Fortunately this is not something that you need to live with, and Spotify actually has a setting that you can adjust which will stop the program from opening automatically. This behavior can make your computer take longer to start, plus you may not want to have Spotify open automatically whenever you start up Windows 7. But, like many programs that you install in Windows 7, Spotify will attempt to configure itself to start automatically whenever you log into your Windows account. Music programs like iTunes and Spotify are popular options for managing and listening to music on your computer.