Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Brave Software Inc. Check out here for more info on Brave Software Inc. Brave is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Brave's primary file takes around 2.69 MB (2822168 bytes) and is called brave.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Brave. They take about 26.56 MB (27852992 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.69 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.12 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.68 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.41 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.38 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.42 MB)
• setup.exe (3.43 MB)

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This page is about Brave version 121.1.62.156 alone. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

• 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
• 124.1.65.133
• 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
• 125.1.66.115
• 127.1.68.141
• 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
• 128.1.69.162
• 86.1.15.69
• 124.1.65.130
• 130.1.71.114
• 89.1.21.76
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 127.1.68.134
• 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
• 126.1.67.116
• 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
• 128.1.69.153
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 102.1.39.109
• 72.0.59.34
• 123.1.66.43
• 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

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\uoosncbf.default-release-1691995910522\storage\default\https+++brave.com

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\121.1.62.156.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• 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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_vpn_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_vpn_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3203500183-4008365029-2154591894-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\121.1.62.156\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3203500183-4008365029-2154591894-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
• 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\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

A way to delete Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by Brave Software Inc. Frequently, people try to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found automatically. After you click Brave in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.