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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by Brave Software Inc. Further information on Brave Software Inc can be seen here. Brave is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled brave.exe and it has a size of 2.05 MB (2151080 bytes).

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 9.54 MB (10003952 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.05 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (741.66 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.20 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (931.66 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.33 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 87.1.18.75 of Brave. For more Brave versions please click below:

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\87.1.18.75.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\87.1.18.75\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Many times the following registry data 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

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2466372387-3711258464-12489087-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\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 uninstall Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some users decide to remove this application. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to remove 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click 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 about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform 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 removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-12-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-12-18 16:54:21.540