# How to block spotify player on windows

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**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650 "2018-08-09T07:08:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jizzus_christ/32/11003_2.png) [@Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jizzus_Christ)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/1 "2018-08-09T07:08:31Z")

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is there a way to block the spotify player on windows application?

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/troy_mcclure/32/3837_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Troy_McClure)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/2 "2018-08-09T07:38:36Z")

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hmm, it could work to start the Player,find out the correspondating domains in the query log and then block them

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**Author:** ![jacob.salmela](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jacob.salmela/32/8_2.png) [@jacob.salmela](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jacob.salmela)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/3 "2018-08-09T11:23:34Z")

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Here is the relevant FAQ for doing just that:

> [@How do I determine what domain an ad is coming from?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-determine-what-domain-an-ad-is-coming-from/1522):
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> Block ads or fix broken sites This FAQ is written in the context of finding out how to block an ad that isn't blocked automatically, but the same steps can be used to troubleshoot issues with sites that don't function properly. An example is that sometimes certain payment gateways try to collect metrics on the sale, but these domains are blocked by Pi-hole, so the payment cannot be processed. Also, some links send you through several referrers and if one of them is blocked, you may land on a b…

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**Author:** ![Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jizzus_christ/32/11003_2.png) [@Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jizzus_Christ)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/4 "2018-08-09T12:54:28Z")

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i did this but it still playing.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/troy_mcclure/32/3837_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Troy_McClure)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/5 "2018-08-09T13:28:37Z")

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spclient.wg.spotify.com

should block the Player

> Blockquote  
> ...So i checked all the host entries and found out that this one was blocking Spotify from start:  
> #127.0.0.1 spclient.wg.spotify.com

[https://gist.github.com/teomaragakis/cb187d880c9a3ca2c8a2](https://gist.github.com/teomaragakis/cb187d880c9a3ca2c8a2)

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**Author:** ![Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jizzus_christ/32/11003_2.png) [@Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jizzus_Christ)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/6 "2018-08-09T18:00:36Z")

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ive already blocked the app. this is the link that i blacklisted. ap.spotify.com

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**Author:** ![Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jizzus_christ/32/11003_2.png) [@Jizzus\_Christ](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Jizzus_Christ)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-block-spotify-player-on-windows/11650/7 "2018-08-09T18:02:02Z")

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> [@Troy\_McClure](#):
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> the Playe

and yeah i also blacklisted that one. thanks for the reply dude.