Problem with Spotify taking over audio controls

[andrew_b_irvine]

When Spotify (the installed version) is running on my laptop and I change the volume settings on the computer (a Dell Latitude 5289), a Spotify volume control window pops up. So, for instance, if I try to play iTunes, there is no audio at all. It is as if Spotify has taken over my computer speakers and will not allow any other application to produce audio.

If I fully exit out of Spotify, and then try to change the volume setting, then the laptop volume control appears and I can play audio from other apps. But as soon as I launch Spotify again, it takes over the audio.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Andrew

[leilamuthu]

This is also happening to me.

Today in a video call for work, I turned up the volume to better hear participants and to my horror everyone could see the title of the song ('**bleep**ing Hostile' by Pantera) which I was last playing on Spotify (some 4 days ago). This occurs even though Spotify was no longer running - I'd also like to know why Spotify 'hijacks' the Windows volume controls??

I am also using the installed version on Windows on a Dell laptop.