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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Playback / Skip issues.

PlanFree Premium trialCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHaving strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot change the track to what I want with a premium trial account (It used to wo...

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  • Plan Free Premium trial Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Having strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot...
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Album artwork won't display when I'm on employer's network, but I can stream audio...what to do?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell laptop. 32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB usedOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to use the windows PC app to stream while at work and it will not display album artwo...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Dell laptop.  32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB used Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying t...
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Spotify Starts even though its already been disabled in advanced options.

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceCustom BuildOperating SystemWindow 10 Pro N for Workstations 1909My Question or IssueI'm having an issue where no matter what I do Spotify starts when the computer starts. Love Spotify, just one of those things I cant l...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Custom Build Operating System Window 10 Pro N for Workstations 1909 My Question or Issue I'm having an issue where no matter what I do Spotify starts when...
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Podcasts will stop playing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give me a blue error message saying "Can't play the current song." The time it ta...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give ...
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Superuser Contribution ''Spotfy nao consegue tocar isso no momento''

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrasilDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAlgumas das minhas músicas estão com os seus nomes mais escurinhos e,além disso,ao invés...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Brasil Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Algumas...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop windows does not respond when open, ram consumption increases and closes by itself

PlanoPremiumPaísBrasil DispositivoNotebook DellSistema operacionalWindows 10 Minha pergunta ou problemaWhen trying to open the spotify application on my computer, it already opens with black screen and "not responding" information, a few seconds late...

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  • Plano Premium País Brasil   Dispositivo Notebook Dell Sistema operacional Windows 10   Minha pergunta ou problema When trying to open the spotify application on my computer, it a...
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Radio autoplay after a playlist is finished

Plan:PremiumDevice(iPhone 6S, Ipad mini, Desktop, Laptop)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10,etc .) My Question or IssueA setting was removed a while ago where i could stop music from playing on the radio after my playlist has finished why was it rem...

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  • Plan: Premium Device (iPhone 6S, Ipad mini, Desktop, Laptop) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10,etc .)   My Question or Issue A setting was removed a while ago where i could stop music...
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Superuser Contribution How can you change Email. When I click on edit profile, it is not editable.

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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Local Files Lag

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I put my local files my Spotify takes so long to load them in. Sometimes it just crashes. Yes, I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify. I tried delet...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I put my local files my Spotify takes so long to load them in. Sometimes it just cra...
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Embedded player not working

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've embedded some tracks using Spotify player on my blog. They show up fine, but even if I am logged in to Spotify, it will only play a 30 second sample, then...

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  • Plan Premium Free/Premium Country Canada Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've embedded some tracks using Spotify player on my blog.  They show u...
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Pausing ads

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceDesktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever the New Seasons Market ad pops up, it pauses and won't play. I have to close Spotify and re-open it for play music again.

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  • Plan Free Country USA   Device Desktop app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever the New Seasons Market ad pops up, it pauses and won't play. I have to clos...
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Superuser Contribution How can I stop Spotify showing me a playlist in my "heavy rotaion" that I've never played?

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  • Also it's called **bleep** lounge 😕 Plan Premium Country N/A Device PC Operating System Windows 10      
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Spotify Using Entire Internet Bandwidth

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently Spotify started using my entire download bandwidth to stream songs.The best way i can describe it is, instead of loading the song while it plays like it used to, i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently Spotify started using my entire download bandwidth to stream songs. The best way i can...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Chromebook] Song stops randomly

Plan Free Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue My song will play regularly, but stops at 9 seconds, pauses for like 5 seconds, then plays again. I've tried signing out, restarting my computer, even using a who...

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  •   Plan Free Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS   My Question or Issue My song will play regularly, but stops at 9 seconds, pauses for like 5 seco...
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Superuser Contribution Moving single tracks in already sorted playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceAcer Aspire 7, 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI tend to keep most of my playlist sorted by recently added. In past, I was able to move single tracks freely up and down this already date-oriented playl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Acer Aspire 7, 2018 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I tend to keep most of my playlist sorted by recently added. In past, I was ab...
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Ugly bug: iOS Spotify lets you ban daily mix songs, PC Spotify does not

On iphone it is possible to ban daily mix songs, but on PC the ban button is missing. There's no reason for that other than a bug. This is for a premium subscription on the newest version of iOS / the spotify app and Windows 10 / the spotify program ...

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  • On iphone it is possible to ban daily mix songs, but on PC the ban button is missing. There's no reason for that other than a bug. This is for a premium subscription on the newest version of iOS / th...
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How do you play songs by one artist in a playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn my liked songs or any playlist, I used to be able to search for a keyword (such as an artist) and it brings me up a list of songs by the artist that I have saved. I then p...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In my liked songs or any playlist, I used to be able to search for a keyword (such as an artist) a...
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Solved!! How to have *all* songs from an artist?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueHi, it's a dumb question and I really feel even dumber not finding the answer. How can I listen to *all* songs from one artist from *all* of his albums etc.? No "best of" or m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Hi,  it's a dumb question and I really feel even dumber not finding the answer. 😞 &nbsp...
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Solved!! Spotify Connect stopped working on some User account(s)

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryHong KongDevicePC, iPad, Android Tablet, Spotify SpeakersOperating SystemWindows 10, iOS 12, Android 7 I found Spotify Connect stoped working on the Desktop App since last Saturday.But after some trial and error troublesh...

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  • Plan Premium for Family Country Hong Kong Device PC, iPad, Android Tablet, Spotify Speakers Operating System Windows 10, iOS 12, Android 7   I found Spotify Connect stoped working on th...
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