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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 Desktop Spotify STOPPED WORKING on Windows 7 ???

PlanPremium CountryBrazil DeviceDesktop Windows Operating SystemWindows 7 So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the whole software will basically freeze. When I open the Task Manager, I see four or five instance...

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Plan Premium   Country Brazil   Device Desktop Windows   Operating System Windows 7   So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the ...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop Spotify STOPPED WORKING for Windows 7 ???

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop WindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the whole software will basically freeze. When I open the Task Manager, I see four or five instances o...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Windows Operating System Windows 7   So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the whole software will basi...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Perfomance Issues

Help please! : Hi. Everytime when i boot up my computer, the spotify desktop application makes my computer Lag. Any suggestions? Plz Respond!

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Help please! :     Hi. Everytime when i boot up my computer, the spotify desktop application makes my computer Lag. Any suggestions?       Plz Respond!

Peter

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Superuser Contribution How to access another user's playlist in the Desktop App

I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon). How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do with it in the desktop app... Also, is the desktop app free ...

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I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon).   How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do ...

Peter

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Windows 10 as Spotify Connect Receiver

Hello,I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify account, as if it were a Chromecast, Android TV, etc. ...

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Hello, I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify a...

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Superuser Contribution artist page not working on win 10 (bug)

Premiumusawin 10 64 bitlong time user, LONG time problem i have been having this problem for a long time.i have restated 100s of times.(both) Reinstalled spodfy.exe and spodfy.uwp apps. i have cleared all sopdfy data (app data, user data, local and r...

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      Premium usa win 10 64 bit long time user, LONG time problem      i have been having this problem for a long time. i have restated 100s of ti...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Freezes up during commercials

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicelaptopOperating systemWindows 8 My Question or IssueSpotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?

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Plan Free Country USA Device laptop Operating system Windows 8   My Question or Issue Spotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 7 wont play and get's unresponsive

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop / PCOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k My Question or Issue It started one or two days ago, after clicking on PLAY, all clicks on Spotify software are ignored, nothing happens. No a...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop / PC Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k   My Question or Issue   It started one or two days ago, after ...

Peter

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Spotify believes there is no internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify believes that there is no internet connection and says "Offline", the only way to resolve this issue,I found, is to restart my PC. But this happens so frequentl...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify believes that there is no internet connection and says "Offline", the only way to re...

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Music keeps pausing

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6s, Asus LaptopOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or IssueMusic keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to the internet. It happens to both my laptop and phone. I have tried reinstall...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6s, Asus Laptop Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Music keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to ...

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Superuser Contribution My music don't play, windows 7

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueMy Spotify does not work AT ALL, it doesnt even play the song, I already tried reinstall but nothing works, what can I do?

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue My Spotify does not work AT ALL, it doesnt even play the song, I already tried reinstall but nothing works, what can...

Peter

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Error 112 on Windows 10 Desktop and nothing plays from Web Player

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playing. I closed the App and opened it back up and was unable to log back in to th...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playi...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Can't Play Music In 2 Locations On My Echo Dot

I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I start mine it kicks her off. Is there a way we can...

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I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Back" button (mouse shortcut) no longer works on desktop version

Up until recently I could use the back button from my mouse to go one page back in the Spotify desktop program, just like I can go one page back in my internet browser. This has stopped working for 1-2 weeks now.

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Up until recently I could use the back button from my mouse to go one page back in the Spotify desktop program, just like I can go one page back in my internet browser. This has stopped working for 1...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution [bug] Spotify Desktop crashes when the screen is back on (after off in battersaving mode)

Hi all, does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the screen is back on (if moving the mouse or something) spotify cra...

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Hi all,   does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the scre...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Error on Windows 10, new install

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSee log file attached from when Spotify starts.I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 and since the Windows update, and a fresh install of Spotify, its stopped working...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue See log file attached from when Spotify starts. I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 a...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Why can't I change my playlist cover when I have the desktop app? I can change everything else?

I used to be able to change it on the web player which was great because I have a chromebook and they didn't have a compatible app for my system until recently. Now, I don't even have the option to change it, either on the web player or the new deskt...

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I used to be able to change it on the web player which was great because I have a chromebook and they didn't have a compatible app for my system until recently. Now, I don't even have the option to c...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle is still useless

After all this years, the shuffle function is still not working properly.Does this look like a good playlist?First Screenshot is with four artists. It doesn't matter how often i hit the shuffle button, the result is always the same. The same two arti...

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After all this years, the shuffle function is still not working properly. Does this look like a good playlist? First Screenshot is with four artists. It doesn't matter how often i hit the shuff...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution I can't play song except from recent search

PlanFreeCountryIndonesiaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 8.1) My Question or IssueI can't play song except from recent search

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Plan Free Country Indonesia Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 8.1)   My Question or Issue I can't play song except from recent search

Peter

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