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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number

PlanI am a paying customer.CountrySweden.DeviceMSI laptop.Operating SystemWindows 10.My Question or IssueSome of my playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number that normally is displayed. I think it happens when I copy songs from anot...

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Plan I am a paying customer. Country Sweden. Device MSI laptop. Operating System Windows 10. My Question or Issue Some of my playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number that ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on laptop

I have Spotify on my phone and now I'd like to put the app on my laptop, Spotify want me to sign up again

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I have Spotify on my phone and now I'd like to put the app on my laptop, Spotify want me to sign up again

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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 "Add to playlist" dropdown length

The scaled length of the "Add to playlist" dropdown seem to be flawed when using several layers of nested playlists.PlanPremium CountryNorway DeviceMultiple devices; work and home desktop. Operating SystemWindows 10

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The scaled length of the "Add to playlist" dropdown seem to be flawed when using several layers of nested playlists. Plan Premium   Country Norway   Device Multiple devices; work ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

I have a very unusual problem with playing songs.Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them into liked, it started playing.I tired all solutions li...

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I have a very unusual problem with playing songs. Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them in...

Eni

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Spotify won't open if Inkscape is open

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been an ongoing issue for years and there is still is no definitive answer. Why does the Spotify desktop app refuse to open (with no error message or other indicatio...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has been an ongoing issue for years and there is still is no definitive answer. Why does the ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Webplayer: cannot switch from English to Dutch

For some time now, the Spotify web player has been presenting itself in English only. (Firefox). When I open the web player in SRWare Iron it is in Dutch, but it does not work in SRWare Iron. (Every song stops after 3 seconds). In Firefox I can open ...

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For some time now, the Spotify web player has been presenting itself in English only. (Firefox).   When I open the web player in SRWare Iron it is in Dutch, but it does not work in SRWare Iron...

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Superuser Contribution Not adding an already added song makes the current playlist jump

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn the Windows desktop application, when in a playlist selecting a song to "Add to playlist" and it turns out the song is already in the target playlist, so the popup to c...

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In the Windows desktop application, when in a playlist selecting a song to "Add to playl...

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Superuser Contribution Can't reproduce albums only in windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, for some reason I can't reproduce albums or single songs, only playlists from my windows app that worked fine for years. Clicking on play nothing happened. Before that,...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, for some reason I can't reproduce albums or single songs, only playlists from my windows app...

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Superuser Contribution Problema con reproducción en Windows

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBuenas tardes. Tengo un problema en Spotify para Windows, por alguna razón una de mis listas se quedó "de fondo" en aleatorio, cuando me pongo a escuchar música en otra lista, al momento de cambiar de ca...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Buenas tardes.   Tengo un problema en Spotify para Windows, por alguna razón una de mis listas se quedó "de fondo" en alea...

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Superuser Contribution How to stop a song from playing/ being put in mixes ever at all.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIphone and Windows app Is there are a way to remove a song from ever being played at all? And if not, why. I'm not looking for a community answer to that, I want a response from Spotify. Why isn't this an option? I listened...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Iphone and Windows app     Is there are a way to remove a song from ever being played at all? And if not, why. I'm not looking for a communit...

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Superuser Contribution "Remove" button on discover weekly playlist not working properly

I use the windows app on my desktop on my laptop. The "remove" button specifically in my Discover Weekly playlist barely works. I have to mash the button 3-10 times before it takes the song off the playlist... The ammount of times I have to press it ...

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I use the windows app on my desktop on my laptop.   The 🚫 "remove" button specifically in my Discover Weekly playlist barely works. I have to mash the button 3-10 times before it takes t...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution No me sale lo que escuchan mis amigos en spotify

Desde el 2021 no puedo ver que escuchan mis amigos, solo me salen 2, siendo que antes me salían todos, además no se actualiza lo que escuchan. Probé desinstalándolo e instalándolo varias veces, pero aún así seguía igual. No sé si será un dato de rele...

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Desde el 2021 no puedo ver que escuchan mis amigos, solo me salen 2, siendo que antes me salían todos, además no se actualiza lo que escuchan. Probé desinstalándolo e instalándolo varias veces, pero ...

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Superuser Contribution Connect to Device never shows right devices. Only TVs in other rooms.

I have been trying for a long time to use Spotify PC client as my main music source. I have two Google Nest Audios in stereo in my office. Every time I try to stream to them (Connect to device) the devices listed are all TV and NVIDIA Shields elsewhe...

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I have been trying for a long time to use Spotify PC client as my main music source.   I have two Google Nest Audios in stereo in my office.   Every time I try to stream to them (...

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spotify can't login on windows11

iPlanPremiumCountry DeviceThinkbookOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuethe setup exe I download from the website is not working. Everytime i try to install, the installation window half disappears suddenly.So I try to download it through m...

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iPlan Premium Country   Device Thinkbook Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue the setup exe I download from the website is not working. Everytime i try to install, t...

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Superuser Contribution Most songs will not play on Windows 11 app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify runs on all my android devices and on the PC's web player just fine, but almost all songs in the app don't respond at all. The only thing that indicates they even try ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify runs on all my android devices and on the PC's web player just fine, but almost all songs i...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Crashes if email has a plus symbol

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf you sign in with an account that has a "+" in it, (ex. **bleep**), Spotify will go in an error loop with no end.

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If you sign in with an account that has a "+" in it, (ex. **bleep**), Spotify will ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Troubleshooting Several Issues

PlanFree/PremiumUSA DeviceWindows 10 My Question or IssueExperiencing several ongoing issues with the website:1. It is constantly attempting to rescale the screen resolution, blacking out the screen and interrupting all my work.2. It is constantly at...

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Plan Free/Premium USA   Device Windows 10   My Question or Issue Experiencing several ongoing issues with the website: 1. It is constantly attempting to rescale the screen resoluti...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Back and forward buttons not showing up on lyrics page

PlanFreeCountryHong Kong Sar, ChinaDeviceLenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs seen in the attached screenshot, the back and forward navigation buttons don't show up when I view the lyrics of a song. Therefore I c...

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Plan Free Country Hong Kong Sar, China Device Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As seen in the attached screenshot, the back and forward navi...

Eni

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