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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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minklet

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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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Cortana - no "play next track", "skip track" or "play next" command for Spotify?

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Cortana does not recognise "play next track", "play next" or "skip track" commands for Spotify on my PC (Spotify integration with Cortana is otherwise working fine).I...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Cortana does not recognise "play next track", "play next" or "skip track"  commands for Spoti...

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Cortana Skills for Harmon Kardon Invoke

Hi,I'm glad that Cortana integrates with Spotify, but I am having some trouble using it on my Harmon Kardon Invoke. If I say "Hey Cortana, play _________ the album by_________(artist)," then of course it usually plays the album....but....I can't use ...

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Hi, I'm glad that Cortana integrates with Spotify, but I am having some trouble using it on my Harmon Kardon Invoke.   If I say "Hey Cortana, play _________ the album by_________(artist)," th...

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Cant open spotify

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10, Spotify 1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660 My Question or IssueSo I cant open my spotify. every time i tried to open it, it popped up "Check the Windows Store for more info about Spotify". I already uninstall and install it y...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10, Spotify 1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660   My Question or Issue So I cant open my spotify. every time i tried to open it, it popped up "Check the Windows...

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Solved!! Dropdown menu displaying username instead of profile name

My Question or IssueThe dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the application is showing the randomly generated username instead of the customizable profile name. I'm not sure if that's just because it couldn't fetch the profile name, but seeing...

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My Question or Issue The dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the application is showing the randomly generated username instead of the customizable profile name.   I'm not sure if that...

OneByBoo

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Cover art

Every time I change my cover art it shows up, but when I move to a different playlist and then back, it's cover is the previous image I had before and it won't stick to the new onePlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicedesktop Operating Systemwindows 1...

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Every time I change my cover art it shows up, but when I move to a different playlist and then back, it's cover is the previous image I had before and it won't stick to the new one Plan Premium Co...

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Did Spotify Get Hacked?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is something weird going on where the screen is all purple and I can't do anything...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There is something weird going on where the screen is all purple and I can't do anythi...

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Superuser Contribution I'm offline on spotify, while my internet is up.

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHello everyone, since 3 months i'm dealing with the same problem which happen most of the time ; i'm offline on Spotify. While i'm using a VPN, the connection is back. I checked Hosts file, firewall...

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Plan Free Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, since 3 months i'm dealing with the same problem which happen most of the time ; i'm offline on Spotify. While i'm...

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Whenever I play a song in desktop app camera turns on

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceAcer Triton 500Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI recently downloaded the windows desktop app from the official website and whenever I play a song the camera turns on. If I pause the song, the camera turns of...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Acer Triton 500 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently downloaded the windows desktop app from the official website and whenever I play...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Starting a playlist changed

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever i double click to start a playlist, it does not start the song on the top of my playlist anymore (depending on how i sort the playlist).it always starts with a specific s...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever i double click to start a playlist, it does not start the song on the top of my playlist anymore (dependi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Large playlist keeps restarting

PlanPaid standardCountryUKDevice/Operating SystemSamsung Galaxy 9 (Android Pie), Toshiba Portege laptop. (Windows 10 64 bit), Dell Optiplex (Linux mint), Dell Optiplex (Windows 7 64 bit) My Question or IssueWhen playing this playlist it will keep goi...

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Plan Paid standard Country UK Device/Operating System Samsung Galaxy 9 (Android Pie), Toshiba Portege laptop. (Windows 10 64 bit), Dell Optiplex (Linux mint), Dell Optiplex (Windows 7 64 bit) &...

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Mute button not working properly

So whenever I press my mute button it mutes but when I press it again it does not go back to the volume I had it at before and stays muted.

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So whenever I press my mute button it mutes but when I press it again it does not go back to the volume I had it at before and stays muted.

Sebasty

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify ad (WinzipDriverUpdater) contains malware.

PlanFreeCountryNorwayDevice Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSpotify displayed an ad for WinzipDriverUpdater and when i clicked the ad my Malwarebytes Antimalware blocks the webpage saying it contains malware and then shuts down the w...

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Plan Free Country Norway Device   Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Spotify displayed an ad for WinzipDriverUpdater and when i clicked the ad my Malwarebytes An...

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Superuser Contribution (Desktop) Spotify app on Windows 10 wont play any songs and keeps skipping through the playlist

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am able to play Spotify via the webplayer without any issues however the Spotify app I have downloaded (and uninstalled/reinstalled multiple times) wont play any songs, it will constantly s...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am able to play Spotify via the webplayer without any issues however the Spotify app I have downloaded (and uninst...

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dagburned queue

plPlanPremiumCountryus DevicedesktopOperating SystemWindows 10,etc.) My Question or Issueplays one song from playlist jumps to queue plays songs i never put there and some not liked i go back to playlist same thing i have no clear button or option i ...

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pl Plan Premium Country us   Device desktop Operating System Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue plays one song from playlist jumps to queue plays songs i never put there an...

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Solved!! A song that won't play

I'm using free Spotify on a Windows laptop. And i live in Turkey. So recently i found a song that won't play. "Yüksek Dağlara Doğru" by "Koliva" in the playlist with the same name as the song. It's the first song of the playlist. It's name is written...

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I'm using free Spotify on a Windows laptop. And i live in Turkey.   So recently i found a song that won't play. "Yüksek Dağlara Doğru" by "Koliva" in the playlist with the same name as the son...

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Recently Played not updating

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 7 Plus, Windows 10) My Question or Issue My recently played (under the home tab) is not updating on any of my devices. I have logged out on all devices and it is still not updating. It shows playlists that I played mo...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 7 Plus, Windows 10)     My Question or Issue   My recently played (under the home tab) is not updating on any of my devices...

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Volume goes up and down

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 and Ubuntu, 64 bits My Question or IssueVolume goes up and down, no matter the normalization or hardware acceleration settings.This problem is really old it is really time to fix this annoying thing!

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Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 and Ubuntu, 64 bits   My Question or Issue Volume goes up and down, no matter the normalization or hardware acceleration sett...

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Spotify crashing after screen timeout

Whenever my PC display turns off, Spotify switch the audio output to the headset and once I wake my PC (By moving mouse to turn display back on) Spotify crash itself. It started happening after I reinstalled windows but then I don't think windows is ...

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Whenever my PC display turns off, Spotify switch the audio output to the headset and once I wake my PC (By moving mouse to turn display back on) Spotify crash itself. It started happening after I rei...

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Solved!! My list of liked songs appears as empty

PlanFreeCountryBrasilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt only occurs in Spotify for desktop. My list of liked songs shows a message saying that ''my liked songs will appear here'' as if I didn't like any song so far. If i use other devi...

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Plan Free Country Brasil Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It only occurs in Spotify for desktop. My list of liked songs shows a message saying that ''my liked songs wil...

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Spotify missing files

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueWhen I try to play music on Spotify for desktop, spotify doesn't play and instead tells me "Spotify can't play this right now, if you have the file on your computer yo...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue When I try to play music on Spotify for desktop, spotify doesn't play and instead tells me ...

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