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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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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 CAN'T CHANGE PLAYLIST COVER

Hi! I can't change playlist covers on either my chromebook, my husband's windows PC or on the webplayer. Both PCs have the desktop app. The edit option isn't available.Please let me know how to do this! Nya CountryUKDeviceWindows PC/ Chromebook

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Hi!  I can't change playlist covers on either my chromebook, my husband's windows PC or on the webplayer. Both PCs have the desktop app. The edit option isn't available. Please let me know how...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast start playing by itself

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn Spotify Windows Desktop client, whenever you just view a podcast page, but don't select any podcast episode to play, after roughly 5 to 10 minutes, the most recent podcast e...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On Spotify Windows Desktop client, whenever you just view a podcast page, but don't select any ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't install from Microsoft Store

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Latitude 3190Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 19042.804 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify from the Microsoft Store, it always

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Latitude 3190 Operating System Windows 10 20H2 19042.804   My Question or Issue When I try to install Spotify from the Microsoft Store,...

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Superuser Contribution Is there somewhere I can find release notes for the updates to the Spotify app?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Latitude 3190Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My QuestionI am wondering if there is somewhere I can find detailed release notes for every update to Spotify for Windows.

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Latitude 3190 Operating System Windows 10 20H2   My Question I am wondering if there is somewhere I can find detailed release notes for ever...

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Superuser Contribution My spotify keybinds stopped working

I usually use FN + the pause, skip, replay or volume up and down keys to use spotify when im busy or in games, but recently its just stopped working, it only works when I actually click into the spotify app, then when I click back out I lose the cont...

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I usually use FN + the pause, skip, replay or volume up and down keys to use spotify when im busy or in games, but recently its just stopped working, it only works when I actually click into the spot...

Elena

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Ran a Spotify ad blocker and now Spotify does not work.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAmericaOperating System(Windows 10.) My Question or IssueHi, as you may have read for my thumbnail, you must get the point already. So, when I ran the ad blocker, (this was like 3 months ago so I do not quite remember the ad bl...

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Plan Free/Premium Country America Operating System (Windows 10.)   My Question or Issue Hi, as you may have read for my thumbnail, you must get the point already. So, when I ran the ad b...

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Superuser Contribution Bug in "add to playlist" duplicate detection

I am quite happy that you finally brought back the warning about adding duplicates., however this feature is buggy. If I select two duplicates in an existing playlist and add only these two songs to a new playlist in the same step, no warning is show...

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I am quite happy that you finally brought back the warning about adding duplicates., however this feature is buggy. If I select two duplicates in an existing playlist and add only these two songs to ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify on windows 10 keeps playing random tracks after listening to anything for about 1 minute

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaOperating SystemWindows 10 (not the windows store app) My Question or Issue This has happened after I listened to my "tastebreakers" playlist. Basically after i'm playing any song, after about 1 minute the track skips to anot...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Operating System Windows 10 (not the windows store app)   My Question or Issue  This has happened after I listened to my "tastebreakers" playlist. Basic...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify friend activity forced open?

PlanFreeCountryU.S.ADeviceASUS Zenbook Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs the subject says, yesterday my friend activity was forced open, and the usual ways of closing it (double clicking) don't close it. It covers a quarter of my scre...

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  Plan Free Country U.S.A Device ASUS Zenbook  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As the subject says, yesterday my friend activity was forced open, and the ...

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Superuser Contribution CTRL-A only selects 100 songs

Plan- PremiumCountry- United States DeviceDell XPS 15 9560Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am attempting to copy all of the songs from my "Liked Songs" into a public playlist so that I can share my songs with friends and family. Howev...

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Plan - Premium Country - United States   Device Dell XPS 15 9560 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am attempting to copy all of the songs from my "Liked Songs"...

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Superuser Contribution Add to queue

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUsing the desktop app when I click add to queue nothing adds to queue.Works fine if I use the mobile app.

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Using the desktop app when I click add to queue nothing adds to queue. Works fine if I use...

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Superuser Contribution Can't open or uninstall

Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows 10 computer I get an error that reads: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winmmbase.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error..." (see image attached) Attempting to uninstall Spotify does not work be...

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Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows 10 computer I get an error that reads:   "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winmmbase.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error..." (see imag...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Google login is not available with Windows Desktop application

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceWindows 10 DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify just opened its service and I enrolled Premium membership. I downloaded app for my Android phone and signed up using my Google account. Today...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Spotify just opened its service and I enrolled Premium membership....

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Superuser Contribution Spotify UI not loading properly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 (r1.0)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently started issue of Spotify user interface not loading while offline. The application still works through the dropdown menu and loads normally ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 (r1.0) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently started issue of Spotify user interface not loading while offlin...

CarlosE

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[Desktop] Fix Low Volume Issue

Using my computer, if I lower the volume via Windows, everything is fine - the volume simply gets lower. Doing a little research I found out that the volume change is digital, and will degrade your audio's bit depth.The first(left) clip is low volume...

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Using my computer, if I lower the volume via Windows, everything is fine - the volume simply gets lower. Doing a little research I found out that the volume change is digital, and will degrade y...

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[Desktop][Search] Desktop app's search feature has a problem

The search (the general search not the search inside playlists) feature often shows just the previous search's result no matter what is written. For example I searched for "The Heavy Short Change Hero" and as a result it gave me the song as it should...

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The search (the general search not the search inside playlists) feature often shows just the previous search's result no matter what is written. For example I searched for "The Heavy Short Change Her...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play current song

I keep getting "Can't play current song" all the time on Spotify. The song I'm currently listening to stops for some time, then resumes, then I get this again. This continues for forever. I found no fixes for this nowhere. It keeps getting really ann...

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I keep getting "Can't play current song" all the time on Spotify. The song I'm currently listening to stops for some time, then resumes, then I get this again. This continues for forever. I found no ...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Mark Podcast Episodes as Played

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the Windows 10 client for Spotify and I listen to podcasts while working on the computer. I know in the past I was able to mark specific episodes as played o...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have the Windows 10 client for Spotify and I listen to podcasts while working on the c...

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Superuser Contribution Media Keys no longer working if Spotify isn't the active window.

I have been using my media keys with Spotify in the background flawlessly for quite a while but suddenly they've stopped working. They only work with Spotify if I have Spotify as my active window (in the foreground). I have Google Chrome installed bu...

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I have been using my media keys with Spotify in the background flawlessly for quite a while but suddenly they've stopped working. They only work with Spotify if I have Spotify as my active window (in...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Startup

Windows Laptop.When I turn on my laptop, Spotify turns on.I made everything that I could to turn off startup, but it didn't help.Please help me to solve it :C

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Windows Laptop. When I turn on my laptop, Spotify turns on. I made everything that I could to turn off startup, but it didn't help. Please help me to solve it :C

Alex

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