topic Media keys not working in Desktop (Windows)

Media keys not working

Samuel_P — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:24:27 GMT

Hello,

unfortuanlly the media keys of my Dell laptop are ignored by Spotify-Desktop.

The keys do work with other applications.

Spotify also doesn't react, when there is no other media Player (oder Google Chrome) running and even, when Spotify is in the foreground and hase focus.

Any ideas?

Samuel

Re: Media keys not working

SergioDavid — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:35:44 GMT

Hey @Samuel_P, welcome to the Community!

What operating system and Spotify version are you running? Also, how long has this been going on? Did it start happening after an app update?

Does restarting the app make a difference?

Let us know.

Re: Media keys not working

Samuel_P — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:46:08 GMT

Hello,

thanks for your answer.

I use Win 10 Pro x64, Spotify Version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc.

It is the first time, I installed Spotify on this computer. The media keys have never worked with Spotify, but the do with other media players.

Samuel

Re: Media keys not working

Chris — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:34:19 GMT

Thanks for letting us know @Samuel_P!

We know it sounds simple, but it's often overlooked. Could you try restarting you device? If that doesn't help, we'd recommend a quick reinstall. Just follow the steps here.

If you're still having trouble, could you let us know which keyboard you're using? Are you able to make any changes to your media keys within Settings?

Let us know how you get on!

Re: Media keys not working

Samuel_P — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:02:23 GMT

As I am a software developer restarting the device and reinstalling the software had been the first thinks I tried. 😄 But without success.

I am working on a Dell Precision M4700 laptop with Win10 x64. I was not able to find any settings-GUI for the media keys.

Samuel