Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Auteurs de Brave. Additional info about Auteurs de Brave can be seen here. The program is often located 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\128.1.69.162\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. Brave's primary file takes around 2.68 MB (2810904 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The executables below are part of Brave. They take an average of 29.71 MB (31156440 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.68 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1.00 MB)
• brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.57 MB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.29 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (2.54 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.23 MB)
• brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (11.22 MB)
• setup.exe (3.59 MB)

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This data is about Brave version 128.1.69.162 only. You can find below a few links to other Brave releases:

• 110.1.48.171
• 115.1.56.14
• 79.1.2.42
• 112.1.50.118
• 102.1.39.122
• 126.1.67.116
• 89.1.22.72
• 74.0.63.48
• 123.1.64.113
• 94.1.30.89
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 103.1.40.105
• 124.1.65.126
• 84.1.12.114
• 77.0.68.139
• 77.0.68.138
• 95.1.31.87
• 116.1.57.64
• 88.1.20.110
• 76.0.68.132
• 103.1.40.113
• 81.1.9.72
• 84.1.11.101
• 127.1.68.141
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.25.72
• 124.1.65.130
• 98.1.35.101
• 121.1.62.156
• 100.1.37.113
• 72.0.59.35
• 117.1.58.129
• 86.1.15.75
• 88.1.19.90
• 92.1.27.108
• 126.1.67.134
• 74.0.64.76
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 85.1.14.81
• 79.1.5.27
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 89.1.21.73
• 124.1.65.114
• 107.1.45.127
• 124.1.65.122
• 89.1.22.71
• 77.0.68.142
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 86.1.16.72
• 81.1.9.76
• 98.1.35.100
• 113.1.51.118
• 87.1.18.75
• 108.1.46.153
• 101.1.38.111
• 86.1.16.76
• 72.0.59.34
• 114.1.52.117
• 71.0.57.18
• 130.1.71.114
• 73.0.61.52
• 73.0.62.51
• 120.1.61.114
• 106.1.44.112
• 84.1.12.112
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 106.1.44.108
• 97.1.34.80
• 85.1.13.86
• 110.1.48.158
• 90.1.23.75
• 128.1.69.153
• 120.1.61.109
• 118.1.59.117
• 71.0.58.18
• 93.1.29.77
• 91.1.26.77
• 124.1.65.132
• 94.1.30.86
• 105.1.43.88
• 130.1.71.121
• 105.1.43.89
• 88.1.19.92
• 85.1.14.84
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.123
• 119.1.60.125
• 70.0.56.15
• 87.1.18.77
• 90.1.23.71
• 71.0.58.16
• 121.1.62.162
• 70.0.56.12

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Finkit\ManicTime\Plugins\Cache.UI\ManicTime.DocumentTracker.Brave
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Finkit\ManicTime\Plugins\Cache\ManicTime.DocumentTracker.Brave

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\128.1.69.162.manifest
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\brave_vpn_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\chrome_wer.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\dxcompiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\dxil.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\eventlog_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\af.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\ur.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\mojo_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\128.1.69.162\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-18580040-3364915161-1533513607-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\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

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

Brave is a program by Auteurs de Brave. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to erase 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Brave in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then 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 of Brave which have been left behind will be found 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 folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.