Windows 10: Suspected Vulnerability in Spotify Application :

I think I've narrowed down the cause of this irritating virus-like worm tunneling into my computer.


The only application that has been on my computer each time is the "Spotify" application.


I've removed it from my systems.

:)

 

Spotify

I have just discovered two Spotify entries in the StartUp list in Task Manager.
However there is no trace of Spotify elsewhere in the system.
I went through the registry and deleted every reference to Spotify that could find, although some refused to be deleted.
That made no difference.
The store shows that Spotify is installed. Which is strange.
However I found an entry in the Apps list in Start Menu, clicked uninstall and that cleared the problem.

 

Spotify

Hi basilorjwan

follow these steps

1. Go to Spotify.com and click on the Get Spotify button.

2. A window will appear asking you to create an account. Here you can create one with an email address or connect with your Facebook account.

3. Once you have your account, the Spotify desktop application will be downloaded automatically.

4. Open the Spotify installation file by double clicking on it. You will see a new window that says: Downloading Spotify.

5. Once this process is finished, the application will open automatically and will welcome you to the service with a pop-up. In this, you can also configure (before you start listening) if you want the music you listen to be shared on Facebook automatically
(this can also be changed later).

6. Ready! You can now start using Spotify.

 

Unable to use Media Keys in Spotify Application

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Try the below methods and see if this works.

Method 1: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.

Close Spotify before performing the below steps.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and the
R key from your keyboard and type Msconfig and hit
Enter.

Step 2: Go to Services tab and look for
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service > Uncheck the box beside to this service > Click on
Apply > OK.

Once you have performed the above steps, launch Spotify and check for the issue.

Method 2: Disable Google Play Music Extension.

Close Spotify before performing the below steps.

Step 1: If you are using Google Chrome, then launch Google Chrome.

Step 2: At the top right of Google Chrome, click More >
More tools > Extensions.

Step 3: Look for Google Play Music extension and click on
Disable.

Once you have performed the above steps, launch Spotify and check for the issue.

Method 3: Restart Human Interface Device Service.

Close Spotify before performing the below steps.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and the
R key from your keyboard and type Services.msc and hit
Enter.

Step 2: Then, locate for Human Interface Device Service from the list and look for the status of this service whether the service is started or stopped.

Step 3: If the service is stopped, then click on the Human Interface Device Service and click on
Start.

Step 4: If the service is already started, then click on
Restart to restart the service.

Once you have performed the above steps, launch Spotify and check for the issue.

Hope it helps.

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