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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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MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Dislike songs in Daily Drive?

Hi, does anyone know if there will ever be an option to "dislike" songs on Daily Drive and block them from playing again, as you can on Daily Mix? I can't be skipping about whilst I'm trying to get to work, but I absolutely don't want to listen to Ho...

Gig Goer

Hi, does anyone know if there will ever be an option to "dislike" songs on Daily Drive and block them from playing again, as you can on Daily Mix? I can't be skipping about whilst I'm trying to get t...

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Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear

PlanFree and PremiumCountryCzech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f My Question or IssueTyping more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear.The page is then completely em...

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Plan Free and Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f   My Question or Issue Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) i...

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Play Spotify on PC Connects to Other Devices that has never been connected before

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevices(iPhone XR, Windows PC)Operating System(iOS, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have an issue where whenever I play a spotify songs on my pc, my sister's phone spotify will play the playlist I am playing, I have never ...

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  Plan Premium Country Malaysia Devices (iPhone XR, Windows PC) Operating System (iOS, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have an issue where whenever I play a spotify songs on...

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Local files don't have the cover

I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened...(desktop)

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I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened... (desktop)

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"Spotify can't play this right now" Error after PC upgrade.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceCustom PC,Operating SystemWin 10 64 My Question or IssueDid an upgrade to my PC. New MoBo and CPU. Since then, Spotify will not play any songs on any playlists. It keeps saying "Spotify can't play this right now ... etc"All ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Custom PC, Operating System Win 10 64   My Question or Issue Did an upgrade to my PC. New MoBo and CPU. Since then, Spotify will not play any songs on an...

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No thumbnails

I'm using freemium but still, i cant see any thumbnails on my desktop, song cover is visible but no album art or playlist thumbnails. Although everything is fine on my android app. any clues?

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I'm using freemium but still, i cant see any thumbnails on my desktop, song cover is visible but no album art or playlist thumbnails. Although everything is fine on my android app. any clues?

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Liked song confusing indicator

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI detected the following liked song from one of my playlist As you can see it is marked as liked song but when i enter in one of the artists, it's not shown as lik...

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  Plan Free Country Argentina Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I detected the following liked song from one of my playlist   As you ...

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Listening Party

PlanPremiumCountryUS/UkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIn the fast few weeks spotifys been acting really odd when it comes to listening parties.. i joined up onto a friends party and the song doesnt play right away.. generally w...

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Plan Premium Country US/Uk Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In the fast few weeks spotifys been acting really odd when it comes to listening parties.. i joined up o...

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Discord not showing music playing

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAcer Nitro 5 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason, when I don't have a game open, it doesn't show what music I'm listening to on Spotify via Discord. I don't know why this happens or how long it...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Acer Nitro 5 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some reason, when I don't have a game open, it doesn't show what music I'm liste...

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I can't listen music on my pc

PlanFreeCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't listen music on my pc but i can listen on web player .I tried things on this site but it didn't solvehttps://support.spotify.com/tr/using_spotify/troubleshooting/p...

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Plan Free Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't listen music on my pc but i can listen on web player .I tried things on this site ...

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Any song I play is added to one of my playlists, even if I’m playing that playlist.

I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is added to a specific playlist I have. This leads to ...

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I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is ...

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Defect: Sorting operates differently on Windows and iOS

When sorting a playlist by Artist on Windows 10 Desktop, “The” in an artist name is ignored. When sorting on iOS, “The” is included. Example: Windows 10: “The Bouncing Souls” appear between “AFI” and “Circa Survive” iOS: “The Bouncing Souls appear be...

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When sorting a playlist by Artist on Windows 10 Desktop, “The” in an artist name is ignored. When sorting on iOS, “The” is included.   Example:   Windows 10: “The Bouncing Souls” appear...

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Upload Musics

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow i can uploadd song to spotify?

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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 How i c...

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Application Stuck on a Single Artist/Album

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueA week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever since then, while I can search for other music and go into my ow...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever...

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Uninstalled Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceAcer Aspire E 14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've tried the Program version, the App version. I've tried disabling hardware ac...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Acer Aspire E 14 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've ...

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Solved!! Local files first track missing artist and song name

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHPOperating SystemWin10 1903My Question or IssueI am able to see a count of MP3 files matching on Windows Media Player and Spotify. Of the 6 albums, only 1 has the first song properly imported. All the other albums have 'Tra...

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Plan Premium Country US Device HP Operating System Win10 1903 My Question or Issue I am able to see a count of MP3 files matching on Windows Media Player and Spotify. Of the 6 albums, only 1...

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Recently Play Artist not showing?

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 Question or Issue My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cover) on the left under HomeSearchYour library here's where it would display the ...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 7   Question or Issue   My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cov...

badumtss

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Superuser Contribution Audio distortion in all songs

Hello everyone, I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minute, the audio gets distorted / crumbles (like in the attached...

Casual Listener

Hello everyone,   I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minut...

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Re: Spotify on my desktop lags when it is the active window

Hi, Comment to an already answered question.https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416 PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceAcer Aspire GX-781 Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10...

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Hi,   Comment to an already answered question. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416   Plan Premium ...

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Solved!! Spotify connect keeps disconnecting

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceDesktop, Laptop and iphone 5sOperating SystemWindows 10, ios 12.3.1 My Question or IssueWhen playing from my desktop, Laptop or IPhone, Spotify disconnects and disappears from availible devices after a few minutes. If i...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Desktop, Laptop and iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10, ios 12.3.1   My Question or Issue When playing from my desktop, Laptop or IPhone, Spotify...

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