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Device management
Remotely manage, and protect laptops and mobile devices.
Orchestration
Automate tasks across devices, from app installs to scripts.
Software management
Inventory, patch, and manage installed software.
Infrastructure as code
See every change, undo any error, repeat every success.
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Run Fleet the way that fits your team.
Extend Fleet
Integrate your favorite tools with Fleet.
Windows | 1.2.84.477.gcfdf84e8
Spotify is a music streaming app.
To install Spotify on your work computer:
Don’t see Spotify or the Fleet Desktop icon? Send a link to this page to your IT team.
Run the following script in Powershell to uninstall Spotify:
# Attempts to locate Spotify's uninstaller from registry and execute it silently
$displayName = "Spotify"
$publisher = "Spotify AB"
# Spotify is user-scope, so check HKCU first, then HKLM as fallback
$paths = @(
'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall',
'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall'
)
$uninstall = $null
foreach ($p in $paths) {
$items = Get-ItemProperty "$p\*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object {
$_.DisplayName -and ($_.DisplayName -eq $displayName -or $_.DisplayName -like "$displayName*") -and ($publisher -eq "" -or $_.Publisher -eq $publisher)
}
if ($items) { $uninstall = $items | Select-Object -First 1; break }
}
if (-not $uninstall -or -not $uninstall.UninstallString) {
Write-Host "Uninstall entry not found"
Exit 0
}
# Kill any running Spotify processes before uninstalling
Stop-Process -Name "Spotify" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Stop-Process -Name "SpotifyWebHelper" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$uninstallString = $uninstall.UninstallString
$exePath = ""
$arguments = ""
# Parse the uninstall string to extract executable path and existing arguments
# Handles both quoted and unquoted paths
if ($uninstallString -match '^"([^"]+)"(.*)') {
$exePath = $matches[1]
$arguments = $matches[2].Trim()
} elseif ($uninstallString -match '^([^\s]+)(.*)') {
$exePath = $matches[1]
$arguments = $matches[2].Trim()
} else {
Write-Host "Error: Could not parse uninstall string: $uninstallString"
Exit 1
}
# Build argument list array, preserving existing arguments and adding /silent for silent
$argumentList = @()
if ($arguments -ne '') {
# Split existing arguments and add them
$argumentList += $arguments -split '\s+'
}
# Append /silent if not already present
if ($argumentList -notcontains "/silent" -and $arguments -notmatch '\b/silent\b') {
$argumentList += "/silent"
}
Write-Host "Uninstall executable: $exePath"
Write-Host "Uninstall arguments: $($argumentList -join ' ')"
try {
$processOptions = @{
FilePath = $exePath
NoNewWindow = $true
PassThru = $true
Wait = $true
}
if ($argumentList.Count -gt 0) {
$processOptions.ArgumentList = $argumentList
}
$process = Start-Process @processOptions
$exitCode = $process.ExitCode
Write-Host "Uninstall exit code: $exitCode"
Exit $exitCode
} catch {
Write-Host "Error running uninstaller: $_"
Exit 1
}
Run this query in Fleet to find old versions of Spotify across all your computers:
SELECT 1 FROM programs WHERE name = 'Spotify' AND version <= '1.2.84.477.gcfdf84e8';