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A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Auteurs de Brave. More information on Auteurs de Brave can be seen here. The application is often installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Brave. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it takes circa 2.73 MB (2866712 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Brave. They occupy an average of 25.64 MB (26883776 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.73 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.04 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.60 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.34 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.56 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.27 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.36 MB)
  • setup.exe (3.74 MB)
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The current page applies to Brave version 124.1.65.114 alone. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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

Folders remaining:
  • 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\124.1.65.114\124.1.65.114.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\124.1.65.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json

Registry keys:
  • 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\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1290106066-3539300522-2342340445-1005\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath


A way to uninstall Brave from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by Auteurs de Brave. Some users decide to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found very quickly. When you click Brave in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-04-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-04-17 21:54:22.143