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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 problems with my playlist and other music.

Plan: Family Premium Country: The Netherlands Device:The Problem is with my PC, but when i use the app on my phone it works correctly. Operating System:Windows 10 My Question or Issue:I can't play any music from all sorts of playlists, podcasts etc, ...

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Plan: Family Premium   Country: The Netherlands   Device: The Problem is with my PC, but when i use the app on my phone it works correctly.   Operating System: Windows 10 &nbs...

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Superuser Contribution Follow artist broken

I don't know if it's just a problem with the new desktop version of Spotify but when I click the FOLLOW button on an artist page, it just doesn't work.Sometimes I can see the the newly added artists in the library section, but when I restart spotify,...

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I don't know if it's just a problem with the new desktop version of Spotify but when I click the FOLLOW button on an artist page, it just doesn't work. Sometimes I can see the the newly added artist...

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Spotify Jedi mind trick:Data corruption IS a bug

Spotify employees try a Jedi mind trick on virtually every user that reports a problem here. It looks like this: We recommend logging out, restarting your device, and logging back in. If that doesn't do the trick, running a clean reinstall of the app...

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Spotify employees try a Jedi mind trick on virtually every user that reports a problem here. It looks like this:    We recommend logging out, restarting your device, and logging back i...

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Actual improvement! Filtering playlists with spaces and across columns

Edit:But it does not work in Liked Songs Maybe I'm mistaken then. I assumed that it was the same code since the interface look is identical, but apparently that is not the case. Maybe it actually always worked in playlists. It is in the huge Liked So...

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Edit: But it does not work in Liked Songs 😞   Maybe I'm mistaken then. I assumed that it was the same code since the interface look is identical, but apparently that is not the case. Maybe i...

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New Desktop Experience: Rollback instructions

This is buried in the New Desktop Experience thread. I'm submitting it here so that people can actually find it. @ymmv99 wrote:It's possible to roll back the updates and block any future updates. Just google "reddit Script to roll back latest update ...

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This is buried in the New Desktop Experience thread. I'm submitting it here so that people can actually find it.    @ymmv99 wrote: It's possible to roll back the updates and block ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify believes there is no internet when there is

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify won't play any music (everything is greyed out), because it believes that there is no internet connection. Nothing else on my PC believes there is no internet connection. It's like...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify won't play any music (everything is greyed out), because it believes that there is no internet connection...

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Superuser Contribution ESET firewall vs Spotify

(soory for my english Im not native) Hi I had some problems with spotify few days ago (like 2-5 ago dont remember anymore). So I did clean reinstall and now its even worse. When I turn it on its says im offline (error code: 4). But its acting really ...

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(soory for my english Im not native) Hi I had some problems with spotify few days ago (like 2-5 ago dont remember anymore). So I did clean reinstall and now its even worse. When I turn it on its says...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify UI Reverted

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueToday I upgraded to the premium family plan. Everything works fine but it made the Spotify desktop app revert to the old UI. I tried restarting, re-signing in, uni...

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Plan Premium Family Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today I upgraded to the premium family plan. Everything works fine but it made the Spotify des...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop application resizes itself upon maximizing from minimized state

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Desktop PC)Operating System(Windows 10 Pro x64 1909) My Question or IssueIf I minimize Spotify, and then bring it back/maximize it, the Spotify application resizes to a different size, and is now on two monitors instead o...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro x64 1909)   My Question or Issue If I minimize Spotify, and then bring it back/maximize it, the Sp...

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My layout changed after switching to premium

PlanPremium (family)Operating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueUsed to browse spotify easily on my pc, when I got on an artist's page it showed a full list of all songs sorted by album. Then I decided to join my sister's family account. Sudde...

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Plan Premium (family) Operating System Windows 10,etc   My Question or Issue Used to browse spotify easily on my pc, when I got on an artist's page it showed a full list of all songs sorte...

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Superuser Contribution Unplugging/Replugging Headphones Breaks Desktop App

Family PlanPremiumThe region is set to USA, but I currently live in Ireland I'm not sure exactly what the device is, but it's running windows 10 My IssueI was listening to music on my desktop application, and I unplugged my headphones to try to untie...

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Family Plan Premium The region is set to USA, but I currently live in Ireland   I'm not sure exactly what the device is, but it's running windows 10   My Issue I was listening to mus...

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Superuser Contribution Mute Spotify when using Skype

I am a Windows 10 user and use Skype on my Desktop with a headset. I like to listen music via Spotify when working but want it muted while I make a call. I have tried the audio settings in Windows Settings but cannot find one that addresses this issu...

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I am a Windows 10 user and use Skype on my Desktop with a headset.  I like to listen music via Spotify when working but want it muted while I make a call.   I have tried the audio sett...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution There's not all my songs in liked songs

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicepcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm asking for help because when I liked an album and all songs on my phone, I can't find my new liked songs in "liked" playlist on my computer.

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Plan Premium Country France Device pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm asking for help because when I liked an album and all songs on my phone, I can't find my ne...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop 1.1.47.684 cannot connect to the internet

I have just upgrade Spotify Desktop on Windows 10 to the latest version, and now the app cannot connect to the internet! It shows in the bottom a "Offline" message, and at the top "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to re...

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I have just upgrade Spotify Desktop on Windows 10 to the latest version, and now the app cannot connect to the internet! It shows in the bottom a "Offline" message, and at the top "No internet connec...

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Superuser Contribution How can i fix the black screen on window 10 when i open the app

I tried uninstall and download it again. Sometime can show the it. Sometime worse. And now it always be a black screen. Help me and thanks a lot.

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  I tried uninstall and download it again. Sometime can show the it. Sometime worse. And now it always be a black screen. Help me and thanks a lot.  

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Superuser Contribution Playback issues on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop version Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been an ongoing issue for me- I will try to play an album by an artist and unless the album or song I'm attempting to play is "liked"(saved i...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop version  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has been an ongoing issue for me- I will try to play an album by...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Spotify Wrapped 2020 is still not loading

When I go to https://2020.byspotify.com/ and click on the "log in and see your 2020 wrapped" or if I go to spotify.com/wrapped I get redirected to https://open.spotify.com/genre/2020-pagewhich only shows the playlists that were generated, and not the...

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When I go to https://2020.byspotify.com/ and click on the "log in and see your 2020 wrapped" or if I go to spotify.com/wrapped  I get redirected to https://open.spotify.com/genre/...

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I can buy spotify student..

Hello, I already have my student profile until 7/10/2021. And I already took free 1-month trial on spotify. Now, if i want to buy spotify student, on main page there are only pack where are spotify student and 1 more trial month, but I cant buy it, c...

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Hello, I already have my student profile until 7/10/2021. And I already took free 1-month trial on spotify. Now, if i want to buy spotify student, on main page there are only pack where are spotify s...

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