What is SpotifyLauncher.exe?

SpotifyLauncher.exe is part of Spotify and developed by Spotify Ltd according to the SpotifyLauncher.exe version information.

SpotifyLauncher.exe's description is "SpotifyLauncher"

SpotifyLauncher.exe is digitally signed by Spotify AB.

SpotifyLauncher.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\spotify\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SpotifyLauncher.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SpotifyLauncher.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSpotify
Company nameSpotify Ltd
File descriptionSpotifyLauncher
Internal nameSpotifyLauncher
Original filenameSpotifyLauncher.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2013, Spotify Ltd
Product version0.8.8.334
File version0.8.8.334

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSpotify
Company nameSpotify Ltd
File descriptionSpotifyLauncher
Internal nameSpotifyLauncher
Original filenameSpotifyLauncher.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2013, Spotify Ltd
Product version0.8.8.334
File version0.8.8.334

Digital signatures [?]

SpotifyLauncher.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSpotify AB
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number00d346b753dc51b7c9a690b3d2ee769139

VirusTotal report

None of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SpotifyLauncher.exe file.

None of the 44 anti-virus programs detected the SpotifyLauncher.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54e0c638fe3e80faa8e0365140a19a401
SHA256020cd74bcb9f17402b6734364fc8846b7d02a9cceac14706bd629e83201e9adb

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to spotifylauncher.exe:

spotifylauncher.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

spotifylauncher.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

SpotifyLauncher has stopped working.

End Program - spotifylauncher.exe. This program is not responding.

spotifylauncher.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

spotifylauncher.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 45% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 110 users.

User vote results: There were 49 votes to remove and 61 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Appu Singh writes

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Where did I get Spotify Launcher App.

# 18 Aug 2017, 18:57

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Appu: Did Spotify install unexpectedly on your machine?

# 26 Aug 2017, 5:24

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