How do I kill Leo AI? NOT RESOLVED

Brave Browser Leo AI
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Kay, you covered a lot of ground. Unfortunately, Brave’s Community isn’t set up for extended discussions or Private Messaging. Your post would be effective if placed on Reddit or sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Your comments are very . . . . passionate, but are also a bit judgmental. AI is a tool created by humans, it is neither benevolent nor evil. It’s on all of our shoulders to make the best or worst of it.

Take a deep breath and remember, we’re all here to learn and make constructive comments. This isn’t the place to vent.

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Just to be clear for those who really don’t know this:
Only Windows Professional or above has gpedit.msc. Home does not have this.

This user based on their response sounds like it’s the Home edition of Windows 11 which indeed doesn’t have a Group Policy Editor of any kind.

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This is where it is popping up despite everything supposedly being disabled.

No “Group Policy” only brings bing searches that shoves copilot down my throat.

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Well then knock it off.

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Why am I getting the “This Topic has been resolved” message?

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Note to Self

I asked Perplexity.ai:

Need a Windows OS 11 Home Edition Registry entry or key that disables BraveAIChatEnabled

Perplexity answer:

Perplexity.ai link (these links expire in a week or so):

‘https://www.perplexity.ai/search/need-a-windows-os-11-home-edit-GxA8QYi6TdSqpv1bvbiY8g’

Use this policy registry path and value on Windows 11 Home to disable Brave’s Leo AI chat:

  • Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave
  • Value name: BraveAIChatEnabled
  • Type: DWORD (32-bit)
  • Data to disable: 0 (hexadecimal or decimal both fine)

If the BraveSoftware or Brave keys do not exist, create them manually under Policies before creating the BraveAIChatEnabled value. Ref.: geekermag​ | Ref.: malwaretips

A minimal .reg file you can save as disable_brave_ai_chat.reg and merge:

text

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave]
"BraveAIChatEnabled"=dword:00000000

After adding the key, close all Brave windows and reopen the browser for the change to take effect. Ref.: geekermag​

Step by step how to add BraveSoftware policy in registry on Home:

‘https://www.perplexity.ai/search/step-by-step-how-to-add-braves-3z9v9J3wRjmY2jeN5.tZag’

On Windows 11 Home, you add the Brave policy key the same way as on Pro, but directly in Registry Editor using an admin account. Ref.: brave​

Open Registry Editor as admin

  1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter. Ref.: brave​
  2. If prompted by UAC, click Yes to allow changes. Ref.: brave​

Navigate to Policies branch

  1. In the left pane, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Ref.: brave​
  2. Expand SOFTWARE, then expand Policies. Ref.: brave​

Create BraveSoftware and Brave keys

If they already exist, skip creating them. Ref.: brave​

  1. Right‑click the Policies key, choose New → Key.
  • Name it BraveSoftware. Ref.: brave​
  1. Right‑click the new BraveSoftware key, choose New → Key.
  • Name it Brave. Ref.: brave​

You should now have:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave Ref.: brave​

Add the policy value

Example shows adding a policy string; use the appropriate type for your policy. Ref.: brave​

Alter.systems answer:

To disable Brave’s “Leo AI” (the BraveAIChatEnabled feature) system‑wide for all Windows users, you can enforce the flag through Brave’s enterprise policy registry keys.

:puzzle_piece: Registry Key Method

Path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave

Entry to create:

  • Name: BraveAIChatEnabled
  • Type: DWORD (32‑bit)
  • Value: 0

(0 = Disable, 1 = Enable)

If that subkey doesn’t exist, you’ll need to create the folders manually:

  1. BraveSoftware
  2. inside it, create Brave

:brain: Steps

  1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
  2. Navigate to:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
  3. Right‑click → New → Key → name it BraveSoftware
  4. Right‑click BraveSoftware → New → Key → name it Brave
  5. In the right pane of Brave, right‑click → New → DWORD (32‑bit) Value
  6. Name it BraveAIChatEnabled
  7. Double‑click → set Value data to 0
  8. Close regedit.
  9. Restart Brave (or reboot Windows) for the policy to take effect.

:toolbox: Optional: For 64‑bit enforcement for all users

If you’re on a 64‑bit system, create the same key also here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave

:counterclockwise_arrows_button: To Re‑Enable Later

Simply change the value back to:

"BraveAIChatEnabled"=dword:00000001

or delete the entry.

Would you like me to include an example .reg file you can double‑click to apply it automatically?