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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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MoeMcLendon

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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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minklet

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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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Superuser Contribution Desktop client jumping focus view after clicking on a track in a playlist

Sometimes when clicking on a track in a playlist, the view will jump into focus on that track and change the scrolling position. This also means the track under the mouse cursor changes.This is a problem because double-clicking would then start the w...

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Sometimes when clicking on a track in a playlist, the view will jump into focus on that track and change the scrolling position. This also means the track under the mouse cursor changes. This is a...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stop the music and crash when i launch Chrome or Opera

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello , when i play a track and i launch Chrome after the sound stop 5 sec after and i can't push play or pause the time continue but not with the sound sometimes my Spoti...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello , when i play a track and i launch Chrome after the sound stop 5 sec after and i can't pu...

Meironnus

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Superuser Contribution Unable to open Spotify.

A pop-up just says "Unable to Open Spotify." When I tried to delete and restart Spotify, it just does it to me again.

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A pop-up just says "Unable to Open Spotify." When I tried to delete and restart Spotify, it just does it to me again.

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution [Windows] Local Files won't refresh/load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Like the title says, after last update the Local Files will not update or even show up anymore. I have tried deleting "index.dat", "local-files.bnk" and clearing cache....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Like the title says, after last update the Local Files will not update or even show u...

denxyz

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Superuser Contribution Change Titel Bar Buttons UI

When the UI for watching what friends is minimized, and all you see is their picture, the Title Bar Buttons Overlap with your drop-down Profile button. The idea is to make a change to the UI-layout in this specific case.

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When the UI for watching what friends is minimized, and all you see is their picture, the Title Bar Buttons Overlap with your drop-down Profile button. The idea is to make a change to the UI-layout i...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Alexa Drop Outs & Robotic Sound

PlanPremiumUK DeviceEcho 3rd Generation X 4Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I play music on all my 4 devices together, each one will randomly dropout sound crackly or hiss with a sometimes robotic sound. This is random and on any...

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Plan Premium UK   Device Echo 3rd Generation X 4 Operating System (Windows 10)         My Question or Issue When I play music on all my 4 devices together, each ...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution desktop takes over playback

When I have the desktop program open and am playing on my phone, the desktop will randomly take over playback. It could be a few minutes, it could be a few seconds.

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When I have the desktop program open and am playing on my phone, the desktop will randomly take over playback. It could be a few minutes, it could be a few seconds.

Dian

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Audio peaking and distorting on only Spotify Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows Lenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Spotify Desktop, the installed software, not the Windows Stores one. All music would peak and distort if it's louder, and I already have the audio qua...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Spotify Desktop, the installed software, not the Windows Stores one. All m...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Windows app didn't respondig sometime randomly

Hi, i'm use spotify on pc for a long time. I've never had a problem with it, but lately it's been freezing. I have a good computer, I don't think that's the problem. It has an i7-8700 in it, in good condition. It has been exposed again, is there anyt...

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Hi, i'm use spotify on pc for a long time. I've never had a problem with it, but lately it's been freezing. I have a good computer, I don't think that's the problem. It has an i7-8700 in it, in good ...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Songs found through search function won't play on pc app

Songs in my library play just fine but songs found through search function doesn't react. There's no error message or loading, just unresponsive.

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Songs in my library play just fine but songs found through search function doesn't react. There's no error message or loading, just unresponsive.

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot

Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(Windows Laptop running Desktop App)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFor the past three days (October 18, 2022), the Spotify Connect feature on t...

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Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot   Plan Free Country USA Device (Windows Laptop running Desktop App) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question o...

kuchta

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Media playback keyboard controls no longer work in desktop app

On both my work and personal laptops, the media playback controls on the keyboard (the alternative Function keys that trigger 'Previous Track', 'Next Track', 'Pause/Play', and 'Stop') no longer work in the Windows Desktop app... I believe this starte...

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On both my work and personal laptops, the media playback controls on the keyboard (the alternative Function keys that trigger 'Previous Track', 'Next Track', 'Pause/Play', and 'Stop') no longer work ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong" when the world icon shows in the taskbar.

Hey! Spotify Premium useless on my PC with Windows 10. I think it's the Windows Update thing. PC thinks there's no internet, but Chrome works fine. YouTube plays fine. What should I do? Thanks.

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Hey! Spotify Premium useless on my PC with Windows 10. I think it's the Windows Update thing. PC thinks there's no internet, but Chrome works fine. YouTube plays fine. What should I do? Thanks.

angerose11

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Superuser Contribution プレイリストが更新されない

トップ50-日本という公開プレイリストを見ると毎日更新と書いてあるのに更新されていない。

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トップ50-日本という公開プレイリストを見ると毎日更新と書いてあるのに更新されていない。

Yordan

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Congrats to the Spotify team! My Spotify worked for 2 weeks without any issues...

...and I didn't expect that crappy piece of software to work that long, honestly. But now I have another error:I cannot play any songs. The ones from my playlists are grayed out and if I double-click them, a message appears "This content is not avail...

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...and I didn't expect that crappy piece of software to work that long, honestly.   But now I have another error: I cannot play any songs. The ones from my playlists are grayed out and if I d...

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics no scrolling.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevicePredator Helius 300 2019 Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindow 11 My Question or IssueWhen i start lyrics in spotify app it scroll good till when the single line of song go to 2nd row then the scrolling stops. Happen w...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country India Device Predator Helius 300 2019 Gaming Laptop Operating System Window 11   My Question or Issue When i start lyrics in spotify app it scroll goo...

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I can't find discover weekly in the web player.

I logged into my spotify account at work like I always do via the web player and discover weekly appears to be missing.

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I logged into my spotify account at work like I always do via the web player and discover weekly appears to be missing.

Bittencourt

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