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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Brave Software Inc. More information about Brave Software Inc can be read here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\110.1.48.171\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named brave.exe and its approximative size is 3.21 MB (3362096 bytes).

Brave is comprised of the following executables which take 28.32 MB (29693504 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (3.21 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1.12 MB)
  • new_chrome.exe (3.20 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (1.12 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.48 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.29 MB)
  • setup.exe (3.54 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.48 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.29 MB)
  • setup.exe (3.53 MB)
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The current web page applies to Brave version 110.1.48.171 alone. For other Brave versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\111.1.49.120\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\SetupMetrics\20220831222744.pma
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You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\brave.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager\IDMBI\brave
  • 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

Additional values that you should remove:
  • 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\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


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

Brave is a program by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, people want to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because performing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run 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 very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature 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 , some data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. 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.

2023-02-23 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-02-23 21:10:28.210