Spotify

A way to uninstall Spotify from your PC

This page is about Spotify for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Spotify AB. You can read more on Spotify AB or check for application updates here. You can read more about related to Spotify at https://www.spotify.com. Usually the Spotify program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, 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. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled Spotify.exe and it has a size of 24.62 MB (25817832 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with Spotify. They take about 25.49 MB (26731704 bytes) on disk.

• Spotify.exe (24.62 MB)
• SpotifyMigrator.exe (762.23 KB)
• SpotifyStartupTask.exe (130.23 KB)

The current page applies to Spotify version 1.1.6.113.38817 only. You can find below info on other releases of Spotify:

• 1.1.17.543.92549
• 0.8.4.124.355986
• 1.1.86.857.375108
• 0.9.0.128.3134863
• 0.9.0.129.69789
• 1.0.80.474.6503
• 0.8.0.1028.3450140
• 1.0.68.407.6864
• 1.2.9.743.859593
• 1.1.99.878.146
• 1.2.5.954.4290
• 1.1.31.703.25622
• 1.0.77.338.75878
• 1.1.65.643.2707698
• 0.8.2.561.74788
• 1.1.62.583.868
• 1.0.72.117.6773
• 1.1.55.498.98360
• 1.1.38.558.4100958
• 1.1.14.475.5668
• 0.1.0.26.76510
• 1.0.4.89.220433
• 1.2.0.1155.6314047
• 1.1.43.700.200
• 1.2.6.863.790205
• 1.1.84.716.58819
• 1.1.44.538.805792
• 1.1.3.259.817263
• 1.2.17.832.15351
• 1.1.18.605.09728
• 1.1.45.621.
• 1.0.95.282.2125
• 1.0.57.474.99538
• 1.0.3.101.97
• 1.1.39.608.75103
• 1.0.57.469.9076
• 0.9.7.16.4197456
• 1.1.48.628.0830
• 1.2.18.999.93827
• 1.0.62.508.249724
• 1.0.67.582.194363
• 0.9.11.27.21638
• 1.2.12.902.1924088
• 1.0.92.390.257
• 0.9.8.195.37492
• 1.1.70.610.4585142
• 1.1.47.684.1364199
• 1.1.98.691.759311
• 1.0.37.150.0202
• 1.1.18.611.999
• 1.2.32.997.464986
• 1.1.12.451.77255
• 1.0.83.316.96667
• 1.2.20.1216.7792
• 1.0.26.125.6486
• 1.0.36.122.3469
• 0.8.0.1035.27885
• 1.1.24.91.465
• 1.1.63.568.85
• 1.1.94.864.54046
• 0.9.4.169.03996
• 1.2.25.1009.075884
• 1.1.68.632.21183
• 1.0.53.758.342
• 1.0.47.11.37991
• 1.0.36.124.11920
• 1.2.29.605.6643
• 1.1.51.380.068
• 1.2.24.756.7770
• 1.2.7.1275.5863487
• 1.1.12.449.4109645
• 0.9.17.6.746329
• 0.9.6.81.359796
• 1.2.8.907.36
• 1.0.85.257.08531
• 0.9.4.178.259772
• 0.8.3.222.31779
• 1.1.66.578.54069
• 1.1.54.592.020638
• 1.0.88.353.15261
• 1.1.37.690.8316
• 1.0.9.133.38
• 0.9.13.24.53103
• 0.9.15.20.95936
• 1.1.61.583.06066
• 1.1.59.714.7040462
• 1.2.11.911.041113
• 1.0.69.336.7575
• 1.2.15.828.7941970
• 1.0.27.75.223232
• 1.0.23.90.42187855
• 0.9.1.57.7405149
• 1.1.60.668.09345
• 1.1.77.643.3466
• 1.2.31.1205.4597
• 1.1.59.710.134
• 1.0.1.811.6321681
• 1.1.46.916.4161
• 0.9.15.27.87634
• 1.0.73.345.69971

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Spotify has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Spotify:

• 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\HiSuite\userdata\AppIcon\com.spotify.music.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Host App Service\IconCache\persistent\Spotify.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Spotify_Spotify_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\000003.log
• 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_000015
• 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_00002c
• 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_00002f
• 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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{61788EEF-5C57-43A3-B07E-196CCABD4A1E}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.101.348.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{80D0C2F7-D43E-41B1-B76C-9F32C0B9DF0D}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{AC1BEEFB-0EF2-4EBC-BAD6-C02481224421}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.106.113.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{C866972C-F68F-4E6A-9869-C1CB12A90A7E}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E4A20438-F3C9-4DDB-B1FF-A07D9B27CD05}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.105.152.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{454D8709-D724-48BE-B71E-9180BB1AACC7}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{4816EB5C-B5AC-4C62-8575-BE3A3545DC3B}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{51B9D1E2-8D39-47D3-8426-BCF3AEB37C5A}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.101.348.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{92D621DF-D640-4C1A-9123-7C219D3229D4}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.105.152.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{BB849E39-1A07-40BA-B1F6-441EC4F38C85}D:\windowsapps\spotifyab.spotifymusic_1.106.113.0_x86__zpdnekdrzrea0\spotify.exe

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

Spotify is a program marketed by Spotify AB. Some computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE approach 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Spotify or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spotify". The Spotify app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Spotify in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spotify.


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Spotify that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, we are not saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spotify in case 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' PCs.