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A way to uninstall Spotify from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Spotify for Windows. It was created for Windows by Spotify AB. More information on Spotify AB can be found here. More information about the application Spotify can be seen at . Spotify is normally installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. Spotify's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Spotify's primary file takes around 7.38 MB (7736128 bytes) and is named Spotify.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Spotify. They occupy 10.36 MB (10863680 bytes) on disk.

  • Spotify.exe (7.38 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (820.81 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (178.81 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.94 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (71.31 KB)


The current page applies to Spotify version 1.0.16.104.37769 only. You can find below a few links to other Spotify versions:

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Spotify.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\ChromeDWriteFontCache
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_1

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\Spotify

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify\DisplayName


How to erase Spotify from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application by the software company Spotify AB. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to remove 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Spotify or simply click the Search field 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 , some data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 of Spotify that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer 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)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spotify by Spotify AB from your PC, nor are we saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spotify in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 12:14:41.603