Here we are referring to one of the most well-known and used music streaming services around the globe. Many users take advantage of this platform from their mobile devices, although it is increasingly present on desktop computers. Hence, for some time we have had a official Spotify app for use on Windows.
We also have the possibility of using it and listening to our favorite music by simply accessing the web version of the online service. As we mentioned before, this windows app It receives regular updates, and once underwent a major facelift. However, the current user interface proposed by its developers does not convince everyone.
Hence, below we are going to show you how to use the old interface in Spotify again if you wish. The first thing we do is locate the file that is responsible for automatically updating the Spotify application on Windows. We close the program as such and go to the next disk path, for example, through the File Browser of the system:
C:/Users/USUARIO/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Start Menu/Programs
Here we only have to locate the file called Spotify_new.exe that is created automatically when we have been using the application for a while and it has been updated. If it does not appear, we will have to wait for the next automatic update of the music streaming platform.
Block automatic interface switching in Spotify
Once we have it on the screen we only have to delete it like any other file. Next we create a blank document with that same name, for which we can use the memo pad, For example. This way we can generate a blank document with that nomenclature that we mentioned before, Spotify_new.exe.
We click with the right mouse button on it to block its use and so that the streaming platform cannot modify it again. In this way we click on the Properties option to establish the file as read-only from the tab called Security.
At this point, it is important to keep in mind that in order to carry out these changes, it is mandatory to use an administrator account in Windows. This way we will have the necessary permissions to carry out these modifications to the file. Once we have made these changes mentioned, we only have to get one of the previous versions of Spotify.
To do this, we can use this website that is not related to the platform as such that it offers us. old versions of the online service of music.
In this way we will only have to select the executable corresponding to the version we want from this link. When we launch the application, we will already have its old interface.