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Solved!! 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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify "thinks" it doesn't have an internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceIrrelevantOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue with the VPN provided by my company, which leads Windows to falsely believe that there is no active internet connection. Despite being ...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Irrelevant Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue with the VPN provided by my company, which leads Windows to...

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Superuser Contribution My Liked Songs playlist is buggy, trying to export list of songs in playlist

My Liked Songs playlist has always been a bit buggy, takes ages to load on Windows, and have to wait quite a while for the playlist to load to play from it on Android. I think it's because I have 16,500 liked songs. The specific issue here is I wante...

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My Liked Songs playlist has always been a bit buggy, takes ages to load on Windows, and have to wait quite a while for the playlist to load to play from it on Android. I think it's because I have 16,...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Tray Icon: no keyboard shortcuts

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify tray icon/widget has only one function: mouse left click brings up the application. There are no keyboard actions defined (RETURN, SPACE, Shift-F10, Menu, etc.). Al...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify tray icon/widget has only one function: mouse left click brings up the application....

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Superuser Contribution Cannot use Web player and the app

PlanFreeCountryCambodiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindow 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify on my PC does not work anymore and I don't know why. I can login but I can't load the web player or the app. But I can use it normally on my phone. I tried every ...

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Plan Free Country Cambodia Device PC Operating System Window 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify on my PC does not  work anymore and I don't know why. I can login but I can't loa...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify glitches, scratches or skips on Windows 10

Playing Spotify on Windows 10. During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound. Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away. Need suggestions on making it stop. ALREADY TRIED THE FOLLOWING, none of which wor...

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Playing Spotify on Windows 10.  During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound.  Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away.  Need suggesti...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to stop Spotify from changing its playlist based on my listen history?

I've been listening to the playlist "idk." which is made by Spotify, and over time, I noticed I kept hearing the same songs despite the playlist constantly updating. I checked, and the songs in that playlist are different when I listen to it using my...

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I've been listening to the playlist "idk." which is made by Spotify, and over time, I noticed I kept hearing the same songs despite the playlist constantly updating. I checked, and the songs in that ...

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Superuser Contribution Next and previous media keys skip twice instead of once

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMicrosoft Surface Book 2Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI use a Logitech K380 keyboard with my Surface Book 2, and when I use the media keys (next and previous) it skips the current track and the one aft...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Microsoft Surface Book 2 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I use a Logitech K380 keyboard with my Surface Book 2, and when I use the medi...

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Superuser Contribution Some songs are not played

Hello.I have a strange issue from today. Some songs are not played from Spotify, only after played It many times. So for example if some song isn't played, I have pressed play maybe four or five times and after that song is played.Please, what to do ...

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Hello. I have a strange issue from today. Some songs are not played from Spotify, only after played It many times. So for example if some song isn't played, I have pressed play maybe four or five ti...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Followers on my Profile is FROZEN

Plan - PremiumCountry - BrazilDevice - (iPhone 7, Lenovo)Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My profile (Lo-fi Music) was at 990 followers yesterday at night. When I woke up today it dropped to 535 followers and it's FROZEN (on every d...

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Plan - Premium Country - Brazil Device - (iPhone 7, Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   My profile (Lo-fi Music) was at 990 followers y...

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Superuser Contribution Sound on song missing, help

The song "You Like" from the artist PENTAGON has no sound, why? I asked a friend and he said he also can't hear sound on the song when he tries to play it on his devices and he is in a totally other city. Uh whats going on?

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The song "You Like" from the artist PENTAGON has no sound, why?  I asked a friend and he said he also can't hear sound on the song when he tries to play it on his devices and he is in a totally ...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution how to keep my libary opened when side bar opens or how to disable side bar?

Every time I swap an artists the track side bar opens and closes the library view. This happens on my laptop with small screen. How can I keep my library open even when the side bar opens, or how can I disable the side bar?Thank you

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Every time I swap an artists the track side bar opens and closes the library view. This happens on my laptop with small screen. How can I keep my library open even when the side bar opens, or how can...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution How do I get the music to start again?

Today for the first time, it kept stopping. I'd start it again and it played for maybe 15 or 20 minutes then stop again. This happened 5 or 6 times, but the last time, I could NOT start it again! No matter what I do, I can't log in and get it to play...

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Today for the first time, it kept stopping. I'd start it again and it played for maybe 15 or 20 minutes then stop again. This happened 5 or 6 times, but the last time, I could NOT start it again! ...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "feedback.added-to-playlist-specific" message appears when adding music to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMicrosoft Surface BookOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify for Windows (1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d) and when I add tracks to a playlist, a message appears saying "feedback.added-to-playlist...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Microsoft Surface Book Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify for Windows (1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d) and when I ad...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Account spotify

mi da come errore di RIavviare la pagina, ma non posso fare nulla, nel tentativo di riprodurre la musica non funziona l'app

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mi da come errore di RIavviare la pagina, ma non posso fare nulla, nel tentativo di riprodurre la musica non funziona l'app

Joan

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Superuser Contribution what can I do to see my friend´s activity

I can't see my friends' activity. I already carried out all the steps to follow (reinstall, update, connect with facebook, settings, etc.) when I open the friends tab, only the message "let your friends see what you listen to" appears. I tried everyt...

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I can't see my friends' activity. I already carried out all the steps to follow (reinstall, update, connect with facebook, settings, etc.) when I open the friends tab, only the message "let your frie...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queue breaks when a song is removed from a playlist

My Question or Issue:When I am listening to one of my playlists and decide to remove any song from the playlist, it deletes my entire queue. Although it is playing music from my playlist, it no longer recognizes that the songs are being played from t...

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My Question or Issue: When I am listening to one of my playlists and decide to remove any song from the playlist, it deletes my entire queue. Although it is playing music from my playlist, it no lon...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

Operating SystemTwo different Windows 11 systems My Question or IssueSpotify has been constantly breaking for me since I started using two devices to play it. I generally play music on my PC, but use my Laptop to control the music playing. Most of th...

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Operating System Two different Windows 11 systems   My Question or Issue Spotify has been constantly breaking for me since I started using two devices to play it. I generally play music on m...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 11 - Spotify ne fonctionne pas - Spotify doesn't work

BonjourQuand j'ouvre Spotify j'ai le message "spotify a cessé de fonctionner" ou un écran noir.Je suis sous Windows 11 mis à jour. J'ai désintallé proprement et réinstallé spotify mais aucun résultat. HelloWhen I open Spotify I get the message "spoti...

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Bonjour Quand j'ouvre Spotify j'ai le message "spotify a cessé de fonctionner" ou un écran noir. Je suis sous Windows 11 mis à jour. J'ai désintallé proprement et réinstallé spotify mais aucun résu...

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