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How to uninstall Spotify from your PC

This info is about Spotify for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Spotify AB. Go over here for more info on Spotify AB. You can get more details about Spotify at . Usually the Spotify program is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory, depending on the user's option during setup. 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. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. Spotify's primary file takes about 23.32 MB (24453008 bytes) and is named Spotify.exe.

The executables below are part of Spotify. They occupy about 26.67 MB (27967888 bytes) on disk.

  • Spotify.exe (23.32 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (478.11 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (113.89 KB)
  • SpotifyMigrator.exe (793.39 KB)
  • SpotifyStartupTask.exe (129.89 KB)
  • SpotifyUWPLauncher.exe (544.11 KB)
  • SpotifyUWPLauncherStartupTask.exe (544.11 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (756.39 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (72.61 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.0.88.353.15261 of Spotify. 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 computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_1cf778d0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Spotify:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Spotify.exe.3336.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_1cf778d0\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7\WER4886.tmp.appcompat.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7\WER49CF.tmp.hdmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7\WER4A6C.tmp.mdmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_Spotify.exe_5d8667f1fce96c2d31d8ba2deb686899e369a8_cab_1bad4ab7\WERDAB6.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000005
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000006
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000007
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000008
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000009
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000010
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000011
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000012
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000013
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000014
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000016
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000017
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000018
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000019
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000020
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000021
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000022
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000023
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000024
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000025
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000026
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000027
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000028
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000029
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000030
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000031
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000032
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000033
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000034
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000035
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000036
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000037
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000038
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000039
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000040
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000041
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000042
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000043
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000044
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000045
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000046
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000047
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000048
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000049
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00004f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000050
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000051
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000052
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000053
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000054
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000055
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000056
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000057
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000058
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000059
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00005a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00005b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00005c

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\DFX\23\install\Spotify
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Spotify
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\DFX\23\install\Spotify

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{18AC3CBA-6712-455C-840D-D4D530EAF88F}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{E68A2A92-0D4B-44BC-836E-BA6FB896E4FD}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe


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

Spotify is an application marketed by the software company Spotify AB. Some users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Spotify or simply activate the Search field and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Spotify in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


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

Your Windows PC 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 application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spotify in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-08-21 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-08-21 18:40:51.653