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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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Cant open spotify

PlanFreeCountryMexicoDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 version 1803 My Question or IssueSpotify does not open to me, I uninstalled and reinstalled it several times and it still did not open anything, ...

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Plan Free Country Mexico Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10 version 1803   My Question or Issue Spotify does not open to me, I unins...

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Spotify Not Scrobbling To Last.Fm

I just joined Last.Fm yesterday and allowed it to have access to my Spotify, the scrobble feature has worked fine the last two days but earlier, it completely stopped scrobbling and Last.Fm even wouldn't let me love any more songs, every time I try t...

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I just joined Last.Fm yesterday and allowed it to have access to my Spotify, the scrobble feature has worked fine the last two days but earlier, it completely stopped scrobbling and Last.Fm even woul...

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Spotify wont work

hej my problem is that when i try to start a song in spotify, it says "spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.its songs there are in spotify not songs i have on my pc.i already tried reinstall it, p...

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hej my problem is that when i try to start a song in spotify, it says "spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. its songs there are in spotify not ...

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Sliders (volume and "time") not working

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or IssueI can't move the volume slider with mouse, I can only increase/decrease volume by keyboard shortcuts (CTRL + up/down arrow) and I can't seek forward/bac...

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Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Professional   My Question or Issue I can't move the volume slider with mouse, I can only increase/decrease volu...

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Plays 2 songs and stops, no commercials either

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn my desktop using Windows 10, it plays 2 songs and stops. None of the commercials play, it just stops. I have to close out of Spotify, wait a few seconds, reopen ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On my desktop using Windows 10, it plays 2 songs and stops.  None of the commercial...

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Solved!! How do I uncheck all liked songs?

After I renewed my Spotify Premium subscription, I noticed that all of my previous added songs to the library became "liked" songs. There are now around 4000 songs in the liked section. Is ther any way to uncheck all of those songs? I really don't wa...

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After I renewed my Spotify Premium subscription, I noticed that all of my previous added songs to the library became "liked" songs. There are now around 4000 songs in the liked section. Is ther any w...

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My songs won´t show in any playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSince a long time ago most of my songs don´t show but now none of them, any ideas of what can I do?

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  Plan Premium Country Spain Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Since a long time ago most of my songs don´t show but now none of them, any ...

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Friend activity still not updating

I am using the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and I only just downloaded the app onto my pc today. My friend activity will not update no matter what I do. So far I have tried:Re-installing SpotifyRestarting my pc Logging in and out of my Spotify ac...

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I am using the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and I only just downloaded the app onto my pc today. My friend activity will not update no matter what I do.  So far I have tried: Re-installing...

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ALL the songs greyed out

PlanFreeCountryMexicoDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issuei try to listen to my playlist using the program,and all the songs are greyed out and my playlists apear empty,i see in the web player,and the song appear but not in the progr...

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  Plan Free Country Mexico Device Pc Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue i try to listen to my playlist using the program,and all the songs are greyed out and my pl...

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spotify slowly

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New Releases for You disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe New Releases for You section has disappeared from Browse > Discover for me for days now. Please fix this as it's a really useful section that I rely heavily upon to di...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The New Releases for You section has disappeared from Browse > Discover for me for day...

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Spotify only plays Local Files

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify hasn't been working at all for a while now. I can still play Local Files but I don't need Spotify for that. Songs simply don't play when I click on them, they hav...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify hasn't been working at all for a while now. I can still play Local Files but I don't n...

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Spotify prevents computer from going to sloop

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 version 1903 My Question or IssueWhenever spotify is running my computer does not go to sleep.It does not matter whether music is playing or not. C:\WINDOWS\system32>powercfg /r...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10 version 1903   My Question or Issue Whenever spotify is running my computer does not go to sleep. It do...

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Spotify does not show correct song when playing playlist randomized

PlanPremiumCountry SE DeviceLenovo CarbonOperating SystemW10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I play the starred playlist (randomized) the song played is different from the one showed at the bottom of Spotify applicati...

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Plan Premium Country SE   Device Lenovo Carbon Operating System W10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   When I play the starred playlist (...

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Legendary recordings recommendations seen on mobile not available in desktop app

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am old school and like to collect albums rather than songs. I am building my library of classical albums and on my iPad this is easy by searching under classical and h...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am old school and like to collect albums rather than songs.  I am building my lib...

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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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Artillery - By Inheritance in Turkey

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(iPhone 6, Windows 10)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10)My Question or IssueHello, in Turkey Artillery - By Inheritance album is not available please solve this problem. Thanks

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (iPhone 6, Windows 10) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, in Turkey Artillery - By Inheritance album is not available p...

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Desktop app randomly stops loading for some reason

PlanFree/PremiumDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate 64-bit My Question or Issueplease review the image provided for bug replication

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Plan Free/Premium Device Computer Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit   My Question or Issue please review the image provided for bug replication

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Local files showing even though it's turned off

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 8 Plus, Desktop, iPad Pro)Operating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhy do local files keep showing in Spotify when I have it turned off in options? By local files I assume it means files on my lo...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US Device (iPhone 8 Plus, Desktop, iPad Pro) Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Why do local files keep showing in Spotify when I ha...

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Como eu faço para bloquear artistas no Pc?

Plan | PlanoFreeCountry | PaísBrazilDevice | DispositivoAcer Aspire E1-510Operating System | SOWindows 10 1803 My Question or IssuePT: Como eu faço para bloquear artistas?En: How do I block artists?

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Plan | Plano Free Country | País Brazil Device | Dispositivo Acer Aspire E1-510 Operating System | SO Windows 10 1803   My Question or Issue PT: Como eu faço para bloquear artista...

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