1. How to block ads on Spotify Windows PC
Method 1: Use BlockTheSpot with .bat file
Step 1: Download the BlockTheSpot.bat file from GitHub HERE
Step 2: Run that .bat file.
Step 3: If you installed the Spotify version from the Microsoft Store, the system will ask you to uninstall it. If you downloaded Spotify from the official website, type N (No).
Step 4: Wait a few minutes and you will no longer see any ads on Spotify.
Method 2: Use PowerShell command
Step 1: Run PowerShell with administrator rights.
Step 2: Then copy the following script > Paste into PowerShell, press Enter:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Invoke-Expression “& { $(Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing ‘https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot/master/install.ps1’) } -UninstallSpotifyStoreEdition -UpdateSpotify”
Step 3: Once installed successfully, Spotify will automatically launch and you will no longer see any ads or ‘Explore Premium’ messages.
Method 3: Install the mod manually
Step 1: Download the chrome_elf.zip file from BlockTheSpot’s GitHub HERE
Step 2: Open the Spotify installation folder, usually C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Roaming\Spotify.
You can quickly access this directory via the RUN command (Win+R) with the command:
%APPDATA%\Spotify
Step 3: Click ‘Cut’ on the downloaded chrome_elf.zip file
Step 4: Paste it into the Spotify installation folder.
Step 5: Right-click > Select ‘Extract All’ to extract the folder.
Step 6: Extract into the Soptify folder itself.
Step 7: Once the two files dpapi.dll and config.ini are in the Spotify folder, you will no longer see any ads or ‘Explore Premium’ notifications on Spotify.
To turn off Spotify’s automatic updates, you can do the following:
Step 1: Open the config.ini file
Step 2: Edit Enable_Auto_Update=0 as shown
Step 3: Click Save to save.
