# How to remove Spotify's ads / audio ads / banners etc... for desktop **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** tips-tricks\ **Created:** [November 8, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791 "2020-11-08T16:36:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JustaPiano](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/justapiano/32/56870_2.png) [@JustaPiano](https://onehack.st/u/JustaPiano)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/1 "2020-11-08T16:36:43Z")
- First of all you need to uninstall your current spotify version (if you have spotify installed) and download an old version of spotify from [here](https://archive.org/details/Spotify1.0.80.474). - After downloading and installing the old version of spotify you’ll have to download this [file](https://github.com/master131/BlockTheSpot#manual-installation) and drag it to your spotify directory.(you can do that by right clicking the spotify’s shortcut and click open file location) - Last thing you need to do is to block spotify’s updates using these commands: Open command prompt by typing cmd in the search bar or pressing “windows key + x” and clicking command prompt. > del %localappdata%\Spotify\Update > mkdir %localappdata%\Spotify\Update > icacls %localappdata%\Spotify\Update /deny “%username%”😃 (it’s “: D” but attached not a smiley face) `icacls %localappdata%\Spotify\Update /deny "%username%":R` Description of given commands: 1st command - Removes directory C:\Users\\AppData\Spotify\Update 2nd command - Creates directory C:\Users\\Appdata\Spotify\Update 3rd command - Denies delete permission to your account for C:\Users\\Appdata\Spotify\Update requiring administrative prompt for delete privileges, preventing spotify from removing it without admin 4th command - Denies read permission to your account for C:\Users\\Appdata\Spotify\Update requiring administrative prompt for read privileges, preventing spotify from placing the update program in it without admin\>\Appdata\Spotify\Update requiring administrative prompt for read privileges, preventing spotify from placing the update program in it without admin. Note : if you don’t trust the file, scan it in virus total. sometimes a popup of spotify says to restart spotify for the updater, just ignore it. Done. ---
**Author:** ![Fsociety\_4life](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/fsociety_4life/32/49554_2.png) [@Fsociety\_4life](https://onehack.st/u/Fsociety_4life)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/2 "2020-11-09T11:14:33Z")
Yes its a nice method but it may lack some feature or malfucntion as the version is 2years old better to create a premium account with a bin. ---
**Author:** ![Aryaman\_Purkait](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/aryaman_purkait/32/96918_2.png) [@Aryaman\_Purkait](https://onehack.st/u/Aryaman_Purkait)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/3 "2020-11-09T11:20:35Z")
Or simply use the web version with ublock origin extension. ---
**Author:** ![Dunamisss](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/dunamisss/32/152410_2.png) [@Dunamisss](https://onehack.st/u/Dunamisss)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/4 "2020-11-09T17:26:33Z")
You could also use: > [@How to remove Video, audio & banner ads for Spotify \[Windows\]](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-video-audio-banner-ads-for-spotify-windows/74177): > > Note: only works on Windows pc and not android or ios or mac This mod is for the [Desktop Application](https://www.spotify.com/download/windows/) of Spotify on Windows, not the Microsoft Store version. How those it work ? you will replace 2 files in your Spotify folder to an modded files. this will get you an A multi-purpose adblocker and skip bypass for the Windows Spotify Desktop Application. How to do it? close Spotify. enter this GitHub project [BlockTheSpot](https://github.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot) and download the last [release](https://github.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot/releases) you only need the file named chrome\_elf.… > [@Turn any Spotify Account into a Premium Account! | Up To Date | Guide](https://onehack.st/t/turn-any-spotify-account-into-a-premium-account-up-to-date-guide/54101): > > Turn any Spotify Account into a Premium Account! | Up To Date | Guide ############## SPOTIFY - ADS - BEGIN 127.0.0.1 adclick.g.doublecklick.net 127.0.0.1 adeventtracker.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 ads-fa.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 analytics.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 audio2.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 b.scorecardresearch.com 127.0.0.1 bounceexchange.com 127.0.0.1 bs.serving-sys.com 127.0.0.1 content.bitsontherun.com 127.0.0.1 core.insightexpressai.com 127.0.0.1 crashdump.spoti… ---
**Author:** ![JustaPiano](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/justapiano/32/56870_2.png) [@JustaPiano](https://onehack.st/u/JustaPiano)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/5 "2020-11-09T21:46:15Z")
I actually don’t like changing the hosts file because sometimes while an audio ad should play, the song just don’t play and you need to reinstall the app. ---
**Author:** ![MadHiT](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/madhit/32/44982_2.png) [@MadHiT](https://onehack.st/u/MadHiT)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/6 "2020-11-11T05:16:00Z")
Here.. I once made a video guide for this. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4pOH_PLM0FU/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/4pOH_PLM0FU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Ronit\_Roy](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/ronit_roy/32/18337_2.png) [@Ronit\_Roy](https://onehack.st/u/Ronit_Roy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/7 "2020-11-13T19:08:08Z")
Hey could you please upload the file link? it says that it is unavailable ---
**Author:** ![MadHiT](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/madhit/32/44982_2.png) [@MadHiT](https://onehack.st/u/MadHiT)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-remove-spotifys-ads-audio-ads-banners-etc-for-desktop/161791/8 "2020-11-13T20:13:56Z")
Here.. I reuploaded it and updated the link. [https://uploadrar.com/woyykquysth8](https://uploadrar.com/woyykquysth8)