Getting the regular Spotify, not the Windows 10 Store version

[theNeonHomer]

Plan - Premium

Country - USA

Device - Windows Laptop w/ Fulla2 DAC/AMP2016)

Operating System - Windows 10 Pro x64

My Question or Issue - I run an addon for Spotify that requires the actual software, not the Windows 10 Store version. I have tried several things to get the "pure" version, but every time it pops up with the Win10 Version. I've done:

• Complete uninstall of WIndows 10 Store version of Spotify, deletion of folder from %AppData%, reboot, reinstall with pure installer.
  • When I do this, it does ask me if I want the original Spotify or the store version. I tell it the original, but it still gives me the Store version.
• Copy a good "pure" install from a Windows 7 machine and drop folder into %AppData%. Run from spotify.exe and it still reports as the store version.
  • Launching the pure version on my Windows 7 machine launches the pure version, not the store version.

This is getting annoying, because I am unable to use Equalify on my laptop, which sucks when you have money invested in good headphones, a good DAC/amp combo (Schiit Fulla2), and can't get all the benefits because I am unable to use Equalify to tune to my liking.

[GJS4]

The store might be the supported version. It would however be great if spotify offered a standalone/non windows store alternative.

Reasons:

- standalone apps are what they are and don't risk being pulled in all kinds of store-integrations

- the microsoft store is as unstable as can be