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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify wont play the next song

I will listen to a song and then once it reaches the end it will just stop and wont continue to the next song unless I skip it

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I will listen to a song and then once it reaches the end it will just stop and wont continue to the next song unless I skip it

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect on PC not detecting devices

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 22H2 My Question or IssueSpotify Connect on PC is not detecting devices or sync to other devices in same account at all. I saw that this problem occurs to many people on comm...

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10 22H2   My Question or Issue Spotify Connect on PC is not detecting devices or sync to other devices i...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Bug] Ability to open chromium tabs from miniplayer

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAsus laptopOperating SystemWindows 11Spotify VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.41.434.g39a25e2c My Question or IssueI'm able to open some controllable chromium browser tabs from spotify... I guess that's a minor sec...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Asus laptop Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.41.434.g39a25e2c   My Question or Issue I'm able to ope...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution UI empty area under tracks list view

CountryFinlandDeviceSurface Pro 9, Mac Mini 2018Operating SystemWindows 11 23H2, MacOS 14.5 My Question or IssueThere is an empty area at the bottom of / under the tracks list view on desktop Spotify apps both on Windows 10 / 11 and MacOS, regardless...

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  Country Finland Device Surface Pro 9, Mac Mini 2018 Operating System Windows 11 23H2, MacOS 14.5   My Question or Issue There is an empty area at the bottom of / under the tracks...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music fades in and out .

Plan: Premium Individual Country: USA Device: laptop PC running Windows 10 Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality is set to very high. It doesn't happen with any particular artist or track. But every...

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Plan: Premium Individual   Country: USA   Device: laptop PC running Windows 10    Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality i...

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Superuser Contribution Don't have an equalizer

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 pro My Question or IssueWhy don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify?I tried deleting the "prefs" folder and the "Users" subfolder - it didn't help!

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue Why don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify? I tried de...

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spotify can't play this right now.

Please fix this shitty error, everything works fine... Youtube, Deezer and**bleep** only spotify makes trouble

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Please fix this shitty error, everything works fine... Youtube, Deezer and**bleep** only spotify makes trouble      

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Songs don't play on Windows

When trying to play a song on the Desktop application it simply just doesn't play... It doesn't queue, nothing.. I previously had an issue where nothing would load however I had fixed that, but I can't find anything to fix this... I've tried Reinstal...

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When trying to play a song on the Desktop application it simply just doesn't play... It doesn't queue, nothing.. I previously had an issue where nothing would load however I had fixed that, but I can...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Where can I find URI for my account?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) I can't find the URI for my Spotify account. I tried different options, including https;//example.org/callback wh...

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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.)   I can't find the URI for my S...

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Superuser Contribution Songs no long downloading

Plan:PremiumDevice:PCOperating System:Windows 10 Issue:I have a 3.7k song playlist and songs have stopped downloading for no apparent reason. It is the only playlist marked to download on my PC.

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Plan: Premium Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   Issue: I have a 3.7k song playlist and songs have stopped downloading for no apparent reason. It is the only playlist marked to do...

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Superuser Contribution Will not play songs in premade playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Desktop computer/Android Smartphone)Operating System(Windows 10, Android Oreo Or Current Version) My Question or IssueWhen I hit play on a premade playlist not all the songs in the playlist will play and some songs that ar...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (Desktop computer/Android Smartphone) Operating System (Windows 10, Android Oreo Or Current Version)   My Question or Issue When I hit play on a pr...

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Superuser Contribution Where is the miniplayer button?

I already posted about this, but it got removed because there's apparently a solution. Only problem is that the solution is on Linux. I am on windows. I can't just switch which branch I downloaded on windows. I also can't install the linux version on...

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I already posted about this, but it got removed because there's apparently a solution. Only problem is that the solution is on Linux. I am on windows. I can't just switch which branch I downloaded on...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution ícones do spotify pc

Alguém sabe como faz para os ícones voltarem para a barra do lado esquerdo, eles foram para a barra de cima e saíram do lado esquerdo

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Alguém sabe como faz para os ícones voltarem para a barra do lado esquerdo, eles foram para a barra de cima e saíram do lado esquerdo

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution I not able to see canvas on my laptop

so at first, I could see the canvas on my Spotify app on my laptop and suddenly the app crashed and when I opened it again I couldn't see it again. Please provide me with some solution PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating SystemWindows 1

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so at first, I could see the canvas on my Spotify app on my laptop and suddenly the app crashed and when I opened it again I couldn't see it again. Please provide me with some solution  Plan F...

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Superuser Contribution why does spotify pause playing on laptop when plugging in power?

I have a persistent issue on windows. When changing powersource from battery to plug in (charging), spotify on windows installed on a laptop stops playing. Whether the window is open or closed, the music will pause. The window remains open, and play ...

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I have a persistent issue on windows. When changing powersource from battery to plug in (charging), spotify on windows installed on a laptop stops playing. Whether the window is open or closed, the m...

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Superuser Contribution Canvas feature disappeared

Did anyone having a problem with canvas in pc version Spotify. In my pc canvas not working

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Did anyone having a problem with canvas in pc version Spotify. In my pc canvas not working

Hpsn

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When I scroll, the app refreshes

PlanPremiumCountryLebanon DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueWhenever I'm playing musing and scrolling through the playlist, the desktop application automatically refreshes and throws me back to the main page. I have checked t...

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Plan Premium Country Lebanon   Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Whenever I'm playing musing and scrolling through the playlist, the desktop applic...

MateusM

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I forgot my email account for verification

Hello, I've been losing my email account to verify to my spotify account. Please I need to change email to this account : [information removed by Mod]. It was 2 month ago

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Hello, I've been losing my email account to verify to my spotify account. Please I need to change email to this account : [information removed by Mod]. It was 2 month ago

MateusM

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