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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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Jenjam

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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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MattSuda

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Spotify says no connection but the rest of my PC has no issues

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

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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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Desktop App Constantly Skips Songs with no keys being pressed

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've had Spotify the same way on this computer for about 4 years, it only started going haywire about 4 months ago and I've spend countless hours on every forum trying out new...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've had Spotify the same way on this computer for about 4 years, it only started going haywire abo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files on desktop verion and mobile phone

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePC and IPhone SEOperating SystemIOS 13.3.1 , Windows 10 My Question or IssueSo after I found out that it's currently impossible to add local music to Spotify on the Windows 10 Desktop App, I tried a different way to get...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC and IPhone SE Operating System IOS 13.3.1 , Windows 10   My Question or Issue So after I found out that it's currently impossible to add local mu...

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Superuser Contribution I can't change any of the details of a playlist

PlanFreeCountryUKDevice(desktop computer)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI'm using the desktop app on windows 10 and trying to edit the details of a playlist such as adding a description or changing the image.The playlist is mine. It...

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Plan Free Country UK Device (desktop computer) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I'm using the desktop app on windows 10 and trying to edit the details of a playlist...

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Annoyances of a Christian on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceASUS with Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouseOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue From my Daily Mixes, Spotify knows that I major on Christian music, and so why does Spotify push a Buddhist lotus (Daily Wellness) ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device ASUS with Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouse Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   From my Daily Mixes, Spotify knows that I major ...

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Profile Picture Won't Change

PlanFreeCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo a couple of weeks ago, I went to change my profile pic. On my profile it changed, but in the top right hand corner, it displayed my old profile pic. When I closed down the ...

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Plan Free Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So a couple of weeks ago, I went to change my profile pic. On my profile it changed, but in th...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot update my country settings.

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 I am part of a family plan. My family members permanently moved to Berlin and I am now in So...

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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 I am par...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app mutes itself when other sounds/videos are playing and during gaming

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceAsus ZenbookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify desktop app keeps muting itself whenever another sound on the computer plays, eg when a video or sound plays on chrome or when I am gaming. The son...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Asus Zenbook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify desktop app keeps muting itself whenever another sound on the computer ...

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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly - Wrong Person

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePC, SmartphoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueMy Discover Weekly shows a different person from my Facebook friends and also plays their music. A bit strange...Anyone got the same problem?

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC, Smartphone Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue My Discover Weekly shows a different person from my Facebook friends and ...

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Superuser Contribution ShortKeys GameBar

Bonjour, j'espère que vous pourrez m'aider. Comment personnaliser les raccourcis clavier Spotify dans la barre de jeu. Parce que je voudrais modifier "aller à la chanson suivante".

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Bonjour, j'espère que vous pourrez m'aider. Comment personnaliser les raccourcis clavier Spotify dans la barre de jeu. Parce que je voudrais modifier "aller à la chanson suivante".   &...

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New web UI on new account I created

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceUnknownOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI recently created a new Spotify account (this one) for a simple username change. When I use Spotify on my new account, it has the web interface. I have lost so many fe...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Unknown Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I recently created a new Spotify account (this one) for a simple username change. When I use...

phishpot

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on desktop keeps crashing.

DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter around a minute and a half into a song my Spotify crashes every single time. I tried deleting it and re downloading i but that didn't fix it

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  Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After around a minute and a half into a song my Spotify crashes every single time. I tried deleting it and re dow...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Songs Keep Skipping

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI recently downloaded Spotify on desktop and it keeps skipping songs without playing them. Spotify works on mobile and through the internet just not the app, I have looked throughout the f...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I recently downloaded Spotify on desktop and it keeps skipping songs without playing them. Spotify works on mobile a...

Mario

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Different accounts have different formats?

I made a Spotify account for both my mom and I, and use hers when with her because it has her music preferences. On her account, I can change playlist covers, make playlists collaborative, and add a description of them. However, on my account, there ...

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I made a Spotify account for both my mom and I, and use hers when with her because it has her music preferences.  On her account, I can change playlist covers, make playlists collaborative, and ...

Katerina

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Solved!! I beg an equalizer is added to Spotify for desktop.

I have it on my phone and its great... I switch to my desktop and I'm often disappointed. I do not understand why it has not been added yet and has been considered a closed topic for years.

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I have it on my phone and its great... I switch to my desktop and I'm often disappointed. I do not understand why it has not been added yet and has been considered a closed topic for years.

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Superuser Contribution Artist no longer moves to the top of Artists page when I add a new song

PlanPremium - FamilyCountryUKDeviceDell - Late 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssuePreviously when I liked a new song of an artist I followed, it would bump the artist to the top of the artist page and add the song to the top of th...

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Plan Premium - Family Country UK Device Dell - Late 2018 Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Previously when I liked a new song of an artist I followed, it would bum...

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Sonos speakers disappearing a few seconds after starting Spotify client on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs you can see from the attached gif, the Windows client doesn't list all the available speakers in my network; it only shows the Amazon Echo devices, not the Sonos...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As you can see from the attached gif, the Windows client doesn't list all the available ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Stop playing/dislike button missing

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a few days, my dislike/stop playing button has gone missing in my (up to date) Spotify app in Windows 10 from my daily mixes. For some reason, Spotify has stil...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since a few days, my dislike/stop playing button has gone missing in my (up to date) Spot...

Elena

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trying to play songs and "cant play track" other

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicelenovo lap topOperating Systemwin 10 when i select songs i tells me it cant play the selected track and i can download it to play or when i select a play list it simply cycles through all the songs one after the other withou...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device lenovo lap top Operating System win 10   when i select songs i tells me it cant play the selected track and i can download it to play or when i se...

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution All songs added ro a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryBulgaria Operating SystemWindows 10 latest release My Question or IssueFor a few days now every song that i listen to gets added to a specific playlist. Even if the song was already in it it overwrites it as a newly added.

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Plan Premium Country Bulgaria  Operating System Windows 10 latest release   My Question or Issue For a few days now every song that i listen to gets added to a specific playlist. Ev...

Mario

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