Fix Windows update blocking for current Spotify desktop builds. Spicetify now protects Spotify's update staging folder with reversible Windows permissions, leaving the signed client binaries intact. The protection denies new downloads, changes to existing cached files, and replacement of the staging folder. Unblocking restores access.
Update status now checks the folder permissions on current Windows builds. On platforms and older builds that use the binary patch, status requires the blocked endpoint to be present and the live endpoint to be absent. An unrecognized binary returns an error instead of claiming updates are blocked.
If update blocking is already enabled in your configuration, run spicetify apply to install the corrected protection. Microsoft Store updates must be managed through Microsoft Store.
Validated on Windows with Spotify 1.2.98: blocked file writes and folder replacement, reversible permissions, unchanged binary signatures, and successful patched client startup. A complete Windows Update & Apply transaction remains unverified until Spotify offers a newer version.