Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page is about Brave for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Brave Authors. Further information on Brave Authors can be seen here. Usually the Brave application is placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 3.07 MB (3217200 bytes) on disk.

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 13.74 MB (14402848 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (3.07 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.05 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.41 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.28 MB)
• setup.exe (3.47 MB)

The current page applies to Brave version 109.1.47.186 only. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 108.1.46.153
• 110.1.48.171
• 102.1.39.111
• 98.1.35.103
• 84.1.11.97
• 96.1.33.106
• 130.1.71.123
• 124.1.65.133
• 87.1.17.73
• 92.1.27.111
• 126.1.67.119
• 115.1.56.11
• 81.1.9.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 131.1.73.105
• 104.1.42.88
• 120.1.61.109
• 74.0.64.77
• 85.1.14.81
• 86.1.16.76
• 80.1.4.96
• 112.1.50.119
• 111.1.49.120
• 91.1.26.74
• 131.1.73.91
• 87.1.18.75
• 80.1.4.95
• 91.1.26.77
• 127.1.68.137
• 87.1.18.78
• 90.1.23.73
• 109.1.47.171
• 126.1.67.134
• 76.0.68.132
• 84.1.11.104
• 116.1.57.49
• 98.1.35.100
• 74.0.63.55
• 83.1.10.97
• 128.1.69.160
• 87.1.18.70
• 79.1.1.23
• 111.1.49.132
• 128.1.69.162
• 112.1.50.114
• 92.1.28.106
• 104.1.42.97
• 78.0.70.122
• 108.1.46.144
• 80.1.3.118
• 71.0.58.18
• 74.0.63.48
• 81.1.7.98
• 75.0.65.118
• 72.0.60.47
• 103.1.40.107
• 73.0.61.52
• 86.1.15.75
• 131.1.73.101
• 95.1.31.88
• 86.1.16.72
• 111.1.49.128
• 101.1.38.111
• 105.1.43.88
• 135.1.77.95
• 94.1.30.89
• 95.1.31.91
• 110.1.48.167
• 102.1.39.122
• 81.1.9.80
• 93.1.29.79
• 114.1.52.126
• 131.1.73.97
• 74.0.64.76
• 76.0.67.125
• 110.1.48.158
• 131.1.73.104
• 73.0.62.51
• 80.1.7.92
• 84.1.12.112
• 93.1.29.76
• 78.1.0.0
• 85.1.13.82
• 78.1.0.1

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below remain on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\109.1.47.186.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\109.1.47.186\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.FIFCO2GFU7VXRIRRGBRIIQASEU
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• 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\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3598659526-1203943869-3617314029-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\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

How to uninstall Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by Brave Authors. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding PCs. The best QUICK approach 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Authors from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Authors is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.