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A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Brave Software Inc. More information about Brave Software Inc can be seen here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder (same installation drive as Windows). Brave's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Installer\setup.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.02 MB (3168848 bytes) on disk and is named brave.exe.

Brave contains of the executables below. They take 36.46 MB (38232784 bytes) on disk.




  • brave.exe (3.02 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.41 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.84 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.71 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (3.05 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.62 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (13.27 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.77 MB)
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This page is about Brave version 138.1.80.122 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\138.1.80.122.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\IwaKeyDistribution\iwa-key-distribution.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\IwaKeyDistribution\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\az.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ka.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\km.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\mk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\mn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\my.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\si.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sq.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sr-Latn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\uz.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\138.1.80.122\resources.pak

Registry that is not 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

Additional registry values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-370814748-777013773-2949950136-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\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\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName


How to remove Brave from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-07-16 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-07-16 18:04:52.780