
- 91.1.25.73
- 107.1.45.131
- 124.1.65.114
- 77.0.68.142
- 120.1.61.116
- 80.1.4.95
- 89.1.22.71
- 107.1.45.127
- 100.1.37.116
- 101.1.38.111
- 106.1.44.101
- 89.1.22.67
- 86.1.16.76
- 103.1.40.113
- 113.1.51.118
- 114.1.52.117
- 98.1.35.100
- 73.0.61.52
- 88.1.20.103
- 81.1.9.72
- 108.1.46.134
- 88.1.19.88
- 80.1.5.123
- 106.1.44.112
- 117.1.58.131
- 81.1.8.95
- 72.0.59.34
- 84.1.12.112
- 81.1.9.80
- 80.1.5.113
- 91.1.26.74
- 90.1.23.75
- 74.0.63.55
- 106.1.44.108
- 91.1.26.77
- 120.1.61.109
- 96.1.33.106
- 86.1.16.68
- 99.1.36.116
- 83.1.10.90
- 105.1.43.89
- 103.1.40.105
- 88.1.19.86
- 77.0.69.132
- 85.1.14.84
- 119.1.60.125
- 71.0.58.16
- 90.1.23.71
- 109.1.47.171
- 121.1.62.162
- 115.1.56.11
- 88.1.19.92
- 75.0.66.101
- 83.1.10.95
- 71.0.57.18
- 93.1.29.80
- 70.0.56.15
If planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Directories that were left behind:
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\117.1.58.124.manifest
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave.exe.sig
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_resources.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_vpn_helper.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\chrome_wer.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\eventlog_provider.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Extensions\external_extensions.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\icudtl.dat
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Installer\chrmstp.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Installer\chrome.7z
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Installer\setup.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\af.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\am.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ar.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\bg.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\bn.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ca.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\cs.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\da.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\de.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\el.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\en-GB.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\es.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\es-419.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\et.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\fa.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\fi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\fil.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\fr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\gu.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\he.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\hi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\hr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\hu.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\id.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\it.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ja.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\kn.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ko.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\lt.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\lv.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ml.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\mr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ms.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\nb.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\nl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\pl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\pt-BR.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\pt-PT.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ro.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ru.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\sk.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\sl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\sr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\sv.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\sw.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ta.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\te.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\th.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\tr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\uk.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\ur.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\vi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\zh-CN.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\Locales\zh-TW.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\MEIPreload\manifest.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\mojo_core.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\notification_helper.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
Registry that is not cleaned:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager\IDMBI\brave
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\brave.exe
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\brave.exe
- 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
Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_vpn_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_vpn_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-914724413-3309714569-652591558-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\117.1.58.124\brave_vpn_helper.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-914724413-3309714569-652591558-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\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\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
A way to uninstall Brave from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Brave is an application released by the software company Die Brave-Autoren. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to erase 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of programs 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. After you select Brave in the list , some information about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Die Brave-Autoren from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Die Brave-Autoren is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2023-09-15 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2023-09-15 06:32:35.453