Spotify Desktop resizes window too large after minimizing and getting back to it

[zonesarhd]

Plan

Premium

Device

PC

Operating System

Windows 10

My Question or Issue

I got a weird bug after the latest update on Spotify Desktop. When I shrink the window size to a more compact size and minimize it, Spotify always gets bigger when I open it up again.

I already reinstalled it and still get the same bug.

[vasileioskorompilias]

I wish to confirm that this issue appears EVERY DAY to me too on windows 11 nowadays.

I have one old but hdpi 1080p screen setup, and it scales in proportions larger than the screen. It is also sneaky and although I keep choose to not start with windows it keeps resetting this preference with each update and ends up annoying me everytime I boot up with a huge window. At least if you decide to abuse our space, it is very important to do it without disturbances!

Only Spotify, Stremio and Webtorrent has the same issue with windows size madness, but the two last ones are amateur developments. Spotify is a longstanding standard setup (hasn't changed almost at all for the past few years on this things) and I have a premium subscription...

It is a rediculus simple solution for your development team. You just uncheck an option which forces the window to change. That's it...

[MarcusLO1]

I've had the same problem with two different computers and setups. One with 2 1080p monitors and one with a single 1080p monitor. I've had this problem for over a year now. I've tried all different suggestions and solutions posted on various forums, but not a single one has helped the problem. 

[ThatUser]

Just piling on here.  This is a constant frustration for me too on a large format screen Samsung Odyssey G9.

[Wizzmer]

Me too. Doesn't matter what I do after I re-sized the Spotify window on my desktop, it always expands to a much larger window after I minimize and re-open it. I have to re-size it just so I can see the play button which is way off the bottom of the screen 

[MarcusLO1]

Necrobumping this as it's still relevant. I see other threads being replied to saying Spotify can't do anything if you got dual monitors with different monitor sizes or frame rates etc. but I got two of the same screens at the same ratio and all that jazz. And on my own PC with a single monitor it's also still relevant. I'm 5 reinstallations+driver updates deep by now in the past 3 months.

[Torkelsorhus]

Hi same issue here. 

Win 11, Dell Precision 5770. dual monitor setup.

I've tried clean reinstall, and downloading from winstore.

[KubMaj]

Tthis no longer happens to me. However I have just one screen 150% dpi. Seems to be fixed in this case.

[ThatUser]

Confirmed - it seems to have fixed the resizing issue when I set my laptop screen to the same scale setting on both monitors.  Unfortunately, this is not ideal, but it does minimize and restore to the original size.  Spotify engineers now need to figure out how to use the scale of the displaying monitor when restoring.

[Jeremy]

Hi there @Torkelsorhus,

Thank you for your reply in this thread and for trying out the troubleshooting. Let's take a closer look into this.

Can you provide us a recording so that we can check how it looks directly from your end? 

It would also be great if you can provide us your exact Spotify version.

On another note, does this occur while you're logged in and logged out?

We'll keep an eye out for your reply.

Take care!

[Amritspots]

happening here daily. windows 10, 4k res. 150% scaling. cheers.

[ThatUser]

No second screen?

[Amritspots]

just single 4k screen here

[HippoTank]

It's not solved for everyone else with multiple screens at different resolutions, can you keep the thread as unsolved please? 🙂

[ThatUser]

Yeah I would even consider the scaling setting a work around and not a solution.  I 100% do not want to set the scaling on my laptop screen to unreadable just so that Spotify will resize properly.  This is not solved.

[alwarnecke]

Chiming in to say I am experiencing the same issue. Win 10, Dell Precision 5560, dual monitor setup. Spotify for Windows 1.1.88.612.gcc529952.

Laptop screen resolution: 3840 x 2400

Monitor resolution: 1920 x 1080

In Windows display settings, text & apps are scaled to 225% on the laptop screen, 100% on monitor.

Issue only occurs on the monitor. Minimizing and restoring causes the Spotify window to grow large in size, to the point where I have to manually resize to see the window to see the bottom control bar again. This does not occur when Spotify is on the laptop screen, minimizes & restores normally.

[auscontra]

Agreed. Not solved still acting like it doesnt know what the monitor resolution is. Be good to have the option of where to position your play button because have to resize everytime just to get to it. 

[lxa1132]

I am having the exact same issue

I'm wondering if its resizing to 225% even though the rest of the monitor window is at 100%?

[Luniyo]

Hey there,

I have been expierencing the same issue and just like the people that have answered before I also have an extra monitor from Dell so I don't think it is an issue with Spotify but with the Dell monitors.

Because when I use a different monitor or no monitor at all but just have my laptop open this issue does not occur.

I hope this helps a bit, I am sorry there isn't really a fix for it believe me it is annoying as it is.

Take care 🙂

[dorito7]

I am experiencing the same problem on my ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 laptop, where the laptop display is 1440p scaled at 150% alongside a 1080p monitor scaled at 100%. The issue only occurs when minimizing and then re-opening Spotify on the second monitor.

[rafalb]

Maybe it's hard to belive but for me it's the reason why I'm no using spotify since 3 years. I can't belive that Spotify team is not able to solve such issue.