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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
Visitor
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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...
Music Fan
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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
Music Fan
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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...
CountryTaiwan (R.O.C.)DeviceCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible)Operating SystemWindows 11 25H2 (latest) My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify first time...
Country Taiwan (R.O.C.) Device CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2 GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090 Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible) Operating System Windows ...
Newbie
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I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.
I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.
Casual Listener
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PlanPremium Family PlaneCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueI always have the miniplayer enabled when I am using Spotify at my desk. When the music video feature was released, I enjoyed the way it would automatically enable the musi...
Plan Premium Family Plane Country US Device Windows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue I always have the miniplayer enabled when I am using Spotify at my desk. When the music video feat...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden Device2021 laptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI accidentally hit "switch to music video" on the desktop app. But no music videos will load, so neither will the switch button. In MV mode, spotify apparently refu...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device 2021 laptop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue I accidentally hit "switch to music video" on the desktop app. But no music video...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceChrome Browser/ Firefox BrowswerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueStarting about a week ago, playback will stop during ad breaks. It looks like the ads fail to load, and then everything stops. If...
Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Chrome Browser/ Firefox Browswer Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Starting about a week ago, playback will stop during ...
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Play a track on web player and play the same track on Windows Desktop app.Notice the sound quality difference , I found a similar thread opened on this topic from year 2014 and it is marked as solved however I can still feel a big sound quality diffe...
Play a track on web player and play the same track on Windows Desktop app. Notice the sound quality difference , I found a similar thread opened on this topic from year 2014 and it is marked as solv...
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PlanPremium CountryUnited States DevicePC & Mobile Operating SystemWindows 11 & Android 16 My Question or IssueStarting within the past week, Spotify activity does not sync to any connected apps when I have my output device set to without manual inte...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC & Mobile Operating System Windows 11 & Android 16 My Question or Issue Starting within the past week, Spo...
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PlanPremium duoCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueYesterday my spotify stopped working when using my private wifi. Cant play any songs, search or anything + my playlists are just listed as random numbers. Same thing ...
Plan Premium duo Country Denmark Device PC Operating System windows 11 My Question or Issue Yesterday my spotify stopped working when using my private wifi. Cant play any son...
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PlanpremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDesktop app: username is a random series of letters and numbers, cannot press play on a playlist, clicking on playlist shows a cannot find what you are looking for screen.Web...
Plan premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Desktop app: username is a random series of letters and numbers, cannot press play on a playlist, ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceROG LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAll albums and playlists have no more track numbers with no exceptions, but the icon for it is still there with the other sorting options, I'm trying to fig...
Plan Premium Country United States Device ROG Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue All albums and playlists have no more track numbers with no exceptions, but the ...
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everytime i open spotify on pc (win 10) it black screens even in the browser! i dont know what to do i have unistalled spotify a lot of times i even did a format on my pc thinking it would fix it it didnt... any ideas on a solutions?
everytime i open spotify on pc (win 10) it black screens even in the browser! i dont know what to do i have unistalled spotify a lot of times i even did a format on my pc thinking it would fix it&nbs...
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So sometimes i can go on my phone and sometimes i can't. I listen to Spotify mostly on my computer, so i fallow people and want to text them but since of Spotify does not allow you to text on computers that's annoying. Has anyone found a way around i...
So sometimes i can go on my phone and sometimes i can't. I listen to Spotify mostly on my computer, so i fallow people and want to text them but since of Spotify does not allow you to text on compute...
Newbie
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I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down to 0% while idle.It uses 10% of my CPU (Intel i7-985...
I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down t...
Casual Listener
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Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back twice, for example, it goes to the last album that I checked....
Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back t...
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Estou com um problema, quando uso o Chrome para ouvir o Spotfy, a barra de opções para passar a música fica cortada, o que me impede de avançar pelo botão. Por favor poderiam arrumar? Veja o print anexo. Não tenho como descer mais a barra de rolagem ...
Estou com um problema, quando uso o Chrome para ouvir o Spotfy, a barra de opções para passar a música fica cortada, o que me impede de avançar pelo botão. Por favor poderiam arrumar? Veja o print an...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.Device(Samsung Galaxy S22, Asus Vivobook)Operating System(Android 16, Windows 11) My Question or IssueI use Spotify primarily on these 2 devices. I use my phone for my commute (45 minutes) and my PC when I'm at the office. These...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device (Samsung Galaxy S22, Asus Vivobook) Operating System (Android 16, Windows 11) My Question or Issue I use Spotify primarily on these 2 devices. ...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMSI cyborg 15 A12VOperating Systemwin 11My Question or IssueWhen I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn back on when I switch to another app, it does that since I got my accou...
Plan Premium Country France Device MSI cyborg 15 A12V Operating System win 11 My Question or Issue When I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn ba...
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I’m having a very similar issue in 2026 on Windows 11. The Spotify desktop app randomly shows blank tracks and placeholders in artist pages and playlists. I have already reinstalled Spotify, removed cache, disabled hardware acceleration, and switched...
I’m having a very similar issue in 2026 on Windows 11. The Spotify desktop app randomly shows blank tracks and placeholders in artist pages and playlists. I have already reinstalled Spotify, removed ...
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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...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now...
Music Fan
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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