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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 The font used for lyrics displays foreign characters incorrectly.

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceA LenovoOperating SystemWindows 11 Insider Preview My Question or IssueThe font used for lyrics does not display certain characters correctly. Note that this isn't an issue with iOS and Android Spotify. It seems like...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device A Lenovo Operating System Windows 11 Insider Preview   My Question or Issue The font used for lyrics does not display certain characters c...

Alex

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Severe RAM Usage

Spotify uses extreme amounts of Ram, and it gets worse the more I use it. I'm thinking some of the reason is because I'm running a 32bit app on a 64bit device, Changing Hardware Acceleration, restarting my laptop, reinstalling spotify, logging out an...

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Spotify uses extreme amounts of Ram, and it gets worse the more I use it. I'm thinking some of the reason is because I'm running a 32bit app on a 64bit device,   Changing Hardware Acceleration...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Window 10 Black Screen

Window 10 Black ScreenI need help with itPlanFreeCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindow 10 I am using Microsoft store that Spotify App and there have a black screen when I opened it and I tried lots of ways but still cannot solve it (like Window...

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Window 10 Black Screen I need help with it Plan Free Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Window 10   I am using Microsoft store that Spotify App and there have a black screen wh...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Connecting to other device

I have problem with PC application on Windows 10. We are using Family plan. The problem start when another use from family plan (my wife) connect her mobile to android auto my PC application start to play on her phone. I have only this problem on PC ...

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    I have problem with PC application on Windows 10. We are using Family plan. The problem start when another use from family plan (my wife) connect her mobile to android auto my PC appl...

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Superuser Contribution All album art is missing

PlanPremiumCountryNLDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a couple of weeks all album art has disappeared in the windows 10 spotify desktop app. See below for an example.Have tried all the regular stuff, like:- re-install- clean...

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Plan Premium Country NL Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since a couple of weeks all album art has disappeared in the windows 10 spotify desktop app. Se...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot Install Spotify (both via full setup and normal one)

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 21H2 Enterprise My Question or IssueHi there,since a week or so I am not able to use my desktop app of Spotify anymore on a specific device. Just to give you more context: I had a black ...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise   My Question or Issue Hi there, since a week or so I am not able to use my deskt...

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Superuser Contribution Make panels, that have a scrollbar, moveable using arrow keys!

It's so annoying: There is a panel of e.g. playlists and there is a scrollbar at the right side. So you think you can scroll using your typical arrow key. Put nope - it's not working.It's scrolling by mouse/finger. So should not be a big deal to get ...

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It's so annoying: There is a panel of e.g. playlists and there is a scrollbar at the right side. So you think you can scroll using your typical arrow key. Put nope - it's not working. It's scrolling...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 2021 year playlists are not showing

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't find My playlists of 2021 years. I know, that there are created playlists with songs, which are listened in a year. I don't know, what is name of this...

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  Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't find My playlists of 2021 years. I know, that there are created pl...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] fix the White start

When desktop app starts-it's extremaly in white color blinks. That's very uncomfortable and harmful to the eyes. Fix that, please

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When desktop app starts-it's extremaly in white color blinks. That's very uncomfortable and  harmful to the eyes. Fix that, please

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics are noticeably ahead when a song plays back-to-back to another

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceDesktop, Galaxy S10Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro, Android 11Spotify VersionSpotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (desktop), 8.6.80.1014 (phone) My Question or IssueWhen a song is played manually, its lyrics are syn...

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Plan Premium Country Finland   Device Desktop, Galaxy S10 Operating System Windows 10 Pro, Android 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (desktop), 8.6.80.1014 (p...

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Superuser Contribution Lyric encode

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDeviceSportify for WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Dear support team,Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode characters? The lyrics display well on mobile but seem not to support our langu...

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device Sportify for Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Dear support team, Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode c...

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Superuser Contribution Songs stop after 10 seconds on Windows PC

Since earlier this week, Spotify seems to be broken. All songs stop after 10 seconds of playing. The timer still moves, but it just goes silent. Moving forwards or backwards using the slider does no good. Moreover, when I select a song or skip a song...

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Since earlier this week, Spotify seems to be broken. All songs stop after 10 seconds of playing. The timer still moves, but it just goes silent. Moving forwards or backwards using the slider does no ...

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[Desktop][Other] Less advertising in balance with how many songs are played

This is a problem: more and more, spotify has been playing advertisement between the songs. This is how it's going in my account:Song playedAdvertisementSong playedAdvertisement.And so on and on. It's an abuse, in my perspective, since I use the plat...

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This is a problem: more and more, spotify has been playing advertisement between the songs. This is how it's going in my account: Song played Advertisement Song played Advertisement. And so on a...

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Superuser Contribution Local files not working

Hello, I am trying to upload my test music onto spotify, but the local files "tab" is not appearing on the left side.

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Hello, I am trying to upload my test music onto spotify, but the local files "tab" is not appearing on the left side.

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ads not playing?

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50/PCOperating SystemAndroid 11/Win 10My Question or IssueHello, i recently got my account here and i didnt upgrade it to the premium or free trial, but despite that i didnt get any ads (on phone and PC whil...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy A50/PC Operating System Android 11/Win 10 My Question or Issue Hello, i recently got my account here and i didnt upgrade it to the premium or f...

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Re: Friend feed empty - only shows "Connect with Facebook"

This is ridiculous - I'll connect Facebook again & again, this problem persists. Still wants me to connect facebook when I log out & back in. No friends show up, only a couple of the most recently followed accounts from Spotify direct. Spotify for Wi...

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This is ridiculous - I'll connect Facebook again & again, this problem persists. Still wants me to connect facebook when I log out & back in. No friends show up, only a couple of the most rec...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play spotify from desktop client

I am using a laptop with Windows and since few days back I can't play music (with/without headset) from the desktop client.It works in the webplayer.I have restarted the client, logged in/out, uninstall/install again without success.

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I am using a laptop with Windows and since few days back I can't play music (with/without headset) from the desktop client. It works in the webplayer. I have restarted the client, logged in/out, un...

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Solved!! Unable to use desktop app on Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - only shows black screen

PlanPremium CountryDeviceOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro 64-bitMy Question or IssueI am unable to use the Spotify desktop app after I login.When I first install the app the login screen does open, but after logging in the screen goes black.This can be...

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  Plan Premium   Country Device Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64-bit My Question or Issue I am unable to use the Spotify desktop app after I login. When I first install th...

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Superuser Contribution New Episodes Missing on Desktop for Mac

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS Monterey My Question or IssueHi guys!I'm following THIS podcast and suddenly the application for desktop (Mac) just stopped showing new episodes in October. The newest episode tha...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS Monterey   My Question or Issue Hi guys! I'm following THIS podcast and suddenly the application for desk...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Collapsed Chrome tab group prevents playback after song ends

When I add the Spotify Web Player to a Tab Group in Chrome and collapse it, playback ends at the end of the current track.

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When I add the Spotify Web Player to a Tab Group in Chrome and collapse it, playback ends at the end of the current track. 

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