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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume wont adjust on desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAs stated, the volume won't adjust at all on desktop, neither the app slider or the volume mixer via Windows affects the volume. Universal volume adjustments do work, but tha...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue As stated, the volume won't adjust at all on desktop, neither the app slider or the volume mixer v...

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Superuser Contribution First second of song cut off

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceraider ge68hx 13vfOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometimes the first second is cut off entirely from the song. This started yesterday...

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Plan Premium Country US Device raider ge68hx 13vf Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometime...

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Superuser Contribution Video Podcasts do not work AT ALL.

PlanFreeCountryEgyptDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 I have tried to look up many solutions to solving this, but for some reason, I just simply cannot watch Video Podcasts. There is literally no option to turn it on in the settings, there's ...

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Plan Free Country Egypt Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 11   I have tried to look up many solutions to solving this, but for some reason, I just simply cannot watch Video Podc...

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Superuser Contribution only way to change volume is with my PC's master Volume

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuevolume controls won't respond in app or PC unless I change my PC's master volume.

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Plan Premium Country US Device Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue volume controls won't respond in app or PC unless I change my PC's master volume.

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Superuser Contribution Clicking on playlists just reloads homepage.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.42.290.g242057a2 Windows 10 HomeVersion 10.0.19045 When I initially open my desktop app, I will click on one of my playlists, the app will 'hang' for a moment like it's going to ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC   Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.42.290.g242057a2   Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.19045   When I initially open my desktop ap...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Feature to queue "Liked Songs by (artist)"

Could you please add a button and/or a context menu item to queue "Liked Songs by (Artist)". Screenshots attached. The feature is expected to work the same way as "Add to queue". Now it is possible to do with Albums, Playlists and Jams, but not Liked...

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Could you please add a button and/or a context menu item to queue "Liked Songs by (Artist)". Screenshots attached.   The feature is expected to work the same way as "Add to queue". Now it is p...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local file cant be played unless in Queue

I can't play my local files directly, but if I add them to the queue, they work. There's no other way to play them however, wich is very cumbersome. The file is in MP3 from SunoAI.

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I can't play my local files directly, but if I add them to the queue, they work. There's no other way to play them however, wich is very cumbersome. The file is in MP3 from SunoAI.

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Log in button leads to infinitely reloading page?

When I click the green "log in" button on my Spotify desktop app, it opens a blank page in my browser with a long URL that loads infinitely. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging in on the website beforehand, and trying a different browse...

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When I click the green "log in" button on my Spotify desktop app, it opens a blank page in my browser with a long URL that loads infinitely. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging in on th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is changing my Windows default volume for the app

When I try to adjust the audio level on the Spotify app, it inadvertently changed the default windows audio level for the app as well. Resulting in lower than normal audio level. There are instances where the app is muted but by adjusting the audio l...

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When I try to adjust the audio level on the Spotify app, it inadvertently changed the default windows audio level for the app as well. Resulting in lower than normal audio level. There are instances ...

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Superuser Contribution "Service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later"

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceI dunno, a ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't log in to the Spotify desktop app. Whenever I open the app, instead of just asking for my username/password, it wants to consult the browser ve...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device I dunno, a ThinkPad Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't log in to the Spotify desktop app.  Whenever I open the app, i...

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Superuser Contribution Mini Player button layout changed and it's not aligned anymore

Pretty much the title. For whatever reason the volume button has moved further to the left side instead of being on the far right where it was originally. This has resulted in all the buttons being misaligned.I hope attaching links to images is allow...

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Pretty much the title. For whatever reason the volume button has moved further to the left side instead of being on the far right where it was originally. This has resulted in all the buttons being m...

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Superuser Contribution playlist off line

hello, For a party where there is no wifi: can I play a list of favorites from my laptop? I have premium. Do I have to download the whole playlist then and can I do it for all the songs together? Does anybody knows if Spotify and Pioneer DJset work t...

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hello,   For a party where there is no wifi: can I play a list of favorites from my laptop? I have premium. Do I have to download the whole playlist then and can I do it for all the songs toge...

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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

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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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