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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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julianmensink

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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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moep99

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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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My spotify suddenly low sound and starts playing a really weird playlist

This is actually very weird and it happens always when i listen to spotify in my pc, suddenly sound goes off and start playin a astist ive never searched before, artist name is Justin.Paris.2222, please solve this i really started thinking my spotify...

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This is actually very weird and it happens always when i listen to spotify in my pc, suddenly sound goes off and start playin a astist ive never searched before, artist name is Justin.Paris.2222, ple...

Kittscloud

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing my games

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpuOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issuewhenever i use spotify, around every 20-30 minutes my spotify will play a repeating 2 seconds on whatever it got glitched on, com...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpu Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue whenever i use spotify, around every 20-...

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Superuser Contribution PC UYGULAMASINDAN ŞARKI AÇMAYA ÇALIŞTIĞIMDA EKRAN KENDİLİĞİNDEN KAPANIYOR

Bilgisayarımda windows uygulaması yüklü ekranı açtığımda sürekli kapandığı için silip tekrar yükledim ancak sorun giderilmedi. Hala uygulamayı açtığımda ekran kendiliğinden kapanıyor.

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Bilgisayarımda windows uygulaması yüklü ekranı açtığımda sürekli kapandığı için silip tekrar yükledim ancak sorun giderilmedi. Hala uygulamayı açtığımda ekran kendiliğinden kapanıyor.

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So tired of hearing the same songs over and over

I'm getting more and more bored of Spotify. I feel like i've been hearing the same songs of my favorite artists in the daily mixes. I guess Spotify is more targeted towards people who listen to pop music. Pop music is more a market than an actual art...

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I'm getting more and more bored of Spotify. I feel like i've been hearing the same songs of my favorite artists in the daily mixes.   I guess Spotify is more targeted towards people who listen...

DragonFlyEye

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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not import my local files

My local files (LF) are Mp3 format, they are my own productions, not downloaded or copied. There is Spotify running in this Windows 11 PC. My LF are playable by Spotify, they are visible in Local Files folder. I created playlist with my LF to be able...

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My local files (LF) are Mp3 format, they are my own productions, not downloaded or copied. There is Spotify running in this Windows 11 PC. My LF are playable by Spotify, they are visible in Local ...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChromeOS My Question or Issue For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to play something it plays then when it finishes it plays 1 second of the next song then ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Chromebook Operating System ChromeOS   My Question or Issue   For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to pla...

tabasmita

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App not working anymore with headset

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past week or two, I’ve been having an issue with the Spotify app on my PC and my headset.I have a HyperX Cloud Flight S that I use for audio, but for some unknown...

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Plan Premium Country France   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past week or two, I’ve been having an issue with the Spotify app on my PC and m...

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Superuser Contribution System try icon disappears when Windows Explorer is restarted (Windows 11)

Every single time without fail on Windows 11, restarting Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) for any reason while Spotify is running will cause the system tray icon for Spotify to disappear. It will not re-appear until I close Spotify fully, which due to...

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Every single time without fail on Windows 11, restarting Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) for any reason while Spotify is running will cause the system tray icon for Spotify to disappear.   It ...

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Superuser Contribution New Folder Added All Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI try to separate out certain items into folders and today when I created a new folder at the top of my playlist view after a few seconds it had added all 775 playlists to t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device HP  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I try to separate out certain items into folders and today when I created a new folder at th...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10, Song is playing, PC has sound, but Spotify doesn't. (until I [...] every time)

PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, after last week's Windows 10 Update or so, I've been unable to play any song on Spotify on my laptop, other apps have sound and when I play it from my cellphone it pla...

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Plan Free Country Japan Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, after last week's Windows 10 Update or so, I've been unable to play any song on Spotify on ...

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Superuser Contribution Sound cracking using 7.1 surround sound

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.51.345.gcc39d911Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueWhen I open spotify with 7.1 surround sound on the sound glitches + you hear cracking sounds. When I disable sur...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue When I open spotify with 7.1 surro...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume automatically adjusted to max on desktop

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI recently got a new desktop computer installed with Windows 11. I found the system volume always adjusted automatically up to the max (100) every time I switch to Spotify from other programs. An...

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Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I recently got a new desktop computer installed with Windows 11. I found the system volume always adjusted automatically up to ...

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Superuser Contribution audio gets lowered whenever i change volume

Im on windows 11, and I wasn't sure if it's my iems dying on me or the app messing up my audio. My Spotify volume whenever i touch the volume slider whether its increasing or decreasing the volume, automatically get significantly quiet. It doesn't af...

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Im on windows 11, and I wasn't sure if it's my iems dying on me or the app messing up my audio.  My Spotify volume whenever i touch the volume slider whether its increasing or decreasing the vo...

Susan_GP

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PC client does not remember previous volume setting after shutting down and turning on

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIf my Spotify volume is 50%, and I increase it to 100% and then turn off my PC and turn it on again, Spotify will reopen with a volume of 50%. It seems to not store the vo...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue If my Spotify volume is 50%, and I increase it to 100% and then turn off my PC and turn it on a...

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Superuser Contribution Massive Input Delay/Lag and Song Transition Lag

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Acer Nitro 5OS: Win 11The issue is as follows: Every time I use Spotify specifically on this Windows 11 laptop, I receive massive input delay and song transition lag. Let me elaborate further. When using playback cont...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Acer Nitro 5 OS: Win 11 The issue is as follows: Every time I use Spotify specifically on this Windows 11 laptop, I receive massive input delay and song tra...

UncleBenZ13

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What is Spotify doing with my mp4 files?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhat is spotify doing with my mp4 files? I was trying to move some of them. Windows didn't allow. I checked with an unlocker app and saw that spotify was using one of the files...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue What is spotify doing with my mp4 files? I was trying to move some of them. Windows d...

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Superuser Contribution Musicxmatch font size is too big

Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi guys, I'm really loving reading the lyrics while I listen to them, but the question is: why is the font so big? How can I resize it? And is it possible to have the full lyrics?

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Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hi guys, I'm really loving reading the lyrics while I listen to them, but the question is: why is the font so big? How can I resi...

sh0d4n

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Solved!! Can't see friends' listening activity

My Question or IssueI can't see any of my friends' activity and it kept saying "go to settings to enable my share my listening activity" which I did multiple times. I also uninstalled and reinstalled the app, restarted my computer, logged out and log...

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My Question or Issue I can't see any of my friends' activity and it kept saying "go to settings to enable my share my listening activity" which I did multiple times. I also uninstalled and reinstall...

MauriceMV

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win11] Spotify keeps crashing my computer

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIntel® Core™**bleep**NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or Issue[Very lengthy post but the subject is basically the TLDR] 02/28/2022For a couple of months now, Spotify has been freezing...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Intel® Core™**bleep** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER   Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue [Very lengthy post but the subject i...

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