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Patcher for Spotify Desktop Client on Windows 
   


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  Requirements •
  Features •
  Installation •
  Uninstall •
  FAQ •
  Disclaimer


Requirements

- OS: Windows 7-11
- Spotify: Official desktop version (Microsoft Store version is not suitable)
- PowerShell: 5.1 and above

Features

- Blocks all banner, video, and audio ads in the client
- Hiding podcasts, episodes, and audiobooks from the homepage (optional)
- Block Spotify automatic updates (optional)
- Some native experimental features have been changed
- Analytics sending has been disabled 
- Advanced installation parameters

Installation / Update
Choose installation type:

Usual installation (New theme)
  
   During installation, you need to confirm some actions, also contains:
  
  - New theme activated (new right and left sidebar, some cover change)
  - All experimental features included

   
  
 Just download and run Install_New_theme.bat

or

 Run The following command in PowerShell:

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX/refs/heads/main/run.ps1') } -new_theme"


 mirror

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://spotx-official.github.io/SpotX/run.ps1') } -m -new_theme"



  


Usual installation (Old theme)
  
   During installation, you need to confirm some actions, also contains:
  - Forced installation of version 1.2.13 (since the old theme was removed in subsequent versions)
  - Old theme activated
  - Automatic blocking of Spotify updates
  - All experimental features included

   
  
 Just download and run Install_Old_theme.bat

or

 Run The following command in PowerShell:

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX/refs/heads/main/run.ps1') } -v 1.2.13.661.ga588f749 -confirm_spoti_recomended_over -block_update_on"


 mirror

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://spotx-official.github.io/SpotX/run.ps1') } -m -v 1.2.13.661.ga588f749 -confirm_spoti_recomended_over -block_update_on"



 

Full installation
  
  Full installation without confirmation, what does it do? 
  
  - New theme activated (new right and left sidebar, some cover change)
  - Hiding podcasts/episodes/audiobooks from the homepage
  - Activated static theme spotify for lyrics
  - Hiding ad-like sections
  - All experimental features included
  - Removal of Spotify MS if it was found 
  - Installation of the recommended version of Spotify (if another client has already been found, it will be installed over) 
  - Blocking of Spotify updates
  - After the installation is completed, the client will autorun.
  
 

 Just download and run Install_Auto.bat

or

 Run The following command in PowerShell:

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX/refs/heads/main/run.ps1') } -confirm_uninstall_ms_spoti -confirm_spoti_recomended_over -podcasts_off -block_update_on -start_spoti -new_theme -adsections_off -lyrics_stat spotify"


 mirror

ps1
iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://spotx-official.github.io/SpotX/run.ps1') } -m