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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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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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Can´t play this song\Error Code 17 Firewall Blocking

Plan: PremiumCountry: Dominican Republic DeviceHP Laptop PavillionOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi,All was working fine, but one day my spotify stopped working. it was showing me an error after 5 sec playing a song. "this song can not be played". Also s...

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Plan: Premium Country: Dominican Republic   Device HP Laptop Pavillion Operating System Windows 10   Hi, All was working fine, but one day my spotify stopped working. it was s...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify started once and never started again !

Spotify started once after i installed it, and it doesn't starts again, i tried re-installing it again and same problem appears.i've tried everything from the other topics and nothing changed... PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 ( 1903 )

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Spotify started once after i installed it, and it doesn't starts again, i tried re-installing it again and same problem appears. i've tried everything from the other topics and nothing changed... &...

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Clicking on song in windows 10 app player results in the different songs shown in my playlist.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I play a song in one of my playlist and click on the picture shown while playing the song, it shows me the wrong song in my playlist. This happens when the playl...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I play a song in one of my playlist and click on the picture shown while playing the ...

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Superuser Contribution Não é possível tocar a música atual

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSempre que tento executar uma música no spotfy instalado em meu computador a música executa por 5-7 segundos e para e logo após aparece o seguinte erro: "Não é possível tocar a mú...

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  Plan Premium Country Brasil Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sempre que tento executar uma música no spotfy instalado em meu computador a música executa por 5-7...

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have to keep reinstalling app to be able to play music

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play any music for more than a few seconds. When I reinstall the spotify app it works perfectly until I shut down my computer. When I re-start it and log back into...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't play any music for more than a few seconds. When I reinstall the spotify app it works p...

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Solved!! Low Frame Rate with Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've done a clean uninstall of Spotify because it was taking up a large amount of space on my drive and then reinstalled it. Since then, I've been getting lo...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently I've done a clean uninstall of Spotify because it was taking up a large amount of...

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Spotify stops responding when I try to play a song

PlanFreeCountryBrazilDevicePOSITIVO MASTER D10Operating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify Desktop application, it works normally and I can browse through playlists and menus, but once I try to play a song, the s...

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Plan Free Country Brazil Device POSITIVO MASTER D10 Operating System Windows 7 Professional   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify Desktop application, it works normally and I ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot reinstall Spotify - Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was having problems with speakers disappearing from Spotify, so following the advice I read here, I decided to uninstall the Spotify app from my compute...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was having problems with speakers disappearing from Spotify, so following th...

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Spotify won't open - Windows 10 - App or exe version

PlanPremiumCountryU.K.DeviceDell Latitude 5580Operating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise v1909 (OS Build 18363.592) My Question or IssueSpotify won't open on my laptop regardless of whether it is the app version via Microsoft Store or the downloadable Win...

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Plan Premium Country U.K. Device Dell Latitude 5580 Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise v1909 (OS Build 18363.592)   My Question or Issue Spotify won't open on my laptop regardless ...

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Windows 10 app crashes upon launch

Since a few weeks Windows 10 app crashes upon launch; I uninstall it, restart the pc, reinstall it and it works for a few days. Then it starts crashing again, I repeat the procedure, it works and then it crashes again and so on. Is there a fix for it...

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Since a few weeks Windows 10 app crashes upon launch; I uninstall it, restart the pc, reinstall it and it works for a few days. Then it starts crashing again, I repeat the procedure, it works and the...

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Some (not all) local files are missing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi all. I've noticed recently that some (but not all) of my local files are missing from my playlists. They're not available in the list of local files either, despit...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi all. I've noticed recently that some (but not all) of my local files are missing from m...

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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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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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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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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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Solved!! [Desktop] Windows Desktop taskbar buttons

The desktop app doesn't support the media mouseover buttons like windows media player has. The windows API for adding taskbar mouseover controls is trivially simple. I would really apprecate the ability to mouse over the taskbar icon and see the albu...

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The desktop app doesn't support the media mouseover buttons like windows media player has. The windows API for adding taskbar mouseover controls is trivially simple. I would really apprecate the...

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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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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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Superuser Contribution Audio Playback skipping on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceAMD Ryzen 7 2700, 16GB Ram, Installed to an SSDOperating SystemWindows 10 Version 1909 OS Build 18363.535 My Question or IssueWhen using the desktop app from the windows store or downloaded from the website the app will ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device AMD Ryzen 7 2700, 16GB Ram, Installed to an SSD Operating System Windows 10 Version 1909 OS Build 18363.535   My Question or Issue When using the des...

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