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A way to uninstall Spotify from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Spotify for Windows. The Windows release was created by Spotify AB. Further information on Spotify AB can be found here. Click on to get more info about Spotify on Spotify AB's website. Spotify is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, regulated by the user's option. You can uninstall Spotify by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Spotify.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 7.22 MB (7574584 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Spotify. They occupy about 10.11 MB (10604312 bytes) on disk.

  • Spotify.exe (7.22 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (820.55 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (96.05 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.92 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (71.55 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.0.10.107.03 of Spotify. You can find here a few links to other Spotify versions:

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If planning to uninstall Spotify you should 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\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_spotify.exe_adab974e325c2b7fdce4326ba27ed42329027_19ffdbbe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2540b1854f58493956d73c28f156a53efb65845_05cb8729
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2540b1854f58493956d73c28f156a53efb65845_2166d12d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2dfad4f49b01d38de39ebb57b9cd5fffc06837_1a043800

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Spotify:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_spotify.exe_adab974e325c2b7fdce4326ba27ed42329027_19ffdbbe\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2540b1854f58493956d73c28f156a53efb65845_05cb8729\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2540b1854f58493956d73c28f156a53efb65845_2166d12d\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_spotify.exe_2dfad4f49b01d38de39ebb57b9cd5fffc06837_1a043800\Report.wer

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify\DisplayIcon


A way to uninstall Spotify from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application offered by Spotify AB. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Spotify or simply click the Search field and type in "Spotify". If it is installed on your PC the Spotify program will be found automatically. After you click Spotify in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Spotify:





  • The publisher is: http://www.spotify.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify that 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, nor are we saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spotify supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-23 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-22 22:21:09.530