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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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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!! How to stop duplicates in the que, for shuffled playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 10My Question or IssueWhen I shuffle a playlist it creates a lot of duplicates in the que, how can...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10 My Question or Issue ...

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Solved!! PC wont play spotify

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify refuses to play anything when i use my PC, whether it is the app or the web player, it will keep skipping through a playlist showing a blue error message saying...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify refuses to play anything when i use my PC, whether it is the app or the web player, ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play on PC desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open Spotify normally, and try to play any song, it will instantly skip to the next one, not actually playing anything. It skips all Spotify songs and only pla...

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Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I open Spotify normally, and try to play any song, it will instantly skip to the next...

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Spotify won't go online

Spotify desktop went offline this morning, my internet is working properly but I'm not able to open https://www.spotify.com/ .I have the same problem on my phone as well, using a proxy on desktop version has fixed the issue but now everything is slow...

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Spotify desktop went offline this morning, my internet is working properly but I'm not able to open https://www.spotify.com/ .I have the same problem on my phone as well, using a proxy on deskto...

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Solved!! How to view amount of streams on Spotify

My Question or IssueHow can I check how many streams a song has as of June 2020? It used to be where you go on the artists profile and it would show most popular songs and its streams but now.. its a little different. So can someone help?

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        My Question or Issue How can I check how many streams a song has as of June 2020? It used to be where you go on the artists profile and it would show most popular son...

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Windows 10 works EXCEPT for local device (This Computer)

-Premium plan, United States, Spotify on Windows 10 w/latest updates(07/06/2020) *Weirdest* issue that I mistook for a generic "spotify thinks it's offline" problem. The spotify windows10 app detects and can play on all of my various Alexa & MusicCas...

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-Premium plan, United States, Spotify on Windows 10 w/latest updates(07/06/2020)     *Weirdest* issue that I mistook for a generic "spotify thinks it's offline" problem.  The spotify ...

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No playing any song

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicepcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSometimes I use my laptop with a Traktor Kontrol S2 as a external sound card to play thing through the speakers and all works perfectly except Spotify App. It seems that wh...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sometimes I use my laptop with a Traktor Kontrol S2 as a external sound card to play thing throu...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Huge Album Icons

I have been a Spotify customer since 2011 and the recent updates to the desktop app have me at the end of my wits. When I maximize the desktop app the album icons become so large that it is unusable and I have to resize the window. This started happe...

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I have been a Spotify customer since 2011 and the recent updates to the desktop app have me at the end of my wits. When I maximize the desktop app the album icons become so large that it is unusable ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Process Memory leak Windows 10 desktop

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevice Desktop PC (Intel i7 3.70GHz / 16 Go Corsair RAM / MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Motherboard / MSI Geforce GTX 1060 6 Gb)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64-bit v. 1903 My Question or IssueHello, I have a huge memory problem on Spo...

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Plan Premium Country France Device  Desktop PC (Intel i7 3.70GHz / 16 Go Corsair RAM / MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Motherboard / MSI Geforce GTX 1060 6 Gb) Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 - Skips many songs only on PC

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.7.13766.gf9dc3904 My Question or IssueStarting about a week ago my spotify app on Windows 10 has started skipping songs and giving the standard "Spotify can't play..." error. It is alw...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.7.13766.gf9dc3904   My Question or Issue Starting about a week ago my spotify app on Windows 10 has started...

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Genre Radio Stations (Rock, Decades, Etc).

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10) What happend to the Genre Radio Stations like the decades and rock? They still show up in my stations because I follow them, but are they going away totally? Is there going to be some ki...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10)   What happend to the Genre Radio Stations like the decades and rock?  They still show up in my stati...

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Cannot Connect to Internet, Error code 4,

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 Desktop, Latest Update, checked 7/5/2020. Spotify Desktop/ or Windows 10 App, same issue. Both uninstalled, and reinstalled and attempted today. My Question or IssueI cannot connect to the internet; error code: 4. A...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Windows 10 Desktop, Latest Update, checked 7/5/2020.  Spotify Desktop/ or Windows 10 App, same issue. Both uninstalled, and reinstalled and attempted today.&nb...

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Unable to download playlists (Waiting for connection...)

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am unable to download any music on my Windows 10 device. Whenever I try to do it, it just says "Waiting for connection..." and nothing happens. I've performed a clean re-install...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am unable to download any music on my Windows 10 device. Whenever I try to do it, it just says "Waiting f...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Skipping through tracks on Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify desktop app *has* been working fine up until maybe a week ago. It now constantly skips through tracks without playing them.All other audio works on the PC - includ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app *has* been working fine up until maybe a week ago. It now constantly skips ...

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Podcast not adding to library Is this a premium/listening issue or am I doing something wrong?

Plan: FreeCountry: AustraliaDevice: PCVersion: Windows 10 I'm currently looking at spotify as a podcast platform as I'm listening to a few. The first one I selected following and it appears in my library podcasts fine. The second one same producer ho...

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Plan: Free Country: Australia Device: PC Version: Windows 10   I'm currently looking at spotify as a podcast platform as I'm listening to a few. The first one I selected following and it ...

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Solved!! windows desktop error

PlanFreeCountrybelguimDeviceHP probook 6450bOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue what is this error and tryed to reinstall and uninstall spotify i opend it nothing happends and in taskbar it seems that no spotify task are running but when ...

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  Plan Free Country belguim Device HP probook 6450b Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   what is this error and tryed to reinstall and uninstall spotify i o...

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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps crashing midsong??

PlanpremiumCountrySaudi ArabiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei have reinstalled spotify 3 times and the issue is still present, it usually plays 1 full song then the next one gets cut midway i tried doing every single thing i ...

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Plan premium Country Saudi Arabia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i have reinstalled spotify 3 times and the issue is still present, it usually plays 1 ful...

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Tiles not shown correctly

Hi everyone, I'm having an issue with the Spotify App on Windows 10. In the section "made for you", some the tiles are not shown correctly. They are cut vertically. I attached some Screenshots.On this page, I also can't scroll to the side. So in the ...

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Hi everyone,   I'm having an issue with the Spotify App on Windows 10. In the section "made for you", some the tiles are not shown correctly. They are cut vertically. I attached some Screensho...

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Superuser Contribution Issue: Spotify automatically adding songs to a playlist and messing it up

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo something really weird happened yesterday. I was just listening to some songs from my various playlists as I normally do, and Spotify decided to add every single one o...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So something really weird happened yesterday. I was just listening to some songs from my vario...

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Can't open, uninstall, reinstall spotify.

I use Windows 10. I reset my computer and Spotify came installed by the Windows Store. I used that Spotify for a while, but yesterday I realized that Spotify was not opening. I would try to remove it from the control panel and settings, but Spotify w...

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I use Windows 10. I reset my computer and Spotify came installed by the Windows Store. I used that Spotify for a while, but yesterday I realized that Spotify was not opening. I would try to remove it...

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