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A way to uninstall Spotify from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Spotify for Windows. It is developed by Spotify AB. More info about Spotify AB can be read here. Please open if you want to read more on Spotify on Spotify AB's page. Spotify is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify folder, subject to the user's decision. You can uninstall Spotify by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. SpotifyLauncher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 121.55 KB (124472 bytes) on disk.

Spotify is composed of the following executables which take 9.82 MB (10298136 bytes) on disk:

  • Spotify.exe (6.96 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (760.55 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (121.55 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.93 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (71.55 KB)


This data is about Spotify version 1.0.5.186.9246 only. For more Spotify versions please click below:

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Spotify has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Spotify from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify

The files below are left behind on your disk by Spotify when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\about.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\ad.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\album.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\article.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\artist.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\browse.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\buddy-list.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\chart.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\charts.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\collection.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\collection-album.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\collection-artist.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\collection-songs.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\discover.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\error.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\findfriends.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\folder.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\follow.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\genre.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\glue-resources.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\hub.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\licenses.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\messages.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\musixmatch-lyrics.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\notification-center.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\playlist-desktop.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\profile.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\radio.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\search.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\settings.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\share.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\social-chart.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\social-feed.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\suggest.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\zlink.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\zlink-queue.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Apps\zlogin.spa
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\cef.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\devtools_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\ffmpegsumo.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\inst_ver.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\libcef.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\arb.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\de.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\el.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\en.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\es.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\es-419.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\fi.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\fr.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\fr-CA.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\hu.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\it.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\ja.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\nl.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\pl.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\pt-BR.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\ru.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\sv.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\tr.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\zh-Hant.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\locales\zsm.mo
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Spotify.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyCrashService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyLauncher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyWebHelper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\wow_helper.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


A way to remove Spotify from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is a program offered by Spotify AB. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Spotify or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it is installed on your PC the Spotify program will be found very quickly. After you click Spotify in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on 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 web site of the program is: http://www.spotify.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\Spotify.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

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

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, nor are we saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good application for your PC. This page 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 23:16:26.710