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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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MattSuda

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i cannot move all my liked songs into a playlist

i am on desktop and i want to create a playlist of all my liked songs so my friends can listen to them. when i select all my liked songs (using the command ctrl+a) and put them into a playlist i would get sent to the playlist but once i'd go to share...

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i am on desktop and i want to create a playlist of all my liked songs so my friends can listen to them. when i select all my liked songs (using the command ctrl+a) and put them into a playlist i woul...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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My spotify desktop app doesn't connect with my phone

My spotify desktop app doesn't connect to my phone..doesn't let me listen along with my friends on discord and doesn't appear as activity on discord.

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My spotify desktop app doesn't connect to my phone..doesn't let me listen along with my friends on discord and doesn't appear as activity on discord.

AmaniHiphop

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Superuser Contribution The swedish version of website loads when i try to go to my account

The swedish version of website loads when i try to go to my account or change my family settings. Even though i connected to the us version of the website.

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The swedish version of website loads when i try to go to my account or change my family settings. Even though i connected to the us version of the website.

Lyubka

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect doesn't work on PC when VPN connected. Works in browser.

The Spotify application cannot connect to any devices (i.e. Google chromecast) when my VPN is up on my Windows 10 laptop. When I disconnect the VPN, I can connect to local devices. I assume the app may be routing Spotify Connect traffic over the VPN ...

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The Spotify application cannot connect to any devices (i.e. Google chromecast) when my VPN is up on my Windows 10 laptop.  When I disconnect the VPN, I can connect to local devices.  &nbsp...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to play the Morbid podcast on phone or desktop.

I've uninstalled/re-installed the app on both my phone (Android Galaxy S22) and both of my computers (Dell & Macbook). I still can't get the Morbid podcast to play. I've also tried downloading the episodes but get nothing. No other artists or podcast...

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I've uninstalled/re-installed the app on both my phone (Android Galaxy S22) and both of my computers (Dell & Macbook). I still can't get the Morbid podcast to play. I've also tried downloading th...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why aren't my local files playing on desktop

I have some local files on my phone, there they play just fine. I put them in a playlist, downloaded that playlist on my desktop and restarted both spotify and my PC as a whole, but it still will not allow me to play the songs. I know for sure that t...

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I have some local files on my phone, there they play just fine. I put them in a playlist, downloaded that playlist on my desktop and restarted both spotify and my PC as a whole, but it still will not...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution aparece que tengo spotify premium en la app pero en la pagina web no

en la app de Spotify me aparece que soy premium pero en la pagina web me aparece que tengo plan free, lo que no me deja agregar miembros a mi plan familiar

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en la app de Spotify me aparece que soy premium pero en la pagina web me aparece que tengo plan free, lo que no me deja agregar miembros a mi plan familiar

Alex

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Superuser Contribution no see to main screen of goodmorning (a little bit learn english sorry)

There used to be a good morning section on the homepage and I was able to access what I listened to before, but now it does not appear on the computer, phone or web page, but it appears on a friend of mine. How can I retrieve it? (part in the picture...

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There used to be a good morning section on the homepage and I was able to access what I listened to before, but now it does not appear on the computer, phone or web page, but it appears on a friend o...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Can you link Spotify playlist to Instagram stories specifically through PC?

I know this works through the phones apps. Can you link playlist to IG stories through the PC (Windows) Application?

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I know this works through the phones apps. Can you link playlist to IG stories through the PC (Windows) Application?

Alex

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My spotify for windwos is turning the volume down by itself.

The volume is turned down by itself. I don't know what to do. I tried restarting the app but it still doesn't work.

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The volume is turned down by itself. I don't know what to do. I tried restarting the app but it still doesn't work.

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution App stops playing randomly.

I've had this problem for at while. Sometimes when i use the app, it just stops the music, then i press play, and it stops it at a random time again soon after. I use an android phone, but it is also a problem on my computer (windows). I was wonderin...

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I've had this problem for at while. Sometimes when i use the app, it just stops the music, then i press play, and it stops it at a random time again soon after. I use an android phone, but it is also...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution 電腦沒接耳機時會顯示無法撥放此內容,接上耳機後才可正常使用

電腦是windows,硬體都符合要求,權限都有開,也試過重新安裝但還是沒有改善

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電腦是windows,硬體都符合要求,權限都有開,也試過重新安裝但還是沒有改善

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Put the Playlist, Podcasts, Artists and Albums back in the sidebar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6S PlusOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor a long time I managed to avoid getting the UI updates because I really disliked how many extra clicks it required me to get to where I wanted to go. Unfort...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6S Plus Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For a long time I managed to avoid getting the UI updates because I really disliked...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution how do i block an artist on pc

I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop

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I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop  

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Superuser Contribution Wrong screentrasition for collapsing image of currently playing song

On the Desktop app and Web player, you can expand and collapse the image of the currently playing song, if you expand the image it smoothly slides out left of the now playing bar and up to the navigation page. However, when collapsing it does still s...

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On the Desktop app and Web player, you can expand and collapse the image of the currently playing song, if you expand the image it smoothly slides out left of the now playing bar and up to the naviga...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...

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Won't play the ads and stops all activity

Plan - Free, USA, Desktop computer, Win 8.1 My Question or IssueI start a playlist. It plays about 3 songs, then transfers to a 30 second ad and stops completely. NO ad, just a blank 30 second time line. Links no longer work, I can't start the playli...

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Plan - Free, USA, Desktop computer, Win 8.1   My Question or Issue I start a playlist. It plays about 3 songs, then transfers to a 30 second ad and stops completely. NO ad, just a blank 30 se...

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Useless Podcast Filter

PlanPremiumCountryChileDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI select "on progress" on the filter and it show PLAYED chapters, that makes no sense

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Plan Premium Country Chile Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I select "on progress" on the filter and it show PLAYED chapters, that makes no sense

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Superuser Contribution Error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi,When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hi, When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: ...

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