Help - Desktop Windows

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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
2024-09-03 1:50:30 PM
ipanasenko
Newbie
50102 Views
77 replies
27 likes

50102 Views
77 replies
27 likes

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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
2 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
75911 Views
271 replies
21 likes

75911 Views
271 replies
21 likes

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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
5325 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5325 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
145466 Views
0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

145466 Views
0 replies
26 likes

Solved!! Desktop player does not play songs or show under volume mixer

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell XPS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been an ongoing issue with Spotify's desktop player for me. When I try to play a song nothing happens. The playback area (see bottom of attach...

im_joe
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell XPS Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue This has been an ongoing issue with Spotify's desktop player for me. When I...
2019-08-21 9:49:40 PM
2019-08-24 10:52:21 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
2545 Views
3 replies
0 likes

2545 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Just a quick question pls help

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSo my liked songs playlist has my entire library on my computer 10,000+ songs i guess my (s...

ciretosE
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country US Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue ...
2019-08-23 8:20:30 PM
2019-08-24 9:13:30 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
385 Views
3 replies
0 likes

385 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution latest update lag and unresponsive

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuelatest spotify update causing an annoying problem, when I clicked play, it will not respond instantly but took 15-20 seconds, sliding volume as well, changing music even...

bramvera
Regular
Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue latest spotify update causing an annoying problem, when I clicked play, it will not resp...
2019-06-11 6:30:21 PM
2019-08-24 6:21:50 AM
bramvera
Regular
1036 Views
2 replies
2 likes
Lag
slow
unresponsive

1036 Views
2 replies
2 likes

Add local music instead of starting over with search

I have a lot of local files and instead of trying to add those local files to Spotify playlist I'd like to start new playlists based upon those artists and songs but I don't want to have to search for every track or artist to create playlists. If I a...

Snn5
Regular
I have a lot of local files and instead of trying to add those local files to Spotify playlist I'd like to start new playlists based upon those artists and songs but I don't want to have to search fo...
2019-08-22 2:32:26 PM
2019-08-23 11:16:01 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
1008 Views
1 replies
0 likes
local
Local files for Spotify Mobile

1008 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify installer hangs - Can't be uninstalled - "Have you tried restarting" 🙄

Every blue moon, the Spotify installer fails. The reason it fails, is that System is holding on to Spotify.exe in the roaming directory for some reason. It doesn't show up in the processes tab, its just a ghost handle, probably because Spotify didn't...

bar10dr
Gig Goer
Every blue moon, the Spotify installer fails. The reason it fails, is that System is holding on to Spotify.exe in the roaming directory for some reason. It doesn't show up in the processes t...
2019-08-12 7:26:37 AM
2019-08-23 9:53:58 PM
bar10dr
Gig Goer
851 Views
1 replies
0 likes

851 Views
1 replies
0 likes

THE SOUNDS OF SPOTIFY Playlists not loading

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone X, iPad, Windows)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI am trying to browse THE SOUNDS OF SPOTIFY playlists....and the playlists don't load past The Sound of Austropop on every single device I tr...

emberzbeyer
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone X, iPad, Windows) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I am trying to browse THE SOUNDS OF SPOTIFY playlists....and the ...
2019-08-22 6:36:19 AM
2019-08-23 6:54:55 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
362 Views
1 replies
0 likes
loading issues

362 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!! [Win10 desktop] UI Bug in menus

PlanPremiumCountryIsreal Operating Systemwin 10 desktop My Question or Issuethe UI says "copy Spotify URI" instead of URL

Yuval2602
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Isreal Operating System win 10 desktop My Question or Issue the UI says "copy Spotify URI" instead of URL 🙂
2019-08-22 10:36:30 AM
2019-08-23 6:34:55 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
431 Views
1 replies
0 likes

431 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Desktop App Only Plays for 6 Seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy desktop app will only play a song for about 6-8 seconds and then just freeze for no reason and no matter if I skip the whole song or skip 10 seconds the song just will ...

roepke414
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My desktop app will only play a song for about 6-8 seconds and then just freeze for no reason a...
2019-08-22 10:59:53 PM
2019-08-23 6:27:33 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
328 Views
1 replies
0 likes

328 Views
1 replies
0 likes

is there a way to remove SPECIFIC songs from playlist recomended?

basically, i just keep getting songs i hate in my playlist's recommended section, which is where i used to go for new songs because i don't like any of the spotify generated ones. i just want to make sure these songs i hate stop coming back. also, th...

TheRedStormer
Visitor
basically, i just keep getting songs i hate in my playlist's recommended section, which is where i used to go for new songs because i don't like any of the spotify generated ones. i just want to make...
2019-03-18 6:00:23 AM
2019-08-23 3:01:28 PM
ritianfitchett
Casual Listener
1024 Views
2 replies
0 likes

1024 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Spotify doesn't load or play anything

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy spotify doesnt load any music or playlist, when i find a music to play, click on it and nothing happens. On my phone spotify is working.

dQLan
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify doesnt load any music or playlist, when i find a music to play, click on it and nothing hap...
2019-08-22 8:52:29 AM
2019-08-23 2:17:01 PM
ListenToGlobal
Composer
512 Views
5 replies
0 likes

512 Views
5 replies
0 likes

How do I add my genre to Artist page?

I recently had my Artist page verified and need to add my genre so people can find my music when they browse genres. I don't see any way to do it, is it possible?

Wave85
Newbie
I recently had my Artist page verified and need to add my genre so people can find my music when they browse genres. I don't see any way to do it, is it possible?
2019-08-22 6:08:16 PM
2019-08-23 2:14:44 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
2792 Views
1 replies
0 likes

2792 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify syncs last played songs between offline devices

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 and Windows 10My Question or IssueAfter the recent update, Spotify automatically started to sync played songs and playlists between devices. Previously I was able to listen to a playlist at h...

LBandy
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 7 and Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the recent update, Spotify automatically started to sync played songs and playlist...
2019-08-15 2:51:24 PM
2019-08-23 11:51:36 AM
joshp75
Music Fan
726 Views
1 replies
3 likes

726 Views
1 replies
3 likes

How can I stop Spotify from starting when I log into Windows?

Spotify keeps loading when I boot WIndows but I don't want this to happen. There does not seem to be a setting to stop this. Any ideas?

n6_9-9rmslz4q
Newbie
Spotify keeps loading when I boot WIndows but I don't want this to happen. There does not seem to be a setting to stop this. Any ideas?
2018-06-14 12:58:44 AM
2019-08-23 3:03:43 AM
FlavouredJelly
Music Fan
465 Views
2 replies
0 likes

465 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Album cover not showing on Discord from local file

https://prnt.sc/niqkvu I'm on Windows 8, & the album cover isn't showing up on Discord. What can I do to make it show?

mikky1230
Casual Listener
https://prnt.sc/niqkvu I'm on Windows 8, & the album cover isn't showing up on Discord. What can I do to make it show?
2019-04-30 5:09:40 PM
2019-08-22 12:42:41 AM
thxm
Newbie
9069 Views
2 replies
0 likes

9069 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Can Spotify add suggestions from my local files

Can Spotify give me suggestions for other artists based upon artists in my local files? In other words can Spotify see the music I already have and make playlist or suggestions based upon that?

Snn5
Regular
Can Spotify give me suggestions for other artists based upon artists in my local files? In other words can Spotify see the music I already have and make playlist or suggestions based upon that? &nbs...
2019-08-22 6:09:28 PM
2019-08-22 10:05:48 PM
Snn5
Regular
1174 Views
2 replies
1 likes

1174 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Local files does not detect .MP3 files, does detect .mp3 files

Hopefully this saves some of you some time troubleshooting this. When loading in music through the "Local Files" feature, Spotify does NOT automatically load in files with the .MP3 extension, but does load in files with the .mp3 extension. After seve...

tehstik
Visitor
Hopefully this saves some of you some time troubleshooting this. When loading in music through the "Local Files" feature, Spotify does NOT automatically load in files with the .MP3 extension...
2019-03-14 8:16:10 AM
2019-08-22 8:00:28 PM
JDVB33
Casual Listener
3255 Views
2 replies
3 likes
bug
local files

3255 Views
2 replies
3 likes

Non stop syncing/ downloading

PlanPremium DeviceOneplus 6 Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueI've downloaded some playlist for both my Windows and Android. I started to notice that everytime my devices started up, my downloaded playlist redownloads over and over agai...

pittedolives
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device Oneplus 6 Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue I've downloaded some playlist for both my Windows and Android. I started to notice that ...
2018-07-10 3:04:05 PM
2019-08-22 6:40:47 PM
Salmarita
Visitor
1411 Views
6 replies
1 likes

1411 Views
6 replies
1 likes

Facebook won't connect

PlanPremiumCountryNorway All Devices I recently started using an old Spotify account and upgraded to premium, because, long story short, I stopped sharing another user with someone else. I can't seem to connect this old user to Facebook. I've read th...

bluemarauder
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway All Devices I recently started using an old Spotify account and upgraded to premium, because, long story short, I stopped sharing another user with so...
2019-08-22 9:01:30 AM
2019-08-22 5:48:54 PM
ListenToGlobal
Composer
478 Views
3 replies
0 likes

478 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Need help with downloading the Windows Application Spotify

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to get myself the Windows Application instead of the Microsoft Store Spotify.Whenever I uninstall the Microsoft Store Spotify and try to install the Windows Application it just get replaced with t...

PshyX
Visitor
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to get myself the Windows Application instead of the Microsoft Store Spotify. Whenever I uninstall the Microsoft Store Spotify and ...
2019-08-22 12:53:23 PM
2019-08-22 2:47:34 PM
ListenToGlobal
Composer
277 Views
1 replies
0 likes

277 Views
1 replies
0 likes

[Shuffling] Issues with shuffling on both Windows 10 and Android but NOT iOS

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySwedenDeviceWindows 10, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 and iPad 2Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 9 and iOS 9 My Question or IssueDoes anyone else experience the same problem as me? I listen to a lot of spotify, and I have since releas...

Hugol0l
Music Fan
Plan Free/Premium Country Sweden Device Windows 10, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 and iPad 2 Operating System Windows 10, Android 9 and iOS 9 My Question or Issue Does anyone else experience t...
2019-08-22 10:02:39 AM
234 Views
0 replies
0 likes

234 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Spotify Community

Help categories

Account & Payment

Using Spotify

Listen Everywhere

Desktop (Windows)

Forum Posts