Spotify

How to uninstall Spotify from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Spotify for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Spotify AB. More information about Spotify AB can be read here. More details about the program Spotify can be found at https://www.spotify.com. Usually the Spotify program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Spotify is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named Spotify.exe and it has a size of 22.98 MB (24091264 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in Spotify. They take 23.82 MB (24974728 bytes) on disk.

• Spotify.exe (22.98 MB)
• SpotifyMigrator.exe (728.13 KB)
• SpotifyStartupTask.exe (134.63 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.1.62.583.868 of Spotify. Click on the links below for other Spotify versions:

• 1.1.17.543.92549
• 0.8.4.124.355986
• 1.1.86.857.375108
• 0.9.0.128.3134863
• 0.9.0.129.69789
• 1.0.80.474.6503
• 0.8.0.1028.3450140
• 1.0.68.407.6864
• 1.2.9.743.859593
• 1.1.99.878.146
• 1.2.5.954.4290
• 1.1.31.703.25622
• 1.0.77.338.75878
• 1.1.65.643.2707698
• 0.8.2.561.74788
• 1.0.72.117.6773
• 1.2.36.959.04500
• 1.1.55.498.98360
• 1.1.38.558.4100958
• 1.1.14.475.5668
• 0.1.0.26.76510
• 1.0.4.89.220433
• 1.2.0.1155.6314047
• 1.1.43.700.200
• 1.2.6.863.790205
• 1.1.84.716.58819
• 1.1.44.538.805792
• 1.1.3.259.817263
• 1.2.17.832.15351
• 1.1.18.605.09728
• 1.1.45.621.
• 1.0.95.282.2125
• 1.0.57.474.99538
• 1.0.3.101.97
• 1.1.39.608.75103
• 1.0.57.469.9076
• 0.9.7.16.4197456
• 1.1.48.628.0830
• 1.1.6.113.38817
• 1.2.50.335.528608
• 1.2.18.999.93827
• 1.0.62.508.249724
• 1.0.67.582.194363
• 0.9.11.27.21638
• 1.2.12.902.1924088
• 1.0.92.390.257
• 0.9.8.195.37492
• 1.1.70.610.4585142
• 1.1.47.684.1364199
• 1.1.98.691.759311
• 1.0.37.150.0202
• 1.1.18.611.999
• 1.2.47.364.065
• 1.2.32.997.464986
• 1.1.12.451.77255
• 1.0.83.316.96667
• 1.2.20.1216.7792
• 1.0.26.125.6486
• 1.0.36.122.3469
• 0.8.0.1035.27885
• 1.1.24.91.465
• 1.1.63.568.85
• 1.1.94.864.54046
• 0.9.4.169.03996
• 1.2.25.1009.075884
• 1.1.68.632.21183
• 1.0.53.758.342
• 1.0.47.11.37991
• 1.0.36.124.11920
• 1.2.29.605.6643
• 1.2.46.462.579130
• 1.1.51.380.068
• 1.2.24.756.7770
• 1.2.7.1275.5863487
• 1.1.12.449.4109645
• 0.9.17.6.746329
• 0.9.6.81.359796
• 1.2.8.907.36
• 1.0.85.257.08531
• 0.9.4.178.259772
• 0.8.3.222.31779
• 1.1.66.578.54069
• 1.1.54.592.020638
• 1.0.88.353.15261
• 1.1.37.690.8316
• 1.0.9.133.38
• 0.9.13.24.53103
• 0.9.15.20.95936
• 1.1.61.583.06066
• 1.1.59.714.7040462
• 1.2.11.911.041113
• 1.2.48.405.2486
• 1.0.69.336.7575
• 1.2.15.828.7941970
• 1.0.27.75.223232
• 1.0.23.90.42187855
• 0.9.1.57.7405149
• 1.1.60.668.09345
• 1.1.77.643.3466
• 1.2.31.1205.4597

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If you are manually uninstalling Spotify we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_m_AppData_Roaming_Spotify_Spotify_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\81f07c8fdb525e373c68a7ea99582d34021be089\Cache\f_000008
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Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1705275016-321308472-60002193-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Spotify\Update\spotify_installer-1.1.61.583.gad060c66-7.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1705275016-321308472-60002193-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Spotify\Update\spotify_installer-1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-25.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1705275016-321308472-60002193-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4B22B0F1-8BF7-4D5E-B04E-856B11F4BC27}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3D04783D-68F0-4316-9927-0DB8DFBF1360}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe

How to erase Spotify from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is a program offered by Spotify AB. Some people want to erase it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to erase Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Spotify or simply click the Search field and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify program will be found very quickly. When you select Spotify in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Spotify:

• The software company is: https://www.spotify.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Spotify which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, we are not saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Spotify in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.