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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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minklet

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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!! Hi CPU Usage on Windows.

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceWindows 10 Operating System1903 - OS Build 18362.356 My Question or IssueOpening Spotify immediately causing Spotify.exe to use 100% of a single core. I've uninstalled and re-installed (both the Store version and directly f...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows 10   Operating System 1903 - OS Build 18362.356   My Question or Issue Opening Spotify immediately causing Spotify.exe to use 100% ...

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Superuser Contribution Extra Songs added to Playlist

I just joined Spotify. And I am a premium user. I am trying to make playlists and every time I add a song it adds every remix by every DJ on the planet (Yes I am exaggerating). But seriously, it adds like 3 or 4 or more versions at one time. I do not...

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I just joined Spotify. And I am a premium user. I am trying to make playlists and every time I add a song it adds every remix by every DJ on the planet (Yes I am exaggerating). But seriously, it adds...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Random "Install Spotify" upon launch.

Just wanting to check and see if other Windows 10 App users occasionally see "Installing Spotify" upon launching the app? I get it on both my systems.I believe this is really just a license update but I also loose settings such as Shuffle, Repeat and...

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Just wanting to check and see if other Windows 10 App users occasionally see "Installing Spotify" upon launching the app?   I get it on both my systems. I believe this is really just a l...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Desktop Application No Longer Plays Music

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, release 1909 My Question or IssueThe desktop application has not been playing music for several weeks now. This started after the application auto-updated. The application starts, it lets me lo...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10, release 1909   My Question or Issue The desktop application has not been playing music for several weeks now. This start...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "My albums" section became blank !

PlanPremiumCountryFRDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn my phone, I have all my music. But when I use my PC, the albums section is empty. All other sections are ok. Please provide me some help to get my music on both platform, t...

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  Plan Premium Country FR Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On my phone, I have all my music. But when I use my PC, the albums section is empty. All ot...

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Superuser Contribution can't scroll up down in artists arrows are missing in win 10 present in linux premiun spotify in uk

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuethe arrows to scroll up down have down have gone missing from my win 10 laptops spot premium ...

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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 the arr...

Elena

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Visual bug inside Artist page

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen you start to listen artist songs from ALBUMS/EP's area. Song changed and start play from antoher ALBUM/EP's but inside artist page in ALBUM/EP's area an icon, which show current active ALBUM...

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  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When you start to listen artist songs from ALBUMS/EP's area. Song changed and start play from antoher ALBUM/EP's but in...

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Superuser Contribution How to turn on album's covers bottom left?

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 I turned it off somehow (while scaled the window I guess). How can I turn it on now (scaling it back doesn't help :D)?

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   I turned it off somehow (while scaled the window I guess). How can I turn it on now (scaling it back doesn't help :D)...

Elena

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Unavailable songs displace currently playing song highlight

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceLenovo ThinkPad T570Operating SystemWindows 10App Version1.1.38.558.g4b100958 (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueWhat I expect:When playing a song from a playlist, clicking the album cover of the currently pla...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Lenovo ThinkPad T570 Operating System Windows 10 App Version 1.1.38.558.g4b100958 (Microsoft Store version)   My Question or Issue What I expect: ...

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I need the non-microsoft store spotify

PlanFreeDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Home 1909My Question or IssueEverytime i do the setup it shows the non microsoft store app but a few seconds after that it's removedI can use the microsoft store app but i want to use the non microsoft s...

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Plan Free Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Home 1909 My Question or Issue Everytime i do the setup it shows the non microsoft store app but a few seconds after that it's removed I ca...

Nicholasdaniel

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Struggling with volume settings (windows 10)

Hi there, I have a new laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad). When I listen to Spofity (premium account) and I do not have the app open on my screen but just at the bottom panel with opened programs, the music becomes very quiet.Does anybody know why my device do...

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Hi there,   I have a new laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad). When I listen to Spofity (premium account)  and I do not have the app open on my screen but just at the bottom panel with opened program...

Barak_M

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How does spotify count streams in beta group session?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIf I play a song in group session and other people listened to it, how many streams will the art...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue If I play a son...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution automatically skipping songs until album ends

PlanPremiumCountryMaltaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having an issue using the windows application (web browser works fine) that whenever i hit play in any song / any album, the song never starts, it only keeps skipping u...

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Plan Premium Country Malta Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm having an issue using the windows application (web browser works fine) that whenever i hit p...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops whenever ads pop up

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis started a few days ago. When I play songs it goes fine for a few until an ad pops up, then it just stops so I have to restart Spotify every time this happens. I tried...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This started a few days ago. When I play songs it goes fine for a few until an ad pops up,...

Elena

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Spotify search breaks spotify

Ever since one of the later updates to Spotify, the app breaks whenever I try to search for an artist or a song through the desktop app (tried on web browser, that works fine). When that happens I have to force close the process through Task Manager,...

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Ever since one of the later updates to Spotify, the app breaks whenever I try to search for an artist or a song through the desktop app (tried on web browser, that works fine). When that happens I ha...

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Superuser Contribution Bug (regression): Spotify Windows song progress control does not reset on new song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy note 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe progress control has been broken with remote play for many months now. It used to work fine. Repro:1 - Begin playing spotify music on my Galaxy note 9 2 - open...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy note 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The progress control has been broken with remote play for many months now.  It use...

EricJorgensen

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Playlist Songs Show number

I can't post in the Ideas Forum. In addition to the playlist bar, an indicator of the number of songs would be great. Windows 10 Desktop App. an image is attached

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I can't post in the Ideas Forum.   In addition to the playlist bar, an indicator of the number of songs would be great.   Windows 10 Desktop App.   an image is attached  

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Superuser Contribution Spoify say No internet connection detected while I have full internet connection.

PlanPremiumCountryViet NamDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify app keep showing message that there's no internet connection.I have full internet connection, other apps work just fine.Spotify on my phone (Android, same wi...

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Plan Premium Country Viet Nam Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify app keep showing message that there's no internet connection. I have full intern...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der Zeit

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der ZeitHallo an alle Spotify User, Ich habe folgede Probleme 1. Problem 1. Sobald man ...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit...

SonRubsterZ

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Superuser Contribution [Bug][Desktop][Android] Hide this song hasn't worked for 9 months

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Google Pixel, Samsung Note 8, Custom PC, MSI Laptop)Operating System(Android **bleep**-name, Windows 10)My Question or IssueOn the playlist radio the "Hide this song" button does f-all. Not a single thing. Android used to b...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (Google Pixel, Samsung Note 8, Custom PC, MSI Laptop) Operating System (Android **bleep**-name, Windows 10) My Question or Issue On the playlist radio the "Hid...

Xenia

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