Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It is written by Brave Software Inc. More information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, subject to the user's decision. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.90 MB (1988240 bytes) on disk and is labeled brave.exe.

Brave contains of the executables below. They take 7.80 MB (8178608 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (693.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (854.14 KB)
• setup.exe (2.20 MB)

This data is about Brave version 78.1.0.1 alone. For more Brave versions please click below:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48

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Many files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you remove Brave from 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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\78.1.0.1.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.1.0.1\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Brave-Browser

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• 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 erase Brave with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some users try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Brave in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.