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JustaPiano · 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%":D (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.

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