YouTube

How to uninstall YouTube from your system

YouTube is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is made by BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser. Further information on BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser can be found here. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe is the full command line if you want to remove YouTube. The application's main executable file is named chrome_pwa_launcher.exe and occupies 1.54 MB (1618376 bytes).

YouTube contains of the executables below. They occupy 11.88 MB (12457648 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.57 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (947.95 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.54 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.13 MB)
• setup.exe (2.86 MB)

This web page is about YouTube version 1.0 alone. If you are manually uninstalling YouTube we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.1137\1\scripts\brave_rewards\publisher\youtube
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.blob

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\www\youtube.png
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac
• C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AppUp.IntelGraphicsExperience_1.100.5688.0_x64__8j3eq9eme6ctt\Assets\home_youtube_logo.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.1137\1\scripts\brave_rewards\publisher\youtube\youtubeAutoContribution.bundle.js
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.1137\1\scripts\brave_rewards\publisher\youtube\youtubeBase.bundle.js
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\Extensions\bcocdbombenodlegijagbhdjbifpiijp\28.1.9_0\img\ui-igswiss\hex-youtube.png
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000217.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000219.ldb
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_abjcfabbhafbcdfjoecdgepllmpfceif\Magic Actions for YouTube™.ico
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Default\Web Applications\_crx_agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\YouTube.ico
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000035.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000037.ldb
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\HD-Player\QtWebEngine\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000034.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000036.ldb
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\UserName Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\CefCache\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\CefCache\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\CefCache\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\CefCache\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\CefCache\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\discord\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\discord\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\discord\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\discord\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\discord\IndexedDB\https_www.youtube.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\3b446204226d8da19ee2bcba9aa80395

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_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\BraveElevationService\ImagePath

How to erase YouTube from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

YouTube is a program by the software company BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser. Frequently, people choose to erase this program. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE action to erase YouTube 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find YouTube or simply click the Search field and type in "YouTube". If it is installed on your PC the YouTube program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select YouTube in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about YouTube, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall YouTube.


8. After removing YouTube, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong YouTube which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling YouTube with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall YouTube by BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser from your PC, we are not saying that YouTube by BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall YouTube in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.