How to block Spotify with Windows Firewall?

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How can I block Spotify from accessing the internet with my Windows Firewall? (I use Windows 8. It has the same design as Windows 7.)

I've tried adding an outbound rule to block %APPDATA%\Roaming\Spotify\spotify.exe. I've tried blocking the helper file in the same dir. I've also tried disabling the inbound rules that were allowing Spotify...

Friend of Kim

Posted 2012-09-20T16:31:46.847

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I'm not experienced with Windows Firewall... – Friend of Kim – 2012-09-20T17:09:27.503

why not uninstall spotify? Here is a free outbound firewall...http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html

– Moab – 2012-09-20T17:25:49.840

2@Moab I want to block Spotify in order to force it offline so that I can listen to music on multiple computers at once. – Friend of Kim – 2012-09-20T17:42:51.573

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To solve this, you need one of two options:

  • Use %APPDATA%\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe OR
  • Use C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

As well, you might want to block the SpotifyWebHelper.exe application for incoming traffic which might be also used for P2P.

Friend of Kim

Posted 2012-09-20T16:31:46.847

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Is there a way to do this for the Spotify Windows 10 app? – Michael Yaworski – 2018-06-30T03:28:59.613

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