Brave
A guide to uninstall Brave from your system
You can find on this page details on how to remove Brave for Windows. It is developed by Les auteurs de Brave. Go over here for more info on Les auteurs de Brave. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. The full uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it occupies circa 2.71 MB (2839064 bytes) on disk.The following executables are installed together with Brave. They take about 25.91 MB (27163840 bytes) on disk.
- brave.exe (2.71 MB)
- chrome_proxy.exe (1.04 MB)
- brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.60 MB)
- chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.33 MB)
- notification_helper.exe (1.25 MB)
- brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.38 MB)
- setup.exe (3.30 MB)
The current web page applies to Brave version 122.1.63.165 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:
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- 99.1.36.112
- 107.1.45.131
- 83.1.10.93
- 119.1.60.110
- 112.1.50.118
- 102.1.39.120
- 109.1.47.186
- 113.1.51.118
- 111.1.49.128
- 91.1.26.77
- 116.1.57.64
- 100.1.37.111
- 117.1.58.124
- 94.1.30.87
- 92.1.27.109
- 104.1.42.95
- 112.1.50.121
- 85.1.14.84
- 99.1.36.111
- 116.1.57.53
- 110.1.48.171
- 121.1.62.156
- 94.1.30.86
- 120.1.61.116
- 92.1.27.111
- 86.1.15.75
- 108.1.46.153
- 87.1.17.75
- 109.1.47.171
- 86.1.16.68
- 117.1.58.129
- 106.1.44.105
- 124.1.65.114
- 105.1.43.93
- 117.1.58.137
- 102.1.39.122
- 107.1.45.118
- 119.1.60.125
- 89.1.21.73
- 103.1.40.109
- 124.1.65.122
- 101.1.38.109
- 86.1.16.75
- 100.1.37.116
- 114.1.52.117
- 98.1.35.100
- 101.1.38.119
- 87.1.18.75
- 108.1.46.133
- 114.1.52.119
- 120.1.61.114
- 122.1.63.174
- 121.1.62.153
- 106.1.44.101
- 106.1.44.112
- 108.1.46.134
- 88.1.19.88
- 80.1.5.112
- 97.1.34.80
- 83.1.10.90
- 91.1.26.74
- 85.1.13.86
- 90.1.23.75
- 88.1.20.103
- 90.1.24.85
- 121.1.62.162
- 89.1.22.67
- 91.1.26.67
- 105.1.43.89
- 88.1.19.86
- 120.1.61.101
- 86.1.16.72
- 86.1.16.76
- 120.1.61.104
- 101.1.38.111
- 81.1.8.95
- 103.1.40.113
- 112.1.50.119
- 99.1.36.109
- 91.1.25.73
- 104.1.42.88
- 103.1.41.100
- 81.1.9.72
- 119.1.60.118
- 111.1.49.132
- 87.1.17.73
- 107.1.45.113
- 85.1.14.81
- 95.1.31.87
- 110.1.48.164
- 119.1.60.114
- 99.1.36.119
- 91.1.25.68
- 111.1.49.120
- 87.1.18.77
- 96.1.32.106
- 116.1.57.57
- 110.1.48.158
If you are manually uninstalling Brave we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\65t92yod.default-release-1697994830545\storage\default\https+++brave.com
The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\122.1.63.165.manifest
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave.exe.sig
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_resources.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_vpn_helper.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\chrome_wer.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\dxcompiler.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\dxil.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\eventlog_provider.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Extensions\external_extensions.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\icudtl.dat
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Installer\chrmstp.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Installer\chrome.7z
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Installer\setup.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\af.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\am.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ar.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\bg.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\bn.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ca.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\cs.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\da.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\de.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\el.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\en-GB.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\es.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\es-419.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\et.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\fa.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\fi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\fil.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\fr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\gu.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\he.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\hi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\hr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\hu.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\id.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\it.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ja.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\kn.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ko.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\lt.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\lv.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ml.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\mr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ms.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\nb.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\nl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\pl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\pt-BR.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\pt-PT.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ro.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ru.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\sk.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\sl.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\sr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\sv.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\sw.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ta.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\te.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\th.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\tr.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\uk.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\ur.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\vi.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\zh-CN.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\Locales\zh-TW.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\MEIPreload\manifest.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\mojo_core.dll
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\notification_helper.exe
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources.pak
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
- C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
Registry that is not uninstalled:
- 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
Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\118.1.59.120\brave_vpn_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\118.1.59.120\brave_vpn_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_vpn_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_vpn_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-126356590-1107574070-3259623307-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\122.1.63.165\brave_vpn_helper.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-126356590-1107574070-3259623307-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\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
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnWireguardService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveVpnWireguardService\ImagePath
How to erase Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Brave is an application released by Les auteurs de Brave. Sometimes, computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.
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- go to Download Link
- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Brave in the list , some data regarding the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Les auteurs de Brave from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Les auteurs de Brave is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2024-02-29 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2024-02-29 17:32:44.807