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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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Superuser Contribution Weird dips and fluctutations in audio

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHelloI have a weird issue where it seems that Spotify try to decrease intrument volume and increase vocal volume under a song. It does a terrible job, and it's super annoy...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello I have a weird issue where it seems that Spotify try to decrease intrument volume ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playback Issues: Songs Going Silent On Windows App

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceAcer AspireOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro For Workstations My Question or IssueIt's the same thing with the ongoing issue reported by Android device users, the progress bar of a song keeps moving but there's no soun...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Acer Aspire Operating System Windows 11 Pro For Workstations   My Question or Issue It's the same thing with the ongoing issue reported by Andro...

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Superuser Contribution Why does the online player stop playing after 10 seconds?

I am listening to the online web player. I am using windows 11 operating system. Commercials play in their entirety- even up to 30 seconds or 1 minute, however my music always cuts of after 10 seconds.

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I am listening to the online web player. I am using windows 11 operating system. Commercials play in their entirety- even up to 30 seconds or 1 minute, however my music always cuts of after 10 secon...

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Superuser Contribution Music videos autoplay

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery time I click on the songs it starts with the video then I have to click "switch to audio" to skip it. The volume in videos is lower. Additionally, there may be diff...

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Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every time I click on the songs it starts with the video then I have to click "switch to audio...

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Superuser Contribution Authors Direct code won't redeem

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been sent a couple of audiobook codes to redeem via Authors Direct, but whenever I try to redeem it I get the account verifications screen (is this you? continue...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been sent a couple of audiobook codes to redeem via Authors Direct, but whenever I tr...

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The volume of the music goes down and up by itself

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueThe volume of the music goes down and up by itself. This is despite volume normalization being turned off in the settings. It happens all the time.

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Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue The volume of the music goes down and up by itself. This is despite volume normalization b...

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Desktop app playing different songs than what's clicked on

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I click on a song in a playlist, a different song on that playlist plays. WHen I click to play a song on an album, a different song by the artist (sometimes not...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I click on a song in a playlist, a different song on that playlist plays. WHen I cli...

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Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through wired and wirless devices?

Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through anything? It's not working through the laptop speakers, a wireless headset, 7 sets os wireless earbuds, or a wired headset. I asked people from Spotify but they had no clue about anythin...

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Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through anything?  It's not working through the laptop speakers, a wireless headset, 7 sets os wireless earbuds, or a wired headset. ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't sort songs by "recently added" on PC

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt's been like this for a while now, I can't seem to be able to sort my songs on my playlist by recently added, which is weird because I can easily to that on the android app, would l...

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Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It's been like this for a while now, I can't seem to be able to sort my songs on my playlist by recently...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Keyboard light turning off

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMSI cyborg 15 A12VOperating Systemwin 11My Question or IssueWhen I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn back on when I switch to another app, it does that since I got my accou...

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Plan Premium Country France Device MSI cyborg 15 A12V Operating System win 11 My Question or Issue When I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn ba...

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Superuser Contribution can't rate podcast after listening for 2 years

after listening to a podcast for about 2 years, i want to give it a rating, but it says i can't rate it until i listen to a few more episodes. this is ridiculous obviously

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after listening to a podcast for about 2 years, i want to give it a rating, but it says i can't rate it until i listen to a few more episodes. this is ridiculous obviously

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Superuser Contribution Windows desktop app is not syncing with Android app

* PLEASE DO NOT MERGE (HIDE) THIS QUESTION AS A RESPONSE TO ANOTHER QUESTION WITH NO ACTIVITY OR SOLUTIONS AGAIN. I ACTUALLY WANT A CHANCE OF SOME RESPONSES/HELP. *Albums showing as added on the Android app are not showing as added on the desktop app...

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* PLEASE DO NOT MERGE (HIDE) THIS QUESTION AS A RESPONSE TO ANOTHER QUESTION WITH NO ACTIVITY OR SOLUTIONS AGAIN. I ACTUALLY WANT A CHANCE OF SOME RESPONSES/HELP. * Albums showing as added on the...

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I enter my email and then nothing happens and it disapears

i type up my email then i press enter but what i typed disapears from the screen and nothing happens i type my email over and over but everytime i press enter the email disapears

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i type up my email then i press enter but what i typed disapears from the screen and nothing happens i type my email over and over but everytime i press enter the email disapears

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Spotify desktop app problems

Hi everyone, this is probably the wrong place to ask this but there doesn’t seem to be a technical/software support board. A few days ago I crashed my computer with 3D software (Cinema 4D) and since then I’ve had issues with my Spotify desktop app on...

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Hi everyone, this is probably the wrong place to ask this but there doesn’t seem to be a technical/software support board.  A few days ago I crashed my computer with 3D software (Cinema 4D...

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want to share my spotify profile link

I don't know how to share my spotify profile link on social media like facebook. Kindly help me in this.

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I don't know how to share my spotify profile link on social media like facebook. Kindly help me in this.

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Superuser Contribution Typing into search bar pause the song

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceHPOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSince 2 or 3 days I have a super annoying issue on Desktop App:basically everytime I am typing in the search bar, the song paused.It makes my user experience terrible.

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Device HP Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Since 2 or 3 days I have a super annoying issue on Desktop App: basically e...

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Superuser Contribution My Spotify is repeating music when I press A

My Spotify is repeating music or running back when I press A, and this is really annoying when I'm playing any game, any way to resolve it?

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My Spotify is repeating music or running back when I press A, and this is really annoying when I'm playing any game, any way to resolve it?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Attempting to reorder tracks in a playlist, each new track is added instead

Using Premium Spotify, Windows 11. If I attempt to change the order of tracks in a playlist by dragging and moving, each moved track instead wants to be added (I get the "it's already on this playlist, are you sure you want to add?). So the only way ...

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Using Premium Spotify, Windows 11.   If I attempt to change the order of tracks in a playlist by dragging and moving, each moved track instead wants to be added (I get the "it's already on thi...

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