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How can I uninstall Spotify from my system even when it's already not in my system?

Anonymous
2022-08-22T02:41:02+00:00

Out of nowhere, the Spotify icon just became blank in my taskbar. I tried opening it, but it did not work. What I did was try to uninstall and reinstall, but Spotify isn't showing up in the control panel, Apps & features, Microsoft store, and Registry editor (not super sure about this one). I already deleted Spotify from %appdata%, but whenever I try to reinstall it, I get a message that says "A Windows Store installation of Spotify was found in your system. Please uninstall that version, or update through the Windows Store." In other words, I can't install Spotify because it's apparently still in my system despite it not showing up anywhere in my system. I even tried using Revo Uninstaller (third party uninstaller), but Spotify didn't show up either.

I also tried downloading Spotify through the Microsoft Store, but it didn't work (error code: 0x80073CFE). I have already contacted Spotify support, but they said it might be an issue on Microsoft's side. I also tried terminating and resetting the Microsoft store, which did not work. Any help would be appreciatedhttps://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/ef8113a7-cdc4-482b-b90e-3061eb3be9dd?platform=QnA"https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/ef8113a7-cdc4-482b-b90e-3061eb3be9dd?platform=QnA" rel="ugc nofollow">

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  1. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-22T12:41:05+00:00

    Thanks for the info. Please try the method under "Step 3" in this article.

    Once you nuke that registry key, Spotify desktop installer should work.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-08-22T13:39:12+00:00

    OMG IT WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! I HAD TO USE WEB BROWSER SPOTIFY FOR A MONTH

    thank you again :)

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  2. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-22T13:16:01+00:00

    Robbie,

    Can you try deleting that key from Windows Safe mode?

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  3. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-22T05:04:46+00:00

    Hi robbie pineda,

    See the Spotify app/package status using PowerShell.

    Start PowerShell as Administrator.

    Run the following command:

    • Get-AppxPackage *spotify* -allusers

    Please copy the output and include it here.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-22T03:27:11+00:00

    Hi, I'm Robinson, and I’m happy to help you today.

    I know how frustrating this may be for you but I'll do my very best to help you.

    The Microsoft Store files may have been corrupted, you can use this procedure to repair and reinstall the Microsoft Store.

    Step 1:Check if doesn't have any corrupt files on the windows.

    1-Right-Click on Start then click on Windows Powershell (admin)

    2- Type these commands.

    sfc /scannow (and press Enter)

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth (and press Enter)

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth (and press Enter)

    3- The DISM tool will report whether the image is healthy, repairable, or non-repairable. If the image is repairable, you can use the /RestoreHealth argument to repair the image.

    4-Type this command and press Enter:

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    Step 2: Reset the Windows Update components

    1-Right-Click on Start then click on Windows Terminal(admin)

    2-Type these commands:

    net stop wuauserv and press [Enter]

    net stop cryptSvc and press [Enter]

    net stop bits and press [Enter]

    ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old and press [Enter]

    ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old and press [Enter]

    net start wuauserv and press [Enter]

    net start cryptSvc and press [Enter]

    net start bits and press [Enter]

    netsh winsock reset

    3-Reboot your PC

    Step 3: Repair and reinstall the Microsoft Store

    1-Right click on Start.

    2-Click on Windows PowerShell(admin)

    3-Type:

    Get-AppXPackage -allusers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} and press ENTER.

    4-Reboot your PC

    5-Open the Microsoft Store, click on Library then click on Get and Install updates.

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