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master131 / BlockTheSpot

Video, audio & banner adblock/skip for Spotify. This project has been superceded by SpotX: https://github.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Win
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not working anymore #6

Closed thorizer closed 5 years ago

thorizer commented 5 years ago

not working with version 1.0.96.181 installed it manually on windows 10

themikeambrose commented 5 years ago

I just installed using the automatic (.bat) method and it works fine. Latest version also.

thorizer commented 5 years ago

i tried the automatic too and it didn't work. ads are everywhere

scorthyn commented 5 years ago

1.0.96.181 is working fine people, tried both on my laptop and desktop, something to do with your system \ instalation. If you used other adblockers like ez adblock then it messes with this one.

KaleidonKep99 commented 5 years ago

Install it manually by dropping the file in %appdata%\Spotify. I don't really recommend using the automatic installation via the batch file, since it seems to be unreliable.

master131 commented 5 years ago

@KaleidonKep99 I've updated the automatic installation method to detect the Spotify installation path via the registry. Hopefully that makes it a bit more reliable.

@thorizer Is Spotify crashing or is the adblocking simply not working? If the adblock not working, can you please download ListDLLs with Spotify running in the background and post the output of this command? listdlls Spotify.exe

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/listdlls

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

@KaleidonKep99 I've updated the automatic installation method to detect the Spotify installation path via the registry. Hopefully that makes it a bit more reliable.

@thorizer Is Spotify crashing or is the adblocking simply not working? If the adblock not working, can you please download ListDLLs with Spotify running in the background and post the output of this command? listdlls Spotify.exe

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/listdlls

I've the same problem (doesn't block ads) so I did what you said and this is the log. Thanks in advance. ListDlls Log.txt

StefanAndreea commented 5 years ago

I just installed manually and it works. Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

I just installed manually and it works. Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b

What do you see in your Appdata spotify folder? I see it empty, in the guide it says that there should be the spotify.exe. Are you on win 10 too?

Edit: Seems to be a problem related to installation path, in automatic installation it says Spotify installation was not detected, falling back to default path. Installation complete.

StefanAndreea commented 5 years ago

I just installed manually and it works. Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b

What do you see in your Appdata spotify folder? I see it empty, in the guide it says that there should be the spotify.exe. Are you on win 10 too?

Edit: Seems to be a problem related to installation path, in automatic installation it says Spotify installation was not detected, falling back to default path. Installation complete.

Yes I'm on win 10. The %APPDATA%/Spotify folder looks just like a common installation folder, with subfolders, other files and spotify.exe . Maybe you should reinstall Spotify and make sure you deleted the user files and everything.

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

I just installed manually and it works. Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b

What do you see in your Appdata spotify folder? I see it empty, in the guide it says that there should be the spotify.exe. Are you on win 10 too? Edit: Seems to be a problem related to installation path, in automatic installation it says Spotify installation was not detected, falling back to default path. Installation complete.

Yes I'm on win 10. The %APPDATA%/Spotify folder looks just like a common installation folder, with subfolders, other files and spotify.exe . Maybe you should reinstall Spotify and make sure you deleted the user files and everything.

I'll try, did you downloaded it from store or website? It seems to be the same version but maybe...

KaleidonKep99 commented 5 years ago

You should add a warning in the readme file about this mod not supporting the Windows Store release of Spotify.

master131 commented 5 years ago

I was not aware a Windows Store version existed. Please attempt to use the standard desktop release and see if it works.

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

Tried on another Pc and it works, the problem is related to the Store's version. Sadly on the first Pc even if I download it from the website it installs the store version automatically.

master131 commented 5 years ago

@SciallaMan Uninstall the Microsoft Store version (search in the Start Menu and right-click > Uninstall) and try installing the Desktop version from here:

https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyFullSetup.exe

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

@SciallaMan Uninstall the Microsoft Store version (search in the Start Menu and right-click > Uninstall) and try installing the Desktop version from here:

https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyFullSetup.exe

Tomorrow I'll try on the laptop, thank you in advance!

Edit: @master131 I tried what you said but nothing. It is very strange, when I install it the icon is the Desktop version's icon, then it says "Data migration..." with a progress bar and it automatically becomes the Store version, the icon change and in the AppData there is nothing. I tried also to do that offline but it is the same...the appData folder populate for some seconds then it migrate al data to store's version in another folder (I found it but the structure is very different, there isn't the spotify.exe).

master131 commented 5 years ago

@SciallaMan I'm not sure, sorry. There are a few people reporting similar issues online but none have a solution.

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Is-there-a-non-windows-store-version/td-p/4563408 https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9kojxv/spotify_installation_not_from_store/

EDIT: @SciallaMan Give this a try: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/How-to-get-the-original-spotify-back-not-migrating-the-data-to/td-p/4500480

SciallaMan commented 5 years ago

@SciallaMan I'm not sure, sorry. There are a few people reporting similar issues online but none have a solution.

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Is-there-a-non-windows-store-version/td-p/4563408 https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9kojxv/spotify_installation_not_from_store/

EDIT: @SciallaMan Give this a try: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/How-to-get-the-original-spotify-back-not-migrating-the-data-to/td-p/4500480

It was enough to do the first three steps of the guide and the original version came back. Thank you very much! The problem was that I didn't remember to have a second account in which the store's version was still installed. Now "netutils" do their work properly!

master131 commented 5 years ago

Due to a lack of response from the OP, I'm closing the issue.

thorizer commented 5 years ago

sorry for the late feedback. I'm not using the store version. it worked for one week then stopped forever. the file is still there in spotify directory. this is the log from listdll.exe spotify dll.txt maybe because i'm not from eu//na and spotify uses other domains ?

master131 commented 5 years ago

The hosts blocking is just a backup feature and isn't the main method to block ads. Can you try fully uninstalling Spotify (so cache files and stuff are removed) and try re-installing it again? Also make sure you're using the latest BlockTheSpot build as well.

Ede123 commented 5 years ago

JFTR (sorry for being slightly off topic wrt to the original issue, but I hope it saves others some time):

I've also had the problem of Spotify

  1. automatically installing the Store version instead of the normal desktop version
  2. even when updating from an older non-Store version eventually removing the desktop version during an update and migrating to the Store version instead.

I've found both issues can be worked around:

  1. is solved by running the installer in compatibility mode for Windows 7
  2. is solved by running the following command in a powershell window launched with administrative privileges and restarting the system afterwards:
    Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *spotify* | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
    (this is basically a condensed and more systematic version of what was linked above. I'm not sure if a restart is actually required, but I did it in my case just to be sure; removing the Store version via control panel and without restart did not work)
OzakIOne commented 5 years ago

@Ede123 Also having Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, might fix the problem of store version because the microsoft store is removed by default on this edition so i don't think spotify could migrate your installation from desktop to store version

jnslsrwy commented 5 years ago

I tried modifying GPOs regarding the Store without success. In my case the installation in %appdata% would be deleted as soon as as the installer finishes as Spotify would migrate directly to the Store-Edition. Therefore I did the following:

  1. boot into safe mode
  2. install Spotify with latest installer from Spotify CDN
  3. remove SpotifyMigrator.exe & SpotifyStartupTask.exe from %appdata%\Spotify after setup completes
  4. reboot
  5. as @Ede123 suggested:

    running the following command in a powershell window launched with administrative privileges and restarting the system afterwards: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *spotify* | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

  6. install @master131 's BlockTheSpot