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A way to uninstall Spotify from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Spotify for Windows. It is developed by Spotify AB. Further information on Spotify AB can be found here. Click on to get more information about Spotify on Spotify AB's website. Spotify is normally installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, depending on the user's option. The full command line for removing Spotify is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Spotify.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 21.03 MB (22051232 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Spotify. They occupy 21.87 MB (22936800 bytes) on disk.

  • Spotify.exe (21.03 MB)
  • SpotifyMigrator.exe (730.41 KB)
  • SpotifyStartupTask.exe (134.41 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.1.21.1654.2822807 of Spotify. You can find below a few links to other Spotify versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Widgets\Spotify

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_11.2212.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\Spotify_Logo_RGB_Black.svg
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_11.2212.2.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\Spotify_Logo_RGB_White.svg
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\SpotifyBranding\Spotify_FirstRun_Header.png
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\SpotifyBranding\Spotify_Logo.png
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Widgets\Spotify\Assets\CircularSpUIT_Bold.ttf
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Widgets\Spotify\Assets\CircularSpUIT_Book.ttf
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_5.823.1271.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Widgets\Spotify\Assets\spoticon_Regular.ttf

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{ADF30FEE-DC96-4A16-BA37-753D4C956E5E}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1EB3F450-C3B1-4E71-89D2-896E3FED0AAD}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe


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

Spotify is a program released by Spotify AB. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. This is difficult because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to erase 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press 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 PC 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 exists on your system the Spotify application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Spotify in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Spotify:





  • The publisher 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 come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


8. After removing Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Spotify that have been left behind will be found 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spotify in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-11-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-11-29 05:29:09.293