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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Brave Software Inc. More information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, regulated by the user's choice. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 2.50 MB (2617368 bytes) on disk and is titled brave.exe.

The executables below are part of Brave. They occupy an average of 27.89 MB (29247704 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.50 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (1,016.02 KB)
  • brave_vpn_helper.exe (2.46 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.29 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.46 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.18 MB)
  • brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe (10.02 MB)
  • setup.exe (3.50 MB)
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This data is about Brave version 127.1.68.134 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you want to remove Brave from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\_norton_\TEMP~TUBC\Brave

The files below were left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\127.1.68.134.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\brave_vpn_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\BraveVpnWireguardService\brave_vpn_wireguard_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\BraveVpnWireguardService\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\BraveVpnWireguardService\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\mojo_core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\af\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\127.1.68.134\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json

Registry that is not 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\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • 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-1-5-21-3867092090-3829938871-4038589988-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath


How to erase Brave from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by the software company Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on 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 interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Brave in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
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8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Brave that 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 items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-07-31 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-07-31 17:29:46.240