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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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Local Files - Folders

Hello, I use spotify on windows 10. The problem is that when i try to add my local files spotify decides to make a new folderpath wich does not excist on my computer. My folderpath goes like this: F:\Musikk\2017 etc But when i try to add my r&b folde...

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Hello,   I use spotify on windows 10.   The problem is that when i try to add my local files spotify decides to make a new folderpath wich does not excist on my computer.   My fo...

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Spotify Wont Open

Hello i hope anyone can unterstand my English.Spotify was running completly fine for 5 year now from one to another day it is Crashing after im Logging in.So i have a PC with windows 10 an tried all solutions i found here or in the internet nothing w...

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Hello i hope anyone can unterstand my English. Spotify was running completly fine for 5 year now from one to another day it is Crashing after im Logging in. So i have a PC with windows 10 an tried ...

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missing podcasts on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevicepcOperating Systemwin 10 My Question or IssueSome episodes of a podcast I'm listening are missing on desktop... the podcast is Distorsion and I have everything until december 2018, after that nothing...when I search for...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device pc Operating System win 10   My Question or Issue Some episodes of a podcast I'm listening are missing on desktop... the podcast is Distorsion and I...

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Spotify crashes when I try to edit a playlist cover

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevice(Lenovo Yoga 710)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I click to edit the cover of a playlist the whole app closes. I tried reinstalling but it didn't fix the issue.

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  Plan Premium Country Finland Device (Lenovo Yoga 710) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When I click to edit the cover of a playlist the whole app closes. I ...

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Albums disappearing from "Albums" tab

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung S9/PCOperating SystemAndroid orea/windows 10/web player My Question or IssueFor some reason the a lot of my albums have been removed from my library. They haven't bee removed from Spotify, just my library. This is a ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S9/PC Operating System Android orea/windows 10/web player   My Question or Issue For some reason the a lot of my albums have been removed from my...

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Spotify Installer does not open Windows Vista

PlanUnlimitedCountrySpainDevicePCOperating System(Windows vista) My Question or IssueI have accidentally unistalled spotify on my laptop. I have tried to download again the installer (also the offline version) but it doesn't open when double click on...

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Plan Unlimited Country Spain Device PC Operating System (Windows vista)   My Question or Issue I have accidentally unistalled spotify on my laptop. I have tried to download again the i...

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Spotify Limiting Itself on Volume

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some unknown reason, Spotify is limiting itself on volume. I have every setting up high but for some reason it never reaches past 50%. How do I fix this?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some unknown reason, Spotify is limiting itself on volume. I have every setting up high but for...

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Solved!! Can't here voice track !

Hi all, Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music.I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track.It seems that's the main voice track has a very low sound. Is there a way to correct th...

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Hi all,   Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music. I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track. It seems that's the mai...

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Solved!! Can't play song/ Unavailable

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPH DeviceComputer(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I want to play the song Kimi ni Todoke by Tomofumi Tanizawa, I searched and...

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Plan Free/Premium CountryPH   DeviceComputer (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating SystemWindows (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question ...

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Spotify starts automatically on desktop, in spite of being set NOT to. Recent problem

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWIN10My Question or IssueTwo days ago, Spotify began loading automatically on startup of my desktop. None of the settings on Spotify have been changed. The option for " "Open Spotify automatically....

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop Operating System WIN10 My Question or Issue Two days ago, Spotify began loading automatically on startup of my desktop. None of the settings o...

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No dislike/don't play button on win10?

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDell Latitude E6410Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere appears to be absolutely no way to dislike or stop a song from playing in my daily mix on the windows 10 client. I've had a few songs I'd rather never hear ...

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Plan Free Country   Device Dell Latitude E6410 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There appears to be absolutely no way to dislike or stop a song from playing in m...

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[ISSUE] Account ID Name Converted To Random Numbers [Post-Facebook Connect Reactivation]

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 64-Bit, Spotify My Question or IssueAfter the reactivation of my Facebook connection to Spotify, my account username changed to random numbers (1112832207). If I log out, and lo...

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 8.1 64-Bit, Spotify   My Question or Issue After the reactivation of my Facebook connection to Spotify, my a...

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Solved!! Playlist partially downloaded

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceHP Pavilion (Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueI'm trying to play the contents of a playlist but from what it seems even when I click the download button and the green button appears on the left (indicatin...

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Plan Free Country US Device HP Pavilion (Desktop) Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue I'm trying to play the contents of a playlist but from what it seems even when I c...

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Solved!! Blue Screen - DRIVER POWER STATE FAILURE

Everytime i try to start spotify in my windows 10 it suddenly stops and the screen freezes; a few minutes later a blue screen with the sign "DRIVER POWER STATE FAILURE" appears. How can i fix this problem? (it only occurs during spotify initializatio...

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Everytime i try to start spotify in my windows 10 it suddenly stops and the screen freezes; a few minutes later a blue screen with the sign "DRIVER POWER STATE FAILURE" appears. How can i fix this pr...

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Self playing track

I have a track that keeps playing itself when a completely different album. Typically, it starts after the first track of the album has been played. I have not selected it. The random track was played but this was weeks ago. Has anyone else experienc...

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I have a track that keeps playing itself when a completely different album. Typically, it starts after the first track of the album has been played.   I have not selected it. The random track ...

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My Spotify keeps connecting with other devices

CountryPolandDeviceHuawei P10 liteOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor about a week, my Spotify keeps turning ON by itself. Even during the phone calls. Also it connects with other devices, which are not even at my house. I can tell, b...

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Country Poland Device Huawei P10 lite Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue For about a week, my Spotify keeps turning ON by itself. Even during the phone calls. Also ...

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Solved!! Windows 10 App CPU Usage

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWIndows 10 DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify app eats the CPU on a speedy new desktop machine. How do I reduce this? Spotify works fine on my little Android phone. Why is the Windows version such...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device WIndows 10 Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify app eats the CPU on a speedy new desktop machine.   How do I red...

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Songs are both added and not added to library

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemWindows 10MacOS Mojave (10.14) My Question or IssueI have songs that I have added into my library on the desktop previously, and then when searching the song or if it appears in suggested, it shows...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 6s Operating System Windows 10 MacOS Mojave (10.14)   My Question or Issue I have songs that I have added into my library on the desktop...

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Superuser Contribution Continuously skipping

My desktop player on windows 10 is continuously skipping songs one second into the song. My account does not do this on iOS, web player or amazon alexa. I have tried to find answers through the community including uninstalling the windows app mulitpl...

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My desktop player on windows 10 is continuously skipping songs one second into the song. My account does not do this on iOS, web player or amazon alexa.  I have tried to find answers through ...

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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Folder Playlist Random Play not random

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm playing the folder of my top 100 of each year, but the random is not random as double play in row. So if the song is found in each 3 playlist, it will play 3 times in a row...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm playing the folder of my top 100 of each year, but the random is not random as double play in r...

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