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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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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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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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taoistmiao

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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 Window not maximizing fully - a small bar is left on the bottom

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayDevice: ASUS Notebook S406UOperating System: Windows 11 Home version 21H2 (installed 28.12.2021) My Issue:When I maximize the Spotify window on my desktop, it is not fully maximized. There is a small bar left between the m...

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Plan: Premium Country: Norway Device: ASUS Notebook S406U Operating System: Windows 11 Home version 21H2 (installed 28.12.2021)   My Issue: When I maximize the Spotify window on my desktop...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Lyrics disapeared

PlanFreeCountryBrazilDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUntil last month, I was praticing my japanese using Japanese songs, like SCANDAL - Hon Wo Yomu, etc. And sudently, after the last Update, the app (the one that we downl...

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Plan Free Country Brazil Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Until last month, I was praticing my japanese using Japanese songs, like SCANDAL - Hon Wo Yo...

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Spotify won't play through my laptops HDMI port

PC app on Windows 10 works fine if I'm playing a song through my laptops speakers or the aux port but if I try to use it through my laptops HDMI cable to my reciever I get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can imp...

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 PC app on Windows 10 works fine if I'm playing a song through my laptops speakers or the aux port but if I try to use it through my laptops HDMI cable to my reciever I get "This song is no...

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Solved!! will Spotify 2020 wrapped be available on Desktop in the future?

hi, I noticed that Spotify 2020 wrapped has been released for a lot of people on the mobile app, but I was wondering if there were any plans to also release it to users on Desktop, like previous years. thanks!

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hi, I noticed that Spotify 2020 wrapped has been released for a lot of people on the mobile app, but I was wondering if there were any plans to also release it to users on Desktop, like previous year...

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Spotify won´t play music

Ok so the problem that I have is that on my Desktop (Win 8.1, latest updates etc) Spotify won´t play any music over certain outputs.If I set my audio output (for the whole pc) to my headset everything works perfectly fine. But when I set it to my Aud...

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Ok so the problem that I have is that on my Desktop (Win 8.1, latest updates etc) Spotify won´t play any music over certain outputs. If I set my audio output (for the whole pc) to my headset everyth...

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Superuser Contribution Can't cut, copy or paste local files

Operating SystemWindows 10 Hello. Thought I'd try one last time to request help before moving to a different streaming service. There are other threads on this issue, but they are old and some are even marked as "Solved" when they clearly weren't, wh...

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Operating System Windows 10   Hello. Thought I'd try one last time to request help before moving to a different streaming service. There are other threads on this issue, but they are old and ...

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Superuser Contribution Scrolling songs up in a playlist does not work in new Desktop update

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the latest update of the desktop app, I can no longer use the mouse to scroll songs upwards in my playlist. I can only move them up in what is shown in the page...

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  Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the latest update of the desktop app, I can no longer use the mouse to...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Music interrupts

PlanPremiumCountryRussia DeviceHP Probook G5 (desktop) + Edge + Chrome Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMusic interrupts without my intervention, see the attached video. I can't play. The same behavior is observed on Edge and Chrome bro...

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Plan Premium Country Russia   Device HP Probook G5 (desktop) + Edge + Chrome  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Music interrupts without my intervention, se...

Jeremy

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Solved!! Not able to stablish internet connection

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI tried to use the app in Chrome browser and desktop. None of them work. In browser, I am not able to even log in (after this step the "something went wrong" appears) a...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I tried to use the app in Chrome browser and desktop. None of them work. In browser, I am no...

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Superuser Contribution Local files

PlanFreeCountrybrazilDevicecomputerOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei already turned on the local files option and selected the music source, but my local files DOESNT show up in my albuns or in the music library. I already checked and ...

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  Plan Free Country brazil Device computer Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue i already turned on the local files option and selected the music source, but my loc...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify not showing as Discord status

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC I've been fighting with this for weeks now. I've disconnected then reconnected the two apps, logged out of all devices through the Spotify website, cleared the caches, and even uninstalled and reinstalled both apps and s...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC   I've been fighting with this for weeks now. I've disconnected then reconnected the two apps, logged out of all devices through the Spotify website, cl...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I'm experiencing multiple issues with my app

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuethe top bar in playlists is transparent when it shouldn't (zrzut ekranu 104817)my friends activity isn't showing (zrzut ekranu 104829)when moving songs in a playlist it do...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue the top bar in playlists is transparent when it shouldn't (zrzut ekranu 104817) my friends act...

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Superuser Contribution Drag and Drop up no longer works

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYou can't drag and drop a up, only down now with the new update. There is a zone at the very bottom of the screen(just above the banner adbar) that when the song in a playlist is dragged over it to move ...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue You can't drag and drop a up, only down now with the new update.   There is a zone at the very bottom of the screen(just above the b...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Discord doesn't seem to be in Spotify's case

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI talked to Discord before I came to get your help, and I did everything they said, but the problem wasn't solved, so I think the problem is not about discord, but a...

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  Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I talked to Discord before I came to get your help, and I did everything they sai...

MafeG

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Superuser Contribution Track information overlaps column headers when scrolling

Bug in the Windows software: when you scroll a playlist, the track information overlaps with the column headers. See attachment for example.

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Bug in the Windows software: when you scroll a playlist, the track information overlaps with the column headers. See attachment for example.

Eni

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Superuser Contribution It's not possible to play a playlist in reversed order

In the Windows software you can't reverse sort a playlist on the manual order the tracks were put in. When you have someone else's playlist and want to play those tracks in the reverse order that is not possible.

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In the Windows software you can't reverse sort a playlist on the manual order the tracks were put in.   When you have someone else's playlist and want to play those tracks in the reverse order...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution PgUp / PgDn buttons don't work in playlist

Windows 10 After selecting a track in a playlist, the Page Up and Page Down buttons only work once or twice. After that the current selected track no longer changes.

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Windows 10   After selecting a track in a playlist, the Page Up and Page Down buttons only work once or twice. After that the current selected track no longer changes.

MafeG

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Superuser Contribution Transparent playlist title bar?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Desktop, Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 3060 TiOperating SystemWindows 11---I might not have noticed this before but is this title bar(?)(not sure of the actual terminology) supposed to be completely transparent? It looks a bi...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Desktop, Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 3060 Ti Operating System Windows 11 --- I might not have noticed this before but is this title bar(?)(not sure of the act...

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Superuser Contribution Available Devices "names"

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAll devicesOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSpotify used to show the names of the Available devices now it just shoes a string of numbers for devices that aren't PCs ie Amazon Echo ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country UK Device All devices Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Spotify used to show the names of the Available devices ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Duplicating playlists

Pretty self-explanatory but I think it would be really useful to have a feature that lets you duplicate an existing playlist, for example if you want to preserve a playlist you have the way it is but also create a very similar one with a few songs ch...

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Pretty self-explanatory but I think it would be really useful to have a feature that lets you duplicate an existing playlist, for example if you want to preserve a playlist you have the way it is but...

Eni

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