Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your system

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by The Brave Authors. You can find out more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called brave.exe and its approximative size is 1.77 MB (1853584 bytes).

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.05 MB (7389104 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.77 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (562.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (701.64 KB)
• setup.exe (2.02 MB)

The current page applies to Brave version 81.1.8.90 alone. For more Brave versions please click below:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 71.0.58.16
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 79.1.2.43
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 75.0.65.121
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 74.0.64.77
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Brave.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your PC:

• 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 when you remove Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\81.1.8.90.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.90\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3810079680-729710018-3507784173-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\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

How to remove Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by The Brave Authors. Some users try to erase this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave app will be found very quickly. After you click Brave in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.