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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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MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Autoplay Repeating First Five Songs

For the past several days, maybe a week, Autoplay has been repeating the first five songs in the queue. Clicking on one of those tracks highlights both copies of the song in the queue, and tapping the Delete key removes both copies from the queue. Pl...

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For the past several days, maybe a week, Autoplay has been repeating the first five songs in the queue. Clicking on one of those tracks highlights both copies of the song in the queue, and tapping th...

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Superuser Contribution Volume lowers shortly when switching window

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueSince a rescent update Spotify is driving me insane, when ever I focus another window (which happens A LOT) The volume lowers and raises right after. Its the most an...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Desktop PC Operating System Win 11   My Question or Issue Since a rescent update Spotify is driving me insane, when ever I focus another win...

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Superuser Contribution When I open another app, I get Content Unavailable and all songs grey out, but song keeps playing.

PlanPremium (it's not with this account, but the account drop down menu on community.spotify.com is broken, so I can't log out of this account to log in to the premium account...)CountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (everything is up-to-date)...

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Plan Premium (it's not with this account, but the account drop down menu on community.spotify.com is broken, so I can't log out of this account to log in to the premium account...) Country USA De...

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Lost all songs in playlist after reinstalling Spotify on Desktop x2

Plan:PremiumCountry:England / United KingdomDevice:(iPhone SE)Operating System:(Windows 10) My Question or Issue:I had a syncing issue with my Spotify in where the desktop wasn’t matching up to my iPhone when I would add new songs into my already exi...

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Plan: Premium Country: England / United Kingdom Device: (iPhone SE) Operating System: (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue: I had a syncing issue with my Spotify in where the desktop wa...

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Superuser Contribution FLAC's Causing Spotify to Freeze and Crash

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just downloaded a bunch of FLACs and pointed spotify to their location on my HDD. Tracks all play, skip, etc. without an issue. However if I skip forward within ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I just downloaded a bunch of FLACs and pointed spotify to their location on my H...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Are there now bots on Spotify???

So my mate created a public playlist a while ago, and it was a heap of music between us three friends designed for party listening (it's called 'Party Choons'). I juts clicked on it only to find two profiles called Lisa and Ashley with very similar m...

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So my mate created a public playlist a while ago, and it was a heap of music between us three friends designed for party listening (it's called 'Party Choons'). I juts clicked on it only to find two ...

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[Desktop][Podcasts] Track fade will leave Podcast episodes "un-finished"

fading tracks (on by default for me), will leave podcast episodes unfinished, because it wasnt playing the last couple of seconds... i think. look into it. See if you can "finish" a track if you reach the last 20 seconds. or mark it when fading away ...

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fading tracks (on by default for me), will leave podcast episodes unfinished, because it wasnt playing the last couple of seconds... i think.    look into it. See if you can "finish" a tr...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is not accessible in Bulgaria

I cannot log in to Spotify from two different Windows PCs in Bulgaria. The website is loading extremely slow and I am not able to log in.

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I cannot log in to Spotify from two different Windows PCs in Bulgaria. The website is loading extremely slow and I am not able to log in.

Elena

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Superuser Contribution After 1 song plays in my playlist, another song plays from a different list

When I choose to hear playlist, it gives one song from the list but after it uses a song not from the list. I've been looking up how to fix it but they say to disable a auto play setting but it wont work. Please help.

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When I choose to hear playlist, it gives one song from the list but after it uses a song not from the list. I've been looking up how to fix it but they say to disable a auto play setting but it wont ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution "Spotify Cant play this right now..."

For 2 weeks whenever I try to play anything. A playlist, a podcast, stream anything it wont play. I get the same error " Spotify cant play this right now, if you have it on your computer you can import it". I dont have any songs to import it, it wont...

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For 2 weeks whenever I try to play anything. A playlist, a podcast, stream anything it wont play. I get the same error " Spotify cant play this right now, if you have it on your computer you can impo...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Spotify error message:Coś się nie udało Spróbuj odświeżyć stronę.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI cant open spotify

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant open spotify

AndresM

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Superuser Contribution How do I change the full screen photo?

In PC full screen mode the artist photo appears and not the album or song photo in the middle like before. In my opinion, the albums or song photo is better and I wanted to know if it can change it.

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In PC full screen mode the artist photo appears and not the album or song photo in the middle like before. In my opinion, the albums or song photo is better and I wanted to know if it can change it.

Yousef226

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Superuser Contribution ¿Como cambio la forma de reproduccion en pantalla completa?

En la reproduccion en pantalla completa de PC aparece la foto del artista y no la foto del album o la cancion en el medio como antes. En mi opinion es mejor la foto de la cancion o el album y queria saber si se puede cambiar de alguna forma.

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En la reproduccion en pantalla completa de PC aparece la foto del artista y no la foto del album o la cancion en el medio como antes. En mi opinion es mejor la foto de la cancion o el album y queria ...

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Superuser Contribution song added automatically to liked list

Every time I log in Spotify app on Windows 10 (all pc not one in particular), If Martin Garrix posted a new song on Spotify, it's automatically added to my liked list.I already checked the connected App and nothing seems to interfere with that, also ...

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Every time I log in Spotify app on Windows 10 (all pc not one in particular), If Martin Garrix posted a new song on Spotify, it's automatically added to my liked list. I already checked the connec...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Clicking on song plays a different song

I am on Spotify Premium. When I click a song to play in my liked songs list, Spotify plays a different song. And I have to click again to force it to play the song I want.

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I am on Spotify Premium. When I click a song to play in my liked songs list, Spotify plays a different song. And I have to click again to force it to play the song I want.

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Songs cutting in and out briefly; HP PC; Premium; Both webpage & app

Even if I download the playlist it still cuts in and out. Cannot play one song through because it cuts in and out every 2-3 seconds. Not an internet issue, the connection is good and restarted the computer. Cleared data. Have also uninstalled and rei...

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Even if I download the playlist it still cuts in and out. Cannot play one song through because it cuts in and out every 2-3 seconds. Not an internet issue, the connection is good and restarted the co...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution I can't use web player after premium.

I play music but song other music which I don't choose that. And music song 5-6 second and than I can't hear but music still song.

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I play music but song other music which I don't choose that. And music song 5-6 second and than I can't hear but music still song.

fabiornobrega

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Superuser Contribution Only 249 local files seem to load. Is that a normal limitation? Library Win

So, I have found out how to check mark the local files as well as turning it off and back on while restarting the app to rescan; however, my issue is that I have some 3000+ local music files. All from iTunes, Google Music (previous life), and now mos...

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So, I have found out how to check mark the local files as well as turning it off and back on while restarting the app to rescan; however, my issue is that I have some 3000+ local music files. All fro...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Não consigo ver as atividades dos meus amigos.

Faz uns meses que bugou a minha barra de "atividades dos amigos", antes apareciam as atividades de todos que eu seguia, agora com o bug ficaram apenas 2 pessoas. Isso tem cerca de 6 meses. Esperei que resolvesse e nada. Sigo 13 pessoas e só duas apar...

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Faz uns meses que bugou a minha barra de "atividades dos amigos", antes apareciam as atividades de todos que eu seguia, agora com o bug ficaram apenas 2 pessoas. Isso tem cerca de 6 meses. Esperei qu...

Jeremy

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