Spotify

A guide to uninstall Spotify from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Spotify for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Spotify AB. Go over here where you can read more on Spotify AB. More data about the software Spotify can be found at https://www.spotify.com. Spotify is normally set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for removing Spotify is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 18.34 MB (19227064 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Spotify. They occupy about 18.98 MB (19901736 bytes) on disk.

• Spotify.exe (18.34 MB)
• SpotifyMigrator.exe (540.93 KB)
• SpotifyStartupTask.exe (117.93 KB)

The current web page applies to Spotify version 1.1.77.643.3466 only. You can find below info on other versions of Spotify:

• 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
• 1.1.62.583.868
• 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
• 1.2.18.999.93827
• 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
• 1.2.32.997.464986
• 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
• 1.0.69.336.7575
• 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
• 1.2.31.1205.4597
• 1.1.59.710.134
• 1.0.1.811.6321681
• 1.1.46.916.4161

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Spotify:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000010
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000013
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000015
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000018
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00001f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000020
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000021
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000022
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000023
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000024
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000025
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000026
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000027
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000028
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000029
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000031
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000032
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000033
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000034
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000035
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000036
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000037
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000038
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000039
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00003f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000040
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000041
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000042
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000043
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000044
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000045
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000046
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000047
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000048
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000049
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00004f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000050
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000051
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000052
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000053
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000054
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000055
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000056
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000057
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000058
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_000059
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00005a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00005b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00005c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00005d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\c90b8a063e58a17aa2964aad7419f33f89c6b1a7\Cache\f_00005e

Registry that is not cleaned:

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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Spotify\Update\spotify_installer-1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6-20.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Spotify\Update\spotify_installer-1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6-20.exe.FriendlyAppName
• 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpWebInst0.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpWebInst0.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A4950315-1373-462F-84AB-22A65128D49A}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D7D906FD-3340-4EDA-991D-786CDB9A3E08}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe

How to remove Spotify from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application by Spotify AB. Frequently, users try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Spotify or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Spotify in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Spotify:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.spotify.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.


8. After removing Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Spotify that 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 disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your PC, we are not saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spotify supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.