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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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When Playing an Album in an Artist's Catalog Spotify Shuffles Instead of Playing the Next Album

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSeveral, Windows Desktop and iPhone being the most usedOperating SystemWin11 25H2 (26200.8457), iOS 26.5 My Question or IssueWhen playing an album in an artist's catalog, when the last song of an album finishes playing, Spot...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Several, Windows Desktop and iPhone being the most used Operating System Win11 25H2 (26200.8457), iOS 26.5   My Question or Issue When playing an album i...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Crossfade happening while turned off

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC / Nothing phone 2aOperating SystemWindows 11 / Android 15 My Question or IssueExperiencing ~5s of crossfade on both of my devices despite the duration being set to 0s and the setting turned off. Automix is al...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC / Nothing phone 2a Operating System Windows 11 / Android 15   My Question or Issue Experiencing ~5s of crossfade on both of my devices de...

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Superuser Contribution Friends activity

Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In this week, I can't see more than 20 friends on friends activity, which i follow at least 39 friends (it would be showing all of them recently), only show people that list...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In this week, I can't see more than 20 friends on friends activity, which i follow at least 39 fr...

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Music video playback doesn't work anymore in Windows Desktop Player

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Device/Operating System/VersionWindows 11 PC 25H2Spotify For Windows (64 bits)1.2.90.451.gb094aab0(currently installed from Windows Store but same issue from standalone installer)My Question or IssueHello, this morning for so...

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Plan Premium Country France   Device/Operating System/Version Windows 11 PC 25H2 Spotify For Windows (64 bits) 1.2.90.451.gb094aab0 (currently installed from Windows Store but same...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast will not show as played.

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Dell LaptopOperating System: Windows 10My Question or Issue:I like to filter my Podcasts out by 'Unplayed Episodes'. For the last few weeks, played episodes are still showing in my queue. When I go back to the episodes...

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Plan:  Premium Country:  US Device: Dell Laptop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I like to filter my Podcasts out by 'Unplayed Episodes'.  Fo...

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Superuser Contribution Minimize, restore/maximize, and close buttons unresponsive

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Spotify for Windows 1.1.71.560.gc21c3367 My Question or IssueEvery now and then, the minimize, restore/maximize, and close buttons become unresponsive. I move my mouse over them and they don't ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Spotify for Windows 1.1.71.560.gc21c3367   My Question or Issue Every now and then, the minimize, restore/maximize, and ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app not loading all songs in private playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows11 My Question or IssueMost of my private playlists will not fully show all of the songs in them on the desktop app only. For example, i have a playlists for 90's grunge that shows only 20 songs on ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows11   My Question or Issue Most of my private playlists will not fully show all of the songs in them on the desktop app only.&...

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Superuser Contribution Songs (not) added to playlist

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs.I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song's 'add to playlist' button, it shows me which playlists the s...

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Hi everyone,   I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs. I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song...

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Superuser Contribution spotify overlay not working in Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows desk topOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue So I upgraded to windows 11 but the spotify music overlay does not show up. It's checked on in the settings. I tried both the App and normal version of Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows desk top Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue   So I upgraded to windows 11 but the spotify music overlay does not s...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode playing the same songs all the time

I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...

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I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...

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Superuser Contribution How can I control iOS and Android Spotify volume from Windows 10 or the browser?

PlanPremium Devices(Windows 10, iOS, Android 12) Expected ResultWhen using Spotify Connect, I would expect to control the connected device's volume. For example, when controlling my iPad with the Windows 10 Spotify app, I would expect a way to contro...

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Plan Premium   Devices (Windows 10, iOS, Android 12)   Expected Result When using Spotify Connect, I would expect to control the connected device's volume. For example, when controll...

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Solved!! Stopping Auto update

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of software since I didn't like the June update, and It auto updated when I restart...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of soft...

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Superuser Contribution I had to update Spotify and now it does not perform as expected (and want)!!!

I recently had to update Spotify from an older version that I had working PERFECTLY!!!However, with the update I now lost much of my functionality. Why do they do this to us? Just let us proceed as normal. If it works DON'T FIX IT!Here is just one of...

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I recently had to update Spotify from an older version that I had working PERFECTLY!!! However, with the update I now lost much of my functionality.  Why do they do this to us?  Just let u...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution i cant play videos on my laptop

when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptopPlanPremium DuoCountrySerbiaDevicethinkpad x1 yogaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or...

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when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptop Plan Premium Duo Country Serbia De...

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Superuser Contribution i need help unpinning a playlist from my desktop computer on spotify.

Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned already.

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Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned al...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs Playlist - Search Bar Missing - PC Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC Dell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am unable to search inside my Liked Songs list. It is missing a search bar, and I would like to search within the playlist without scouring all of Spotify.

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am unable to search inside my Liked Songs list. It is missing a search bar, and I wou...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...

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Superuser Contribution One Second Black Screen usually When First Entering Spotify

CountryTaiwan (R.O.C.)DeviceCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible)Operating SystemWindows 11 25H2 (latest) My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify first time...

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Country Taiwan (R.O.C.) Device CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2 GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090 Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible) Operating System Windows ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop.

I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.

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I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.

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Music Videos Automatically Being Disabled

PlanPremium Family PlaneCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueI always have the miniplayer enabled when I am using Spotify at my desk. When the music video feature was released, I enjoyed the way it would automatically enable the musi...

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Plan Premium Family Plane Country US Device Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue I always have the miniplayer enabled when I am using Spotify at my desk. When the music video feat...

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