How to uninstall Brave Beta on Windows
Back up Brave Beta profiles, bookmarks and wallet-related data before removing the beta channel.
Quit the app
Close Brave Beta and any work it is running, then use Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) to check for its remaining processes.
Use its uninstaller
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Brave Beta and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id Brave.Brave.Beta --exact
For this installation, winget invokes the registered removal method. It is not a separate cleanup of user data.
Check the result
winget list --id Brave.Brave.Beta --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application" -ErrorAction Stop
Read winget's result as well as its exit status: an explicit no-installed-package result concerns only this package, while a source, access or query error leaves the answer unknown. A successful Test-Path returning True means that exact location remains; False means it is absent. Neither result checks other paths. The commands do not delete anything.
What Mole lists
| Location | Item | Default |
|---|---|---|
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta |
Personal data; back up before removal | Listed but not selected |
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Beta.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta |
Registry entry | Listed but not selected |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\brave-browser-beta |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\BraveBFile |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\BraveBHTML.MLYMRJMX24WZFPGI5NCRZ4H65A |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\BraveBPDF.MLYMRJMX24WZFPGI5NCRZ4H65A |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9560028D-0CCA-49F0-8D47-EF22BBC40BA7} |
Registry entry | Selected by default |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser-Beta\Application |
Usage records for this program | Selected by default |
In the later retest, Mole listed the Brave-Browser-Beta profile and key. The profile stayed unselected while the key was removed; the installed stable profile was not offered. The shared Brave updater, its startup registration and tasks were retained. Current Select all can include the Beta profile.
These defaults assume Remove data and settings with apps is off. Explicit Select all or Also remove user data can include the listed personal-data rows. Check the selection before confirming. Selected files that Mole removes go to the Recycle Bin; selected registry entries are backed up before removal. The vendor uninstaller has its own deletion behavior.
What this test covered
Recorded on 2026-10-20: Brave Beta, version 155.1.98.52, per-user, vendor uninstaller, winget package Brave.Brave.Beta. The evidence comes from an ARM64 Windows test environment and a development build of Mole. It does not certify the current downloadable package or removal of real signed-in accounts, synchronized data or production projects.
Vendor documentation. The paths and removal results above are observations from the Windows test unless explicitly attributed to the vendor.