https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/spotify-app-will-not-open-error-code-18/m-p/1600081#M26765 <P>I uninstalled spotify through the control panel on my windows computer because it was having problems running. Then I tried to reinstall spotify, and it will not install because there is a file that is still open and I can't find it. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!</P> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 17:17:31 GMT Bluenote1442 2017-03-05T17:17:31Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/spotify-app-will-not-open-error-code-18/m-p/1600081#M26765 <P>I uninstalled spotify through the control panel on my windows computer because it was having problems running. Then I tried to reinstall spotify, and it will not install because there is a file that is still open and I can't find it. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!</P> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 17:17:31 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/spotify-app-will-not-open-error-code-18/m-p/1600081#M26765 Bluenote1442 2017-03-05T17:17:31Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/spotify-app-will-not-open-error-code-18/m-p/1600116#M26766 Hi.<BR /><BR />Can you try a clean installation in safe mode? How to do it is mentioned in the solution here:<BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/PC-App-won-t-launch-can-t-uninstall-reinstall-doesn-t-help/td-p/1569236" target="_blank">https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/PC-App-won-t-launch-can-t-uninstall-reinstall-doesn-t-help/td-p/1569236</A> Sun, 05 Mar 2017 18:13:53 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/spotify-app-will-not-open-error-code-18/m-p/1600116#M26766 ErikG 2017-03-05T18:13:53Z