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How to uninstall Brave from your system

You can find below details on how to remove Brave for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Die Brave-Autoren. More information about Die Brave-Autoren can be seen here. Brave is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. Brave's primary file takes around 2.67 MB (2804240 bytes) and is called brave.exe.

The following executables are contained in Brave. They take 31.59 MB (33126544 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.67 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.07 MB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.63 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.38 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.60 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.29 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (11.31 MB)
  • setup.exe (4.32 MB)
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This web page is about Brave version 130.1.71.114 alone. You can find below a few links to other Brave versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Brave we advise 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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\130.1.71.114.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\130.1.71.114\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\brave_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\brave_RASMANCS
  • 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_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


How to erase Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by Die Brave-Autoren. Some computer users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY action to uninstall 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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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. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

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


  • Star 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 - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.
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8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Die Brave-Autoren from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Die Brave-Autoren is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-10-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-10-18 02:52:19.857