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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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liliabern

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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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Jenjam

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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 A lot of buffering and disconnection, can not take it any more.

Plan PremiumCountrySouth KoreaDevicepcOperating SystemWindow10 My Question or Issue I live in Seoul, South Korea, soDO NOT TELL ME IT IS THE ISSUE OF INTERNET SPEED OR CONNECTION of mine.I keep having this buffering, disconnection, stopping streaming...

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Plan  Premium Country South Korea Device pc Operating System Window10   My Question or Issue   I live in Seoul, South Korea, so DO NOT TELL ME IT IS THE ISSUE OF INTERNET S...

AlejaR

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VPN not supported anymore

PlanPremiumCountryPoland Device(ZBook)Operating System(Windows 10) Why did you cancel VPN supoort in Windows Client? I'm using spotify while working, and I connect often to many different VPN networks (my client's networks). Every time I connect to V...

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Plan Premium Country Poland   Device (ZBook) Operating System (Windows 10)   Why did you cancel VPN supoort in Windows Client? I'm using spotify while working, and I connect often...

macedoniusz

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No Sound on spotify

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Help!Help!PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceLegion-5Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSuddenly spotify got muted...System sound is fine..and spotify volume is also full but still...

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Help! Plan Free Country India Device Legion-5 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Suddenly spotify got muted...System sound is fine..and spotify volume is also full but...

Taylith

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Superuser Contribution Failure to load more than 50 items in a discography

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceLenovo Carbon X1 Nano G1Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro (21H2) My Question or IssueSpotify does not load all items in an artist's discography when the initial view is set to thumbnail view on a high resolution display ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Lenovo Carbon X1 Nano G1 Operating System Windows 11 Pro (21H2)   My Question or Issue Spotify does not load all items in an artist's discography ...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Mobile app not syncing with desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC :20,0 Go ramPc ID 00325-80888-00365-AAOEM64 bitsPhone :Oppo Reno 2Android 11Operating SystemPc :Windows 10Phone :ColorOs App VersionPc :1.1.91.824.g07f1e963Phone :8.7.54.403My Question or IssueI've had an issue for a coup...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device PC : 20,0 Go ram Pc ID 00325-80888-00365-AAOEM 64 bits Phone : Oppo Reno 2 Android 11 Operating System Pc : Windows 10 Phone : ColorOs &nb...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Minhas musicas estão periodicamente sendo removidas das minhas musicas curtidas.

PlanPremiumCountryBrasil My Question or IssueIsso vem acontecendo a alguns meses. Primeiramente eu pensei ter removido as curtidas acidentalmente, mas com o passar do tempo percebi que definitivamente não era o caso. Algumas musicas no meu perfil vão...

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  Plan Premium Country Brasil   My Question or Issue Isso vem acontecendo a alguns meses. Primeiramente eu pensei ter removido as curtidas acidentalmente, mas com o passar do tempo p...

Vasil

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Bruh they took my lyric privileges

PlanFreeCountryUnited statesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I used to be able to see lyrics like a few days ago now they gone, like it was a little microphone icon mkay and now its not there and im listening to the same so...

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  Plan Free Country United states Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10         My Question or Issue     I used to be able to see lyrics like a ...

Ximzend

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web player lyrics

PlanFreeCountry:kenya DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or Issue Im having a problem with the web player for some reason i can't see the lyrics at all i have tried logging out of my accou...

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Plan Free Country:kenya   Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)  Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue   Im having a problem with the ...

Ximzend

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Playlist bug

I currently have 4996 songs in the playlist, but when i scroll down to the end of the playlist, the number shows that there are 4995 songs in the playlist.Is this some kind of bug, and is there any way to fix it, for example by reinstalling Spotify, ...

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I currently have 4996 songs in the playlist, but when i scroll down to the end of the playlist, the number shows that there are 4995 songs in the playlist. Is this some kind of bug, and is there any...

Taylith

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app doesn't scroll up when moving song to the top

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 This topic was brought earlier couple times, but I can't see the solution. I can't scroll up while draging songs on playlist. I reinstalled app (completely, clean uninstall) and problem still occurs.

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10     This topic was brought earlier couple times, but I can't see the solution. I can't scroll up while draging songs on ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app crashes while listening in chronological order in a large playlist

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10Playlist examplehttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/69fEt9DN5r4JQATi52sRtq My IssueRecently my desktop app started crashing when playing the playlist in chronological "The Sound of Everything" mentioned...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Playlist example https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69fEt9DN5r4JQATi52sRtq    My Issue Recently my desktop app started crash...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App cant connect via LAN

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Hello,my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN.Every title is grey instead of white. When i try to play something it says "Bitte deaktiviere de...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   Hello, my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN. Every title is gre...

niellz

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can I use my downloaded songs on Spotify Apps of other devices?

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI moved the Spotify\Storage files to my PC and Spotify App couldn't read them, it overwrote all and started to download my songs all over again. I don't wanna wait for...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I moved the Spotify\Storage files to my PC and Spotify App couldn't read them, it overwrote all an...

Dian

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"New releases" in the "Blues" section is missing?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

MauriceMV

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Superuser Contribution Unable to Move Songs up in a playlist

I've had this problem earlier in previous updates and I have seen that others have too in past updates. In the latest update the same bug has reappeared and I've added like 500+ songs that I want to be moved up in the playlist and I'm unable to do th...

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I've had this problem earlier in previous updates and I have seen that others have too in past updates. In the latest update the same bug has reappeared and I've added like 500+ songs that I want to ...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify duplicates local files album art for art with the same artist

Plan: premiumDevices:Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963)Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.7.55.382 Issue:When importing local files into spotify, if 2 local files have the same a...

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Plan: premium Devices: Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963) Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.7.55.382   Issue: ...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution desktop app extremely slow on high end PC

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceCustom built PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify is running extremely slow recently, stuff like lags and cut off, laggy/unusable time slider, loading pages slow or outright refusing to load them at a...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Custom built PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify is running extremely slow recently, stuff like lags and cut off, laggy/unu...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution lyrics dissapears

hi community..since few days ago, cant see the lyrics of the songs, any help? thanks

Visitor

hi community..since few days ago, cant see the lyrics of the songs, any help? thanks

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Home page does not load on both desktop app and web player

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs the title have stated, the home page does not load on both my desktop app and web player (mobile app still works). This happens across multiple devices and on different intern...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country Vietnam Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As the title have stated, the home page does not load on both my desktop app and web player (mobile app st...

Yordan

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