Spotify
A guide to uninstall Spotify from your computer
Spotify is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by
Spotify AB. More information about Spotify AB can be seen
here. More information about Spotify can be seen at
http://www.spotify.com. Spotify is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Spotify is C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Spotify.exe. The application's main executable file is named SpotifyLauncher.exe and it has a size of 61.00 KB (62464 bytes).
The executable files below are installed beside Spotify. They take about 7.43 MB (
7793152 bytes) on disk.
- spotify.exe (5.68 MB)
- SpotifyLauncher.exe (61.00 KB)
- SpotifyHelper.exe (596.00 KB)
- SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.11 MB)
The information on this page is only about version
0.9.6.81.359796 of Spotify. For more Spotify versions please click below:
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Spotify has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Directories left on disk:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Spotify:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\apps.zip
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\cef.pak
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\d3dcompiler_43.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\d3dcompiler_46.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\devtools_resources.pak
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\icudt.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\libcef.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\resources.zip
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\SpotifyHelper.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Data\SpotifyWebHelper.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\inst_ver.dat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\spotify.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyLauncher.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Spotify_SpotifyLauncher_exe
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
How to delete Spotify from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Spotify is an application released by Spotify AB. Some users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to remove Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.
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- download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Spotify or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it is installed on your PC the Spotify program will be found automatically. After you select Spotify in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Spotify:
- The publisher is: http://www.spotify.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Spotify.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.
8. After removing Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Spotify which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Geographical user distribution
- 10.0
- Windows 8.1 (6.3)
- Windows 7 (6.1)
- Windows 8 (6.2)
- Windows XP (5.1)
- Windows Vista (6.0)
Software Application
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your PC, we are not saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Spotify in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2016-06-18 19:42:32.330