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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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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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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now...

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am getting the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" when trying to use the desktop app on my PC. So far I have...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am getting the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer y...

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Superuser Contribution The play/pause key on my keyboard is no longer working with spotify if I have spotify on the backgro

PlanFreeCountryMexicoDeviceAsus pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe play/pause key on my keyboard is no longer working with spotify if I have spotify on the backgroundThis used to work before the update of course.It does work sometim...

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  Plan Free Country Mexico Device Asus pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The play/pause key on my keyboard is no longer working with spotify if I have spot...

Mihail

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Solved!! Spotify window's top right Minimize-maximize-Close buttons dispalyed at wrong place

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicedesktop PC, Radeon HD7790, 3840x2160@30Hz, ver 18.2.1Operating SystemWin7 Ulti,64bit, Hungarian My Question or Issue When Windows7 boots up, Close-Min-Max buttons displayed at wrong position. When I move Spotify window,...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device desktop PC, Radeon HD7790, 3840x2160@30Hz, ver 18.2.1 Operating System Win7 Ulti,64bit, Hungarian   My Question or Issue  When Windows7 boots u...

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Superuser Contribution Black screen windows 10 and fails to uninstall

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceLenovoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi all,i've already read about the black screen issue on the other topics and tried everything indicated but the problem on my PC seems that couldn't be solved!Another ...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Lenovo Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi all, i've already read about the black screen issue on the other topics and tried everyt...

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Superuser Contribution I cannot find anymore my listening history under the "My library" section of the menu

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceWindows pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the last update I cannot see or find any longer the album listening history in the "my library" menu section. How it's possible to access it now?

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Windows pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the last update I cannot see or find any longer the album listening history in the...

Mihail

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding family member issue

PlanPremium FamilyCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere might be an issue adding an eleven year old child to Premium Family. After invitation, he cannot register as he is deemed to young. The iOS "Kids" app is for...

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Plan Premium Family Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There might be an issue adding an eleven year old child to Premium Family. After invita...

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Rest in peace sweet prince

Edit: Accidentally edited old post. Read comment below. RIP good old "new client". Last week the "Peak Spotify Client™", version 0.8.5 if you don't remember, stopped breathing. Many features had stopped working over the years, a slow death. Most cruc...

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...yepBcWJR2wEZaCXTwF81o   Farewell note: Old thread that was closed: https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/desktop_windows/page/1/thread-id/12263

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Solved!! Music Glitching Every few minutes

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue About a month ago, I had to reinstall spotify on my Computer as it became very unresponsive, it would take several minutes to load and I couldnt search for artists or ...

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  Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  About a month ago, I had to reinstall spotify on my Computer as it became...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Radio starts with most recent song played

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat I've noticed is that after playing a song from search, specifically a single (only song in the "album") - radio starts playing when the song finishes, which is fine, ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue What I've noticed is that after playing a song from search, specifically a single (only song in...

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Superuser Contribution List All Tracks of Artist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the recent desktop app redesign, I can no longer see all the songs of an artist without individually opening each album. Previously I could see all songs listed out in a ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the recent desktop app redesign, I can no longer see all the songs of an artist without indivi...

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Superuser Contribution How to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop? In the mobile app they are alphabetically sorted automatically, so they should be able to sort the same way on the deskt...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop? In the mobile app they are alph...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Changing playlist picture?

Is there a way to change the cover of a playlist on desktop? I've looked it up, and everybody is saying that you need to click on the cover picture, but nothing happens when I left-click, and right-clicking only brings up radio, making the playlist s...

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Is there a way to change the cover of a playlist on desktop? I've looked it up, and everybody is saying that you need to click on the cover picture, but nothing happens when I left-click, and right-c...

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Superuser Contribution Resetting older version

I wonder how I can reset my Spotify version to an older version. I have seen that that is not recommended, but I don't care. I want an older version since the newest version is full of bad features that altogether make a bad experience. Some examples...

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I wonder how I can reset my Spotify version to an older version.   I have seen that that is not recommended, but I don't care. I want an older version since the newest version is full of bad f...

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Superuser Contribution Remove "Recommended" section that is at bottom of playlist

How can I remove the "Recommended" section that is shown at the bottom of playlists? This section makes it more difficult to go quickly to the songs that I added most recently to my playlist. Also, I'm simply never interested in your "recommendations...

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How can I remove the "Recommended" section that is shown at the bottom of playlists? This section makes it more difficult to go quickly to the songs that I added most recently to my playlist. Also, I...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Lyric feature is gone as of April 2021?

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceHP Desktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Just today I realize the lyric feature is gone in the new UI? Will anyone explain? Please refer photo attached.

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device HP Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Just today I realize the lyric feature is gone in the new UI? Wil...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution New Spotify UI... can't add album to a Folder? and drag/drop album functionality different

My Question or IssueHey all, My Spotify UI just updated... I can't seem to add albums to a Folder anymore?Pretend I have a folder called 'Albums to Listen to'...I used to be able to drag and drop an album to that folder but now I can't.I can add an a...

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My Question or Issue Hey all, My Spotify UI just updated...  I can't seem to add albums to a Folder anymore? Pretend I have a folder called 'Albums to Listen to'... I used to be able to drag...

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Solved!! New UI is still not on me

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceLenovo l340Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I log in with another account or run my spotify on web player, app normally opens the new UI but when i log in my own account in desktop app i cant use the ...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey   Device Lenovo l340 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I log in with another account or run my spotify on web player, app normal...

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Superuser Contribution Recommended or searching not showing on some playlists

Hey yall. It shows on all my other playlists except for one. The one playlist is shared but I can edit all of it. The recommended section showed up pre update and is still there on mobile.

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Hey yall. It shows on all my other playlists except for one. The one playlist is shared but I can edit all of it. The recommended section showed up pre update and is still there on mobile. 

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Superuser Contribution How do you add songs midway through a playlist?

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueWhenever I drag and drop a track to a playlist on the new desktop app, it reverts to the top of the playlist, regardless of where I was in the playlist previously. The only way to add ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue Whenever I drag and drop a track to a playlist on the new desktop app, it reverts to the top of the playl...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify home page not loading after the update

PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the update, the homepage is not loading up. I tried reinstalling spotify and restarting my laptop. It is not showing up at all.

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Plan Free Country India Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the update, the homepage is not loading up. I tried reinstalling spotify and restarting my laptop. It is ...

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