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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 Preferences window doesn't open

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI use the Spotify desktop application both with direct Internet connection (no proxy needed), at home, and with HTTPS proxy, at work.When I open the application at wo...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I use the Spotify desktop application both with direct Internet connection (no proxy needed), at ...

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Superuser Contribution Select a speaker popup

Plan - PremiumCountry - USADevice - Windows PCOperating System - Windows 10 The Spotify player has a popup appear multiple times a day when I start listening to music to select a speaker. The popup appears above the "connect a device" button. This is...

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  Plan - Premium Country - USA Device - Windows PC Operating System - Windows 10   The Spotify player has a popup appear multiple times a day when I start listening to music to se...

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Superuser Contribution run in maximized state

PlanPremiumCountryKoreaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery time I launch Spotify, the program runs in a tall shape. Can i set it to run maximized?

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Plan Premium Country Korea Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every time I launch Spotify, the program runs in a tall shape. Can i set it to run maximized?

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Playlist won´t delete

I had a playlist called "a" and it shows on my recents (even if i've deleted it before in other platforms, in Windows I can't delete it because it throws a generic error) this issue only happens on Windows, in Android the playlist doesn't show.

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I had a playlist called "a" and it shows on my recents (even if i've deleted it before in other platforms, in Windows I can't delete it because it throws a generic error) this issue only happens on ...

Dian

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[Web Player] Opening Spotify makes display turn off

My Question or IssueOpening the Spotify Web App results in my main monitor turning off and after a few seconds on again. This happens on the first startup and then not anymore. A PC restart will result in the issue occuring again. PlanPremiumCountryA...

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My Question or Issue Opening the Spotify Web App results in my main monitor turning off and after a few seconds on again. This happens on the first startup and then not anymore. A PC restart will re...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug report: Clicking the album cover for queued local file opens invalid URL in browser

Spotify for Windows1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf I found this very specific bug and though I'd share. How to replicate1. Start playing any music2. Go to your local files and add any of the local files to your queue3. Skip to the next song in the queue so that...

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Spotify for Windows 1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf   I found this very specific bug and though I'd share.   How to replicate 1. Start playing any music 2. Go to your local files and add any of...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot access songs

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLaptop HPOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueHello Spotify, I would like to report an issue about the app, recently it started restarting whenever I opened it up, after 30 seconds it kept restarting and I couldn't be ab...

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  Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Laptop HP Operating System Windows 10   Issue Hello Spotify, I would like to report an issue about the app, recently it started restarti...

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Superuser Contribution Can't revert to old version

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI was unpleasantly surprised by the update this morning. I have tried everything to try to go back to an older version, but nothing has worked. There is no "Update" fol...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I was unpleasantly surprised by the update this morning. I have tried everything to t...

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Superuser Contribution Windows App can't play songs from search, only from playlists.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWindows app can only play a song if it is in a playlist or liked songs, not from the search. Trying to play a song from the search that is not in a playlist will j...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Windows app can only play a song if it is in a playlist or liked songs, not from the se...

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Web player Playlist radio only plays 2-3 songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional, Google Chrome, Spotify Web PlayerMy Question or IssueSome of my playlists will only generate 2-3 songs (from the playlist itself) for its respective playlist radio and repeat them in the ex...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 7 Professional, Google Chrome, Spotify Web Player My Question or Issue Some of my playlists will only generate 2-3 songs (from the playlis...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Album can't be deleted from library

I have added an album to the library. It shows up on the left library bar now on Windows desktop version. I click on the heart icon to remove it from the library, yet it stays, the heart icon activates itself right away. I have tried to restart the c...

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I have added an album to the library. It shows up on the left library bar now on Windows desktop version. I click on the heart icon to remove it from the library, yet it stays, the heart icon activat...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution PLaylist not playing music in the playlist

if i try to play a playlist, only one song plays, after it ends the next song does not come on, instead some random song outside of the playlist starts to play

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if i try to play a playlist, only one song plays, after it ends the next song does not come on, instead some random song outside of the playlist starts to play

Alex

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Solved!! I have closed the right sidebar (not friend activity!)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have closed the right sidebar. How do I get it back? (See picture)I do not want my friends to be displayed but the current playlist or the current song with the artist. At the ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have closed the right sidebar. How do I get it back? (See picture) I do not want my friends to be d...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Scrollbars missing buttons

PlanFreeCountryHong KongDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, since the new updates scrollbars are missing the buttons in the top and the bottom that they used to have. I can understand that it is a design choice, like ma...

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Plan Free Country Hong Kong Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, since the new updates scrollbars are missing the buttons in the top and the bottom ...

Dian

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Cannot take playlists out of folders on Windows Version

Im in Switzerland on a PC with Windows 10 and have Premium. I cant take playlists out of folders. I can switch them from folder to folder but I cant just take them out of a folder. I attached a screen shot where you can see them I'm trying to take a ...

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Im in Switzerland on a PC with Windows 10 and have Premium.   I cant take playlists out of folders. I can switch them from folder to folder but I cant just take them out of a folder.   ...

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Solved!! Unify liked songs in different editions of albums/singles

Hello everyone. Why doesn't a song appear liked in an album after I liked it as a single? The same thing with different editions such as deluxe etc. I understand that the metadata might differ, but the versions are clearly linked as the number of pla...

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Hello everyone.  Why doesn't a song appear liked in an album after I liked it as a single? The same thing with different editions such as deluxe etc.  I understand that the metadata might...

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Spotify won't work on my laptop

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia DeviceAsus TUF A15Operating SystemWindows 10 I recently bought Spotify Premium for both my phone (android) and my laptop (windows 10), both signed in with the same account. Now the issue is on my laptop, when using the app...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia   Device Asus TUF A15 Operating System Windows 10   I recently bought Spotify Premium for both my phone (android) and my laptop (windows 10), both...

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Forced offline mode if Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator reports false "No internet"

I would like to report a bug with Spotify Windows application that affects Windows users with disabled telemetry or advanced networking settings. If the Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) falsely marks main network interface as havi...

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I would like to report a bug with Spotify Windows application that affects Windows users with disabled telemetry or advanced networking settings.   If the Windows Network Connectivity Status I...

axaxaxaxa

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Superuser Contribution Stop desktop version linking to iPhone

When I'm at the gym, I listen to Spotify on my iPhone. When home, I prefer to listen to Spotify on my Windows PC. I like that Spotify appears to continue where you left at a song even after it's been shut down. Problem is, when I get home to listen o...

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When I'm at the gym, I listen to Spotify on my iPhone.   When home, I prefer to listen to Spotify on my Windows PC. I like that Spotify appears to continue where you left at a song even after ...

Jenjam

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Still unable to send links to other websites

When I copy the links straight from Spotify they do not work as they should https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/2JIJbtGrkPx0YclNkQVkEO?si=813e864629084d07 The issue is, " /int-de/ " was never part of the copied links before and cause this is in th...

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When I copy the links straight from Spotify they do not work as they should   https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/2JIJbtGrkPx0YclNkQVkEO?si=813e864629084d07   The issue is, " /int-de...

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