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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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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] adelanto música y se cambia de lista

Tengo Spotify premium y cada vez que trato de adelantar mi música se cambia a otra lista me pasa en el teléfono y pc, espero puedan arreglar ese fallo

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Tengo Spotify premium y cada vez que trato de adelantar mi música se cambia a otra lista me pasa en el teléfono y pc, espero puedan arreglar ese fallo 

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Superuser Contribution Window not filling full screen

On windows 11 and Linux the spotify window does not fill the entire screen. The bottom line of pixels is not covered by the spotify window and the program behind it can be seen.

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On windows 11 and Linux the spotify window does not fill the entire screen. The bottom line of pixels is not covered by the spotify window and the program behind it can be seen.

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Superuser Contribution Skipping songs when i try to fast foward them

I don't know why this happens, but in my PC when i try to fast forward to let's say second 0:35 it automatically skips the song to the next one. Its really annoying because it doesnt happen on my iphone. I tried to uninstall spotify and log out but t...

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I don't know why this happens, but in my PC when i try to fast forward to let's say second 0:35 it automatically skips the song to the next one. Its really annoying because it doesnt happen on my iph...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Play/Pause and Stop buttons (media keys) not working.

My play/pause and stop media buttons are not working in Spotify.Spotify for Windows, 1.2.0.1165.gabf054abWindows 11 Home, Version 22H2, Experience pack 1000.22636.1000.0My other media keys work with Spotify. All my media keys work with other apps. Th...

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My play/pause and stop media buttons are not working in Spotify. Spotify for Windows, 1.2.0.1165.gabf054ab Windows 11 Home, Version 22H2, Experience pack 1000.22636.1000.0 My other media keys ...

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Superuser Contribution Seek to position bug

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSo whenever I try to seek forward or back. It will skip to another song. I tried Uninstalling and reinstalling but didn't help.

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  Plan Premium Country Egypt Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue So whenever I try to seek forward or back. It will skip to another song. I tried Uninsta...

Eni

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Can't see friends activity, even though it's enabled in the settings

Friends activity panel on my spotify just disappeared today. It's enabled in the settings as well as in the top left corner > view. I tried reinstalling the app and nothing changed.

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Friends activity panel on my spotify just disappeared today. It's enabled in the settings as well as in the top left corner > view. I tried reinstalling the app and nothing changed.

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Superuser Contribution Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened

Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened? When we open the app again, the previous playlist does not continue

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Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened? When we open the app again, the previous playlist does not continue

MartinT

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player keeps playing silent ads, then gets stuck on ads.

I will be listening to a song as normal and then when an ad plays, the ad will be silent, and the 30 full seconds will play, but at the end, it doesn't switch to another ad. It just freezes, and neither another ad , nor music, will play next. Refresh...

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I will be listening to a song as normal and then when an ad plays, the ad will be silent, and the 30 full seconds will play, but at the end, it doesn't switch to another ad. It just freezes, and neit...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a way to move a song without dragging?

I have a very long playlist (over 1200 songs). When I add a new song, it goes to the bottom of the playlist. If I want to move the song close to the top, it takes a very long time for the screen to scroll through all the songs before it gets to the p...

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I have a very long playlist (over 1200 songs). When I add a new song, it goes to the bottom of the playlist. If I want to move the song close to the top, it takes a very long time for the screen ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Error windows 11 App!

Oi pessoal, vocês podem me ajudar? Estou tendo um problema com o aplicativo Spotify para Windows 11, quando vou ouvir uma música e tento avançar uma parte dela, o Spotify **bleep** para a música subsequente, e quando estou ouvindo uma música no meu t...

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Oi pessoal, vocês podem me ajudar? Estou tendo um problema com o aplicativo Spotify para Windows 11, quando vou ouvir uma música e tento avançar uma parte dela, o Spotify **bleep** para a música subs...

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Superuser Contribution No sound Windows 11 headphones

I can't get Spotify to play through my new 1MORE Piston Fit Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones SM-N950U.I've tried the Spotify App.I've also tried Spotify web player both with Spotify App installed and removed via Edge and Chrome.

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I can't get Spotify to play through my new 1MORE Piston Fit Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones SM-N950U. I've tried the Spotify App. I've also tried Spotify web player both with Spotify App installed and ...

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Superuser Contribution how do I setup Spotify to ALWAYS play on the current device?

Currently I use Spotify on Alexa to play sleep music over night, but when I go to my PC and play music on Spotify it blasts the music over to the Alexa device, not my PC. How do I set Spotify to ALWAYS play from the current device, instead of default...

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Currently I use Spotify on Alexa to play sleep music over night, but when I go to my PC and play music on Spotify it blasts the music over to the Alexa device, not my PC. How do I set Spotify to ALWA...

picodilly

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play songs not saved to my library

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceInspiron 15 7000Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop won't play songs not saved to my library. It works perfectly fine on my android and my iPad. It also works fine on Spotify web however I would p...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Inspiron 15 7000 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify desktop won't play songs not saved to my library. It works perfectly fine on...

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Superuser Contribution When I try to listen to a podcast it will bounce to other episodes? why?

I try to listen to any podcast and it jumps to other episodes and then doesn't play. Restarted the app, logged out of other devices, nothing works

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I try to listen to any podcast and it jumps to other episodes and then doesn't play. Restarted the app, logged out of other devices, nothing works

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle does not shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePC App 1.2.0.1165.gabf054abOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Shuffle Button has no function.No matter, whether the button is green with a dot under it or gray/white. The playlist is neither shuffled nor...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC App 1.2.0.1165.gabf054ab Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Shuffle Button has no function. No matter, whether the butto...

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Superuser Contribution Display Options setting to Show hidden music is missing.

I had the feeling that some music continually gets missing in my spotify library. I read that under "display options" I could enable to show missing music. But this "display options" doesn't exist, neither on the desktop (windows) nor on the Ipad or ...

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I had the feeling that some music continually gets missing in my spotify library. I read that under "display options" I could enable to show missing music. But this "display options" doesn't exist, n...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution PCで再生すると10秒と経たずに音がならなくなります。

同じアカウントでiPhoneでは問題なく再生できます。PCの再起動やログアウト→ログインしても解決しません。

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同じアカウントでiPhoneでは問題なく再生できます。 PCの再起動やログアウト→ログインしても解決しません。

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is the Picture In Picture (PIP) mode available on the desktop application?

I don't even want to watch videos, just have tiny audio control.In the web player, there is a little button by the album art and play controls that changes you to "PIP Mode" that makes a little floating album art square window that is borderless and ...

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I don't even want to watch videos, just have tiny audio control. In the web player, there is a little button by the album art and play controls that changes you to "PIP Mode" that makes a little f...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps pausing, and playing by itself in the PC

On windows the spotify app out of the microsoftstore, and the downloaded version from the spotify website keeps doing the same. Cache has been cleared, hardware acceleration is off, computer is restarted, and the app has been reinstalled multiple tim...

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On windows the spotify app out of the microsoftstore, and the downloaded version from the spotify website keeps doing the same. Cache has been cleared, hardware acceleration is off, computer is resta...

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