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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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Solved!! Unknown song loaded on startup

When I boot my computer and spotify starts up, it starts with an unknown song, not remembering what it was I was actually listening to last time. It's a seemingly random song that I've definitely never intentionally listened to on spotify, with the s...

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When I boot my computer and spotify starts up, it starts with an unknown song, not remembering what it was I was actually listening to last time.  It's a seemingly random song that I've definite...

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How do I move recently played to the top of my home page?

Whenever I try to go to my recently played, it's all the way at the bottom at my home page. Instead im clusterd by "spotify generated playlist" which are annoying. Anyway to move recently played to the top so I don't have to keep searching for the sa...

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Whenever I try to go to my recently played, it's all the way at the bottom at my home page. Instead im clusterd by "spotify generated playlist" which are annoying. Anyway to move recently played to t...

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I blocked an artist on Daily Mix, but they still play.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC and Samsung Note 9Operating SystemWindows 10, latest Android OS My Question or IssueThere is an artist that keeps popping up in my Daily Mix and I liked them at first, but now they play far too often and I'm si...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC and Samsung Note 9 Operating System Windows 10, latest Android OS   My Question or Issue There is an artist that keeps popping up in my Dai...

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Blocking artist

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy is it impossible to block artists? I have noticed some times when I'm playing radio, I get an option to block a song. If I'm lucky I even get to block artist, but in 90% of t...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why is it impossible to block artists? I have noticed some times when I'm playing radio, I get an option t...

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Faulty volume control

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceLaptop Clevo NH870HK1Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe volume slider for the windows version doesnt work according to expectationsExpectation:Slider is at max, have max volumeReality:Volume is lower...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Laptop Clevo NH870HK1 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The volume slider for the windows version doesnt work according...

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Album covers doesn't show up.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.About a week ago i've discovered that, when i play the song the album cover (in the left corner just above the artist and title) doesn't show up. I've tried to searc...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. About a week ago i've discovered that, when i play the song the album cover (in...

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The same song continues to play when switching devices (not related to "connect to a device")

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceLaptop / Android phoneOperating SystemWindows 10 / Android Nougat / Spotify latest versions. My Question or IssueHello,Since yesterday, my "setup" is not working. Let me explain. I listen to different playlists every day....

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Laptop / Android phone Operating System Windows 10 / Android Nougat / Spotify latest versions.   My Question or Issue Hello, Since yesterday, my "set...

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Spotify won't start

Hello! I can't start my spotify, when I run the program it just says "app won't start" . I tried to reinstall the program but for some reason I need to start the app before I delete it. Please help!Sachin Khanna

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Hello!   I can't start my spotify, when I run the program it just says "app won't start" . I tried to reinstall the program but for some reason I need to start the app before I delete it. &nb...

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Specific Song not showing in local files

I'm on premium and I have been since I created this account. I had this issue previously on my Windows 7 PC, and it seems to still be an issue on my Windows 10 PC. No matter what I do, I cannot get a certain mp3 file to show up in Local Files. It's t...

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I'm on premium and I have been since I created this account. I had this issue previously on my Windows 7 PC, and it seems to still be an issue on my Windows 10 PC.    No matter what I do,...

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Browsing followed artist showing non-liked songs

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9, Microsoft Surface Book 2Operating SystemAndriod Pie, Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen browsing artists that you follow that you also have liked songs from, some artists show a list of songs, inc...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Samsung Galaxy 9,  Microsoft Surface Book 2 Operating System Andriod Pie, Windows 10   My Question or Issue When browsing artists that you ...

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Playback does not start

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 1809 My Question or Issue We have two spotify users in our household (separate accounts). A few days we notified the desktop app does not play any songs anymore. I've tried a few things:use the...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 1809   My Question or Issue   We have two spotify users in our household (separate accounts). A few days we notifi...

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Made For You Content Not Updating

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceHuaweiOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have came back after a few years of using other services and I've found that my discover weekly is not updating and is still stuck on the playlist from 2 years ago. I a...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Huawei Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have came back after a few years of using other services and I've found that my discover wee...

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Podcasts Updated List

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueIt would be great to have the option to organise your podcasts in one giant list with them sorted as "most recently updated" so you have the most recently released podcast fr...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue It would be great to have the option to organise your podcasts in one giant list with them sorted ...

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Local Files Greying Out

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePC, Laptop, SmartphoneOperating SystemWindows 8 For some reason after I made playlists with local files and download them on my PC, everything works. But after I downloaded the playlists on my Laptop which operates on Wi...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC, Laptop, Smartphone Operating System Windows 8    For some reason after I made playlists with local files and download them on my PC, everythi...

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Some Songs Don't Play

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Inspiron 5558Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome songs I try to play don't seem to play and this has been happening for months now. I've reinstalled from spotify.com and from the Windows Store to no ava...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Inspiron 5558 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some songs I try to play don't seem to play and this has been happening for months...

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Fix Navigating to Current Song

When a song is playing, you can click on the album art to immediately navigate to the song and playlist where you're listening to it from.I've noticed that this often takes me to a different song in the same playlist, and highlighting it instead.Atta...

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When a song is playing, you can click on the album art to immediately navigate to the song and playlist where you're listening to it from. I've noticed that this often takes me to a different song i...

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Mark Podcast Played

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAllow the ability to mark a podcast episode played from the desktop like you have on mobile devices.

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Allow the ability to mark a podcast episode played from the desktop like you have on mobile ...

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Spotify won't start

Hello! I can't start my spotify, when I run the program it just says "app won't start" . I tried to reinstall the program but for some reason I need to start the app before I delete it. Please help!

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Hello!   I can't start my spotify, when I run the program it just says "app won't start" . I tried to reinstall the program but for some reason I need to start the app before I delete it. &nb...

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Pressing the side button of the mouse to go back will scroll you to the bottom of the album page

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGo to any artist with a lot of releases (Moby is a really good example). Go to their about page and scroll to the bottom of it (has to be the very bottom). Then press the sidebutton on your mouse to go b...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Go to any artist with a lot of releases (Moby is a really good example). Go to their about page and scroll to the bottom of it (has to be t...

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How to dislike track

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm new to Spotify, coming from Google Play Music. There, I could dislike a track, something I'd like to do here too. I'm using the windows desktop app to start track/playlist radios b...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm new to Spotify, coming from Google Play Music. There, I could dislike a track, something I'd like to do here...

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