# Brave browser turned transparent and cannot be used or uninstalled **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** windows, bug, browser\ **Created:** [August 6, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-turned-transparent-and-cannot-be-used-or-uninstalled/637975 "2025-08-06T17:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 69
**Author:** ![kamil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/kamil/32/2078_2.png) [@kamil](https://community.brave.app/u/kamil)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-turned-transparent-and-cannot-be-used-or-uninstalled/637975/69 "2025-08-07T08:29:12Z")
We didn’t change anything re: switching `brave://flags/#use-angle`. If you install `1.81.x` and check `brave://flags/#use-angle`, it’s set as `Default`. Hence why new profiles work and most users mentioned `Nightly` was working. It’s most likely a newer install. We’ll look into why it was changed for some users but this could have happened a long time ago. Chromium might have switched to `OpenGL` and with `C139`, it ended up bugging out. We’ve received enough confirmations that `brave://flags/#use-angle` fixes the issue. If you’re affected, please try the following: - launch `Brave` using `– disable-gpu` - paste `brave://flags/#use-angle` into the URL bar and ensure it’s set as `Default` - relaunch Brave without using `–disable-gpu` Brave should start rendering without any issues without the need of `–disable-gpu`. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-turned-transparent-and-cannot-be-used-or-uninstalled/637975)._