Requirement to configure uninstaller for use with mass deployments.
We are creating a package to install the Brave browser via SCCM, as part of this package there is a requirement to have an uninstall configured for any occasion where Brave may need to be removed.
Please can someone advise on the command to achieve this, or if there is a removal tool available.
I have tried the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe --uninstall command, but this hasn’t actually removed anything after the Uninstall button has been clicked.
@Flint, thanks for reaching out!
Sorry for the late response. I’m going to see if I can grab a dev to answer this question - want to make sure I give you the right/most accurate information.
Thanks for being patient!
Depending on how the install was done, you can get the uninstall command via the registry.
If the install was done where UAC was shown (and user clicked yes), it will install Brave system-wide (for all users). In this case the registry key is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
If the install was done either by a non-admin user OR if the person clicked “No” when UAC prompt is shown, they can install for ONLY their user. In this case, it can be found in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
When you have a handle to that key, you can read the sub-key called UninstallString. This will have the command you can run to clean up Brave. On my test machine, it has the following value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\70.0.56.15\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level
If you did a user-level install (ex: non-admin or pick no on UAC prompt), it’ll look like this: "C:\Users\brian\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.16\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
