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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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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...
Visitor
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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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...
PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAMD SystemOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to open Spotify on windows 10. As soon as I open the app it closes immediately without any notification. The system tray icon also disappears when I mouse o...
Plan Premium Country Device AMD System Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to open Spotify on windows 10. As soon as I open the app it closes immediat...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise My Question or IssueThis has been going on a few weeks now. I try to start playing music from my playlist. It skips several songs before finding one that will finally play. Every song that...
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise My Question or Issue This has been going on a few weeks now. I try to start playing music from my playlist. It skips ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional x64 My Question or IssueWas having the issue with Spotify trying to reinstall upon opening each time. Attempted complete reinstall and now cannot reinstall due to the ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Professional x64 My Question or Issue Was having the issue with Spotify trying to reinstall upon opening ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI would like to install spotify as a traditional program and not as a windows store app. When i ran the installer downloaded from spotify.com, it just converted itse...
Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to install spotify as a traditional program and not as a windows store app. ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryHungaryDevicedesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 now but the new PC will be Windows 10. My Question or IssueI am buying a new desktop PC. How can I transfer my Premium subscription and account?
Plan Free/Premium Country Hungary Device desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 now but the new PC will be Windows 10. My Question or Issue I am buying a new desktop PC. How can I tra...
Spotify Legend
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Hello Spotify community.I am a premium member and I wish to download individual songs, so that I can play around with them and sync them on my dj software. I am a beginner! If this is possible on spotify, how does one do it? And if not, what service ...
Hello Spotify community. I am a premium member and I wish to download individual songs, so that I can play around with them and sync them on my dj software. I am a beginner! If this is p...
Casual Listener
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Hello, Is it possible to search/filter for songs and artists in all playlists at once. It is a very useful feature that I would use often. I know this was posible to do in previous desktop application for Windows. Using the library that summarized al...
Hello, Is it possible to search/filter for songs and artists in all playlists at once. It is a very useful feature that I would use often. I know this was posible to do in pre...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 desktop1080p monitorSpotify Version1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version)My Question or IssueGood evening, I noticed the when I was in the About page of an artist and tried to view their pictures, the lef...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 desktop 1080p monitor Spotify Version 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue Good evening, I noticed the when I was i...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop App, (current version), Android App on multiple devices (also current version) - Samsung Galaxy S10 and Vankyo Matrixpad S7 Operating SystemWindows 10, various Android OSMy Question or IssueI've been experiencing pro...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop App, (current version), Android App on multiple devices (also current version) - Samsung Galaxy S10 and Vankyo Matrixpad S7 Operating System Window...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceWindows pcOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I start Spotify It allows me to go fullscreen mode, but when the song changes it goes away.
Plan Free Country Finland Device Windows pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I start Spotify It allows me to go fullscreen mode, but when the song changes it goes away.
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryPoland DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue1. Go to some playlist2. Search in playlist (ctrl+f)3. Play one result4. [ISSUE] When song ends (or cliecked "next"), next song is next stong of playlist, not from search...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue 1. Go to some playlist 2. Search in playlist (ctrl+f) 3. Play one result 4. [ISSUE] ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo T480Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (2004). OS build: 19041.58 My Question or IssueClicking on the Spotify icon on an embedded Spotify album found on web page to transfer to the desktop app always causes my screen to b...
Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo T480 Operating System Windows 10 Pro (2004). OS build: 19041.58 My Question or Issue Clicking on the Spotify icon on an embedded Spotify album f...
Spotify Legend
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i dont know what happened but i was able to see the overlay and what song was playing and everything and now all of a sudden the overlay just dissappeared, the button to toggle the overlay on and off is on and i dont understand why it isnt showing, i...
i dont know what happened but i was able to see the overlay and what song was playing and everything and now all of a sudden the overlay just dissappeared, the button to toggle the overlay on and off...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueI'm using the latest desktop version of Spotify, 1.1.43.700.g20acee0f. I just had a most annoying session of trying to search for songs to create a playlist. About 1 in 1...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10,etc My Question or Issue I'm using the latest desktop version of Spotify, 1.1.43.700.g20acee0f. I just had a most...
Spotify Legend
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Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows device, it crashes after a few seconds. I have tried restarting my computer and deleting/redownloading the app. Help would be much appreciated.
Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows device, it crashes after a few seconds. I have tried restarting my computer and deleting/redownloading the app. Help would be much appreciated.
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My IssueThe app crushes after couple seconds it starts running. It never goes beyond couple seconds. I tried clean reinstall but nothing changed, my system and all the drivers are up-to-date.
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Issue The app crushes after couple seconds it starts running. It never goes beyond couple seconds. I tried clean reinstall but nothing...
Spotify Legend
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Why does the Windows volume icon immediately disappears from the tray while Spotify is running?This happens even with the desktop overlay option disabled. What is the point of that?The volume icon is an easy way to adjust the volume with the mouse.
Why does the Windows volume icon immediately disappears from the tray while Spotify is running? This happens even with the desktop overlay option disabled. What is the point of that? The volume ico...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC with LAN connectionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDear Spotify Support and Community,since a few days my Spotify got some connection issues. It shows the errorcode 04 and states "No connection...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC with LAN connection Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Support and Community, since a few days my Spotify g...
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Spotify is not checking internet connection but rely on windows internal and bugged mechanism. It causes error code: 4 even if there is connection, and it is even more annoying when there is specific virtual switches configuration, making spotify unu...
Spotify is not checking internet connection but rely on windows internal and bugged mechanism. It causes error code: 4 even if there is connection, and it is even more annoying when there is specific...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop (Windows)Operating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueSince a few days I am experiencing an issue while playing my favourite songs.I sorted the playlist by DATE I added the songs.The oldest added first, the ne...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop (Windows) Operating System Windows 10 home My Question or Issue Since a few days I am experiencing an issue while playing my favourite songs. ...
Spotify Legend
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