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A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. The Windows version was developed by The Brave Authors. Open here where you can get more info on The Brave Authors. Brave is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.89 MB (1979048 bytes) on disk.

Brave is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.90 MB (8287224 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (1.89 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (672.66 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (839.66 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.27 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 81.1.8.96 of Brave. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\81.1.8.96.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\81.1.8.96\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry keys:
  • 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_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

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • 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


A way to remove Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by The Brave Authors. Frequently, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
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5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-05-13 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-05-12 22:12:17.420