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A guide to uninstall Spotify from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Spotify for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Spotify AB. Take a look here where you can read more on Spotify AB. Click on to get more facts about Spotify on Spotify AB's website. The application is frequently located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. You can remove Spotify by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's primary executable file and it occupies close to 6.61 MB (6930544 bytes) on disk.

Spotify is comprised of the following executables which occupy 8.80 MB (9231408 bytes) on disk:

  • Spotify.exe (6.61 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (503.11 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (183.61 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.45 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (72.61 KB)


This web page is about Spotify version 1.0.36.124.11920 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Spotify:

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

The files below remain on your disk by Spotify when you uninstall it:
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Spotify.lnk

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Spotify
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Spotify Web Helper
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Spotify

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.m4a
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.m4p
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.mp3
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.mp4
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\spotify.exe


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

Spotify is an application marketed by the software company Spotify AB. Some computer users choose to erase this application. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 select Spotify in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance 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 come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Spotify which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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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 software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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.

2016-08-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-18 04:24:47.413