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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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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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15 months after the bug was reported, Spotify still tries to download files from OneDrive by default

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis was reported originally at https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Can-t-stop-Spotify-from-auto-downloading-OneDrive/td-p/4700047, but it seems because a customer provi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This was reported originally at https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Can-t-stop-Spotify-from-...

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I cant listen to songs

PlanFreeCountryEngland / GBOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSo basically I just re-installed spotify after having an issue before. I managed to log into my account and i have got another issue, when i play my songs i can't hear them and ...

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Plan Free Country England / GB Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So basically I just re-installed spotify after having an issue before. I managed to log into my account and i ha...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes sometimes when I select a song

PlanPremium FamilyCountryChileDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 And when I open Spotify again, the login page shows up. However, clicking around or minimizing the Spotify page solves this.

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Plan Premium Family Country Chile Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   And when I open Spotify again, the login page shows up. However, clicking around or minimizing the ...

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Superuser Contribution PC spotify cannot see speakers on LAN

Hi All, Got an odd problem on the windows version of the Spotify client. When connected to wireless I can't see the devices connected to the LAN ports. On the IOS version it's fine, I can see both wireless and LAN devices. Both IOS and PC are on the ...

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  Hi All,   Got an odd problem on the windows version of the Spotify client. When connected to wireless I can't see the devices connected to the LAN ports.    On the IOS vers...

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Superuser Contribution Windows App doesn't update song while using Spotify Connect

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows 10 ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I'm listening to Spotify via Spotify Connect on another device, the Windows app fails to keep the current song. All my other devices that ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows 10 Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I'm listening to Spotify via Spotify Connect on another device...

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Not all .mp3 files showing up in "Local Files"

PlanPremium DeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to add one folder to my local files in Spotify, it contains 58 songs total, but when I check the Local Files in Spotify, some songs are missing (only 35 of the...

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Plan Premium   Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to add one folder to my local files in Spotify, it contains 58 songs total, but ...

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Superuser Contribution Waiting for connection

hi there,ive been trying to download my playlist to listen to them offline but it just says waiting for connection.i dont have this problem with my phone. does anyone know what to do? i couldnt find my answer in other posts.

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hi there, ive been trying to download my playlist to listen to them offline but it just says waiting for connection.i dont have this problem with my phone. does anyone know what to do? i couldnt fin...

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Track progress bar stops working

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceseveral Windows 10 devices, such as Surface Pro 3 and Samsung tabletOperating SystemWindows 10, 1909, 18363.720Spotify version1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660 (Microsoft Store version)My Question or IssueThe progress bar stops working for ...

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Plan Free Country US Device several Windows 10 devices, such as Surface Pro 3 and Samsung tablet Operating System Windows 10, 1909, 18363.720 Spotify version 1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660 (Microsoft ...

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How to stop Spotify adding Olly Murs to my release radar

Probably not the place to post this but couldn't find anywhere better. For some reason Spotify have got it on their algorithm that I like Little Mix and Olly Murs. I don't - is there anyway of tailoring your music tastes so this stuff stops appearing...

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Probably not the place to post this but couldn't find anywhere better. For some reason Spotify have got it on their algorithm that I like Little Mix and Olly Murs. I don't - is there anyway of tailor...

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spotify will not load

Plan premiumFree/PremiumCountry canada Device HP laptop(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System windows 10 home(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify will not load the home page. it remains stal...

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Plan premium Free/Premium Country canada   Device HP laptop (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System windows 10 home (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify aint loud enough

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to get spotify to be a bit more loud but the volume does not go as high as i would like it to go

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Plan Premium Country Greece Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue I am trying to get spotify to be a bit more loud but the volume does not go as h...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Streaming podcast to living room receiver

I typically sit down at my desktop win10 machine, and stream music to my living room yamaha reciever. This works totally fine for any music I play. However it does NOT work with podcasts. All podcasts do not work, you click the play button and nothin...

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I typically sit down at my desktop win10 machine, and stream music to my living room yamaha reciever.  This works totally fine for any music I play.   However it does NOT work with podcas...

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Superuser Contribution Strange search result

When I search for Tan Dun (a chinese composer who is present on Spotify) and add to the search string a title of one of his pieces (prayer and blessing) I get only one result: a podcast by Mahmoud Ali Al banna. That is weird!! PlanFree/PremiumCountry...

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When I search for Tan Dun (a chinese composer who is present on Spotify) and add to the search string a title of one of his pieces (prayer and blessing) I get only one result: a podcast by Mahmoud Al...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify pc

Hola, tengo un problema cuando trato de manipular el spotify pc con mi celular se corta la música y no reproduce nada de lo que uno le pide. Alguna solución para esto

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Hola, tengo un problema cuando trato de manipular el spotify pc con mi celular se corta la música y no reproduce nada de lo que uno le pide. Alguna solución para esto 

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'Remember Me' option is always selected by default

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 When using the Windows 10 Spotify app, the 'Remember Me' option is always selected by default. On public or shared computers, the email or username used to log in remains populated and the 'Remember Me' option i...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   When using the Windows 10 Spotify app, the 'Remember Me' option is always selected by default. On public or shared computers, the email or...

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Windows Desktop Picture Issues

I have been trying to upload a profile picture and/or a playlist picture on my Spotify. I have the latest version of windows and I downloaded Spotify from both Spotify.com and the windows app store. I'm honestly out of things to do, please help. Belo...

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I have been trying to upload a profile picture and/or a playlist picture on my Spotify. I have the latest version of windows and I downloaded Spotify from both Spotify.com and the windows app store. ...

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Superuser Contribution can't see anything to do with socials on my spotify

Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue One day my Spotify stopped showing my friends activity, the monthly listeners, the followers I have and I can't follow other accounts. I have tried...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue One day my Spotify stopped showing my friends activity, the monthly listeners,...

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[Desktop] Cannot open app

I moved Spotify to my HDD to create space. When I tried starting it up, the app wouldn't load. I then uninstalled completely and reinstalled, still not opening. I tried moving the app to C:\Program Files (x86) , still no luck.

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I moved Spotify to my HDD to create space. When I tried starting it up, the app wouldn't load. I then uninstalled completely and reinstalled, still not opening. I tried moving the app to C:\Prog...

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Media windows DISABLE how?!

Hello, how do I disable this? You removed this option from settings. Why tf would you even do that???? Thanks 

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Hello,    how do I disable this? You removed this option from settings. Why tf would you even do that????   Thanks  

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Superuser Contribution Multiple Selection

This really **bleep**. I cannot select more than one song. I could do it before the update came. How can I add hundreds of songs one by one? Before the update came, I could select all my songs with ctrl + a, and select the songs in the range i want w...

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This really **bleep**. I cannot select more than one song. I could do it before the update came. How can I add hundreds of songs one by one? Before the update came, I could select...

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