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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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Superuser Contribution Shuffle sucks, avoiding a certain artist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TVOperating SystemIOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have a playlist that consists of all of my favorite artists, I recently added a new bands songs to the playlist. However w...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TV Operating System IOS 13, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a playlist that consists of all of my fav...

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Superuser Contribution Wont post my playlist on music sharing :(

So I'm trying to share my oldies playlist to the community, but every time I try to share my playlist it says "Correct highlighted issues and try again." The only issue is the playlist URlI've tried:spotify:playlist:6gKFDsWOJEzCssnXt7rhpw"spotify:pla...

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So I'm trying to share my oldies playlist to the community, but every time I try to share my playlist it says "Correct highlighted issues and try again."   The only issue is the playlist URl ...

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Chinese display BUG

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe text "Liked Songs" has been displayed with a extra "11" for like more than 6 months, please fix this issue ASAP!!!

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The text "Liked Songs" has been displayed with a extra "11" for like more than 6 months, please fix this is...

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Spotify skips songs and doesn't even play them

Spotify skips songs and doesn't play em . I tried clean reinstalling , it doesn't work , i tried restating the windows audio endpoint service , even tried rebooting the system and updating the windows and drivers (also reinstalled the audio drivers)....

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Spotify skips songs and doesn't play em .  I tried clean reinstalling , it doesn't work , i tried restating the windows audio endpoint service  , even tried rebooting the system and updati...

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Solved!! I can't post my Playlist on "Playlist Exchange"

Hello I want to post my playlist in the "Playlist Exchange" but I alway get the message:"You must include a Spotify Playlist URI/link to create a post in the Playlist Exchange" The links I tried:spotify:playlist:17Am1okFR5AKecaNtrNibf&https://open.sp...

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Hello 🙂 I want to post my playlist in the "Playlist Exchange" but I alway get the message: "You must include a Spotify Playlist URI/link to create a post in the Playlist Exchange"   The l...

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Friend's activity not showing

friend's activity doesn't show up even after i've zoom out till the maxPlanPremiumCountry: Malaysia DeviceAcer Aspire OneOperating SystemWindows 7 ultimate My Question or IssueHow can I solve this issue? My friend's activity won't show up even after ...

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friend's activity doesn't show up even after i've zoom out till the max Plan Premium Country: Malaysia   Device Acer Aspire One Operating System Windows 7 ultimate   My Question o...

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spotify playing on another device AND on original device

I am trying to listen on another device on my network, (Both Windows PC's Original PC Win7, other device Win10)I Select the Win10 device to listen on and all good......... EXCEPT the music plays on the original Win7 PC as well.Also if i close Spotify...

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I am trying to listen on another device on my network, (Both Windows PC's Original PC Win7, other device Win10) I Select the Win10 device to listen on and all good......... EXCEPT the music plays on...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Keeps Refreshing Randomly to Main Menu

Operating SystemWindows 7 and XP My Question or IssueWhile using the desktop app player, what ever I am doing, like navigating into my playlists, searching music or whatnot, the app refreshes or reloads into the main menu. Its kind of annoying specia...

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Operating System Windows 7 and XP   My Question or Issue While using the desktop app player, what ever I am doing, like navigating into my playlists, searching music or whatnot, the app refr...

Alex

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Solved!! Spotify Play Music Bug

eNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryIDDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueWhen I try listening on my music at my playlist, suddenly T...

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eNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country ID Device PC Operating System Windows   My ...

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Error 4 No Connection when Windows store is blocked

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOur SysAdmin at work blocked the windows store. Since then Spotify shows Error 4 (no Internet Connection), wich of course is present and working.Any suggestions?Tank...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Our SysAdmin at work blocked the windows store. Since then Spotify shows Error 4 (no Inte...

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desktop sort ascending/descending does not work when Itry to sort a list of songs, this is not a pla

Desktop; sort ascending/descending does not work when I try to sort a list of songs, this is not about a playlist or lbrary sort. Hello again I uploaded a screenshot showing the arrow next to the song title as requested, which as you can see is not s...

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Desktop; sort ascending/descending does not work when I try to sort a list of songs, this is not about a playlist or lbrary sort.   Hello again I uploaded a screenshot showing the arrow next t...

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Undesired download folder

Plan Premium FamilyFree/PremiumCountry Denmark Device Desktop OC(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 7(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhenever I start Spotify it creates a folder call...

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Plan Premium Family Free/Premium Country Denmark   Device Desktop OC (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 7 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,...

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[All Platforms][Connect] Please fix the Connect, details below

About 2 months ago the Sporify Connect worked so well, it was amazing, and then it got back to the it's previous form.For example: I have an Iphone 8 Plus, let's say I opened the Sporify in the afternoon, I used it, listened to some music, and then I...

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About 2 months ago the Sporify Connect worked so well, it was amazing, and then it got back to the it's previous form. For example: I have an Iphone 8 Plus, let's say I opened the Sporify in the aft...

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Searching in Offline Mode

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHP NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have an Issue with the Windows App.Since I am without Internet all the time I download a lot of Songs.On my Huawei Phone I can use the search function to find ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device HP Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have an Issue with the Windows App. Since I am without Internet all the time I dow...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Private session and Friend activity question

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello, another question about the Private sessions and Friend Activity. Sorry, if it was aske...

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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 ...

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ERROR 4 - SOLUCIONADO - SOLVED

English explanation in the video link belowDejo acá la solución que para mi fue definitiva después de meses de buscar y probar diferentes soluciones en todos lados.Quien la pruebe y le resulte por favor si esta en sus posibilidades pasarla al ingles ...

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English explanation in the video link below Dejo acá la solución que para mi fue definitiva después de meses de buscar y probar diferentes soluciones en todos lados. Quien la pruebe y le resulte po...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts not marked finished; podcast length incorrect

PlanPremiumCountry USOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been listening to a bunch of podcasts lately and frequently some episodes will not mark as listened even if I get to the very end. Sometimes I can replay it and skip to the end ...

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  Plan Premium Country  US Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been listening to a bunch of podcasts lately and frequently some episodes will not mark as l...

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Every time I try to embed song, I gets HTML error

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince past few days I am constantly trying to embed the song on my website, but every time I get the unusual error saying HTML is changed, now what does that mean? Is this the problem with my website? I ...

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    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since past few days I am constantly trying to embed the song on my website, but every time I get the unusual error saying H...

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Superuser Contribution I Cant open the Spotify App Double Click and no response

PlanPremiumCountryHong KongDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI Cant open the Spotify App Double Click and no response

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Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I Cant open the Spotify App Double Click and no response

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