PowerShell Brave Debloat Script – Disable Rewards, Wallet, VPN & Leo AI

Debloat-BraveBrowser.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Manage Brave browser features individually by toggling Brave Rewards, Wallet, VPN, and Leo AI registry settings.

.DESCRIPTION
This interactive script checks the current registry state of each Brave feature.
It prompts the user for each feature to decide whether to disable it, remove the policy, or skip to next.
Status is displayed in color-coded messages for clarity.

.PARAMETER None
Interactive prompts guide all choices.

.EXAMPLE
.\Debloat-Brave.ps1
Runs checks and prompts for each Brave feature, applying changes accordingly.

.NOTES
Created: 2025-10-20
Version: 1.2
#>

function Write-Log {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Message,
        [Parameter()][ValidateSet('Black','DarkBlue','DarkGreen','DarkCyan','DarkRed','DarkMagenta','DarkYellow','Gray','DarkGray','Blue','Green','Cyan','Red','Magenta','Yellow','White')]
        [string]$Color = 'White'
    )
    Write-Host $Message -ForegroundColor $Color
}

# Header
Write-Log "`n=======================================" Cyan
Write-Log "           Brave Debloat Script          " Cyan
Write-Log "=======================================`n" Cyan

$baseKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave"
$features = @{
    "BraveRewardsDisabled" = "Brave Rewards"
    "BraveWalletDisabled"  = "Brave Wallet"
    "BraveVPNDisabled"     = "Brave VPN"
    "BraveAIChatEnabled"   = "Leo AI"
}

if (-not (Test-Path $baseKey)) {
    New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware" -Name "Brave" -Force | Out-Null
}

function Read-Choice {
    param([string]$Prompt)
    Write-Host $Prompt
    Write-Host "(y = disable, n = do not disable and remove key, s = skip) [Y/n/s]" -NoNewline
    do {
        $answer = Read-Host " "
        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($answer)) { $answer = 'y' }
        $answer = $answer.ToLower()
    } while ($answer -notin @('y','yes','n','no','s','skip'))
    return $answer
}

foreach ($key in $features.Keys) {
    try {
        $val = Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $baseKey -Name $key -ErrorAction Stop
        if ($key -eq "BraveAIChatEnabled") {
            $statusText = if ($val -eq 1) { "Enabled" } else { "Disabled" }
            $statusColor = if ($val -eq 1) { "Green" } else { "Red" }
        } else {
            $statusText = if ($val -eq 1) { "Disabled" } else { "Enabled" }
            $statusColor = if ($val -eq 1) { "Red" } else { "Green" }
        }
    } catch {
        $statusText = "Not Configured"
        $statusColor = "Yellow"
        $val = $null
    }

    Write-Log "$($features[$key]) status: $statusText" $statusColor

    $choice = Read-Choice "Do you want to disable $($features[$key])?"
    switch ($choice) {
        'y' { 
            Set-ItemProperty -Path $baseKey -Name $key -Value 1 -Type DWord
            Write-Log "$($features[$key]) disabled." Green
        }
        'n' { 
            if ($val -ne $null) {
                Remove-ItemProperty -Path $baseKey -Name $key -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                Write-Log "$($features[$key]) registry key removed." Cyan
            }
            else {
                Write-Log "$($features[$key]) was not configured, nothing to remove." Yellow
            }
        }
        's' { 
            Write-Log "Skipped $($features[$key])." Gray
        }
    }
}

Write-Log "`nCurrent Brave features status after changes:" Cyan

foreach ($key in $features.Keys) {
    try {
        $val = Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $baseKey -Name $key -ErrorAction Stop
        if ($key -eq "BraveAIChatEnabled") {
            $statusText = if ($val -eq 1) { "Enabled" } else { "Disabled" }
            $statusColor = if ($val -eq 1) { "Green" } else { "Red" }
        } else {
            $statusText = if ($val -eq 1) { "Disabled" } else { "Enabled" }
            $statusColor = if ($val -eq 1) { "Red" } else { "Green" }
        }
    } catch {
        $statusText = "Not Configured"
        $statusColor = "Yellow"
    }
    Write-Log "$($features[$key]) status: $statusText" $statusColor
}

Write-Log "`nBrave features management completed." Cyan