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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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moep99

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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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spotify stops playing

PlanfreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently spotify will randomly stop playing music. It happenes during adds. The add will want to play, but it just sits there on 0 of 30 seconds. I tried reinstalling the app, b...

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Plan free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently spotify will randomly stop playing music.  It happenes during adds.  The add will ...

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Superuser Contribution Web Player and Desktop App not working

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceASUS 2018 Windows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've been unable to get Spotify to work on both the Web Player and the Desktop app. I only started facing this problem in the last couple of w...

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  Plan Premium Country Singapore Device ASUS 2018 Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've been unable to get Spotify to work on both the Web Pl...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Crashes on Launch ONLY on My Account

PlanPremium (Duo, I am the plan admin)CountryUSADeviceHP Omen 45L & Razer Blade Pro 17Operating SystemWindows 11 & Windows 10 My Question or IssueBeen trying to sort this with both the @SpotifyCares support Twitter and the Spotify Support website mes...

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Plan Premium (Duo, I am the plan admin) Country USA Device HP Omen 45L & Razer Blade Pro 17 Operating System Windows 11 & Windows 10   My Question or Issue Been trying to sort ...

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I downloaded a file and it was a malware for spotify

PlanFreeCountryIsraelDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOk so the other day i download a "free" spotify premium on my pc and what it did is just awful. I knew it wont work but now i cant use the spotify app and the web player and ...

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  Plan Free Country Israel Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ok so the other day i download a "free" spotify premium on my pc and what it did is just a...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Local files album art problems

Some album art from local files won't load properly and will display the album art of the previous song. I tried EVERYTHING and I can't seem to fix it. Here is a list of what I tried :-Changing the directory-Reinstalling Spotify-Making sure there are...

Gig Goer

Some album art from local files won't load properly and will display the album art of the previous song. I tried EVERYTHING and I can't seem to fix it.    Here is a list of what I tried :...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Playlist folder view

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDell Latitude 5501Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, the desktop interface (both web and app) of spotify has changed. Since then, my playlist subfolders are not displayed anymore, but directly the ...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Dell Latitude 5501 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, the desktop interface (both web and app) of spotify has changed. Sin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution What's new broken on Desktop

Hello,I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I try to open it (pic 1). However, the feed works fine on t...

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Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I tr...

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Superuser Contribution songs will not play

PlanfreeCountryunited kingdomDevicewindows desktopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei try to play a song and it says spotify can't play this right now but when i try and play it on the web player it plays the song

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  Plan free Country united kingdom Device windows desktop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue i try to play a song and it says spotify can't play this right now bu...

AlejaR

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"Now Playing"
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Browsing albums using new sidebar

I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text. I tried disabling compact mode, but it's difficult scrolling through album thu...

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I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text.   I tried disabling ...

words_and_music

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes when trying to play local files

PlanPremiumDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhenever i try to play ANY local file that i have dragged on to a playlist, spotify will crash/close immediately. this does not happen with regular tracks on the same playlist, ...

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Plan Premium Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue whenever i try to play ANY local file that i have dragged on to a playlist, spotify will crash/close imme...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution I need to restart spotify often to be able to play songs

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Often spotify does not play songs.When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the button does not react: any green play buytton, or the white play button at the bottom).It is ...

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Plan Premium Country France  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue     Often spotify does not play songs. When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes immediatly

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon shows up for a split second in the tray. If I hover over it in the task...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon...

Huothar

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Superuser Contribution Songs don't play on the Windows app

Hi. I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is not possible to play the content. if you downloaded it pleas...

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Hi.   I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is ...

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Superuser Contribution desktop app

The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems.

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The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems....

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug Report - Incorrect Time

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 11My Question or IssueThe "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spotify but the issue still happens.

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows 11 My Question or Issue The "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spo...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Desktop lyrics sometime only show the current line and not the whole song

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceHP EnvyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open the lyrics to a song on desktop, I am only seeing the current line and a couple upcoming lines. I have previously been able to see and scroll through the...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device HP Envy Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I open the lyrics to a song on desktop, I am only seeing the current line and...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sidebar with album and artist information

My Question or IssueHi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it anymore.For me, it was really helpful.

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My Question or Issue Hi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it any...

iim2godly

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Huge empty space in "add to playlist" dropdown

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMultiple Computers (Desktops & Laptops)Operating SystemWindows 10 & Windows 11 My Question or IssueI have this issue where i have a huge empty space in the dropdown menu when adding a song to playlist.I attached a scree...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Multiple Computers (Desktops & Laptops) Operating System Windows 10 & Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have this issue where i have a hug...

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Superuser Contribution Access Denied on Windows 10 Desktop App

PlanFree/PremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 21h2 My Question or IssueI get this string when i access on spotify: AccessDeniedAccess DeniedTZ1A4TJN23DJH9BD6f3b75dAIMKXgTzzZOZ06p3YsT/GGYNEgusUkgWZnFMqLT2BnTkOL5g5cxX/VqVMwW6svJfq...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 21h2   My Question or Issue I get this string when i access on spotify:   AccessDeniedAccess DeniedTZ1...

Alex

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