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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Radio: "More songs load as you listen" Feature not working on Windows 10 as intended...

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto Rico DeviceAcer Nitro 5 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen selecting a radio from a playlist an initial list of generated songs load along with a message at the bottom of "more songs load as you listen"...

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  • Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico   Device Acer Nitro 5 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When selecting a radio from a playlist an initial list of generat...
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Superuser Contribution I have a Microsoft Reward code that doesn't work. How do I fix this?

I have been struggling with this code for hours and I still haven't managed to get this code to work.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have been struggling with this code for hours and I still haven't managed to get this code to work.
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Superuser Contribution Song plays for 2 seconds then skips

Google ChromebookPlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle ChromebookOperating System?My Question or IssueWhenever I play a song it will play for only 2 seconds and then skips to the next song, it'll play that one as well for 2 secs before skipping...

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  • Google Chromebook Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Chromebook Operating System ? My Question or Issue Whenever I play a song it will play for only 2 seconds and then skips t...
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Superuser Contribution Device Synch as OPTION instead of forced mandate!

Please allow user to turn off device synching. I see this issue goes back to 2015 and it seems there is some Spotify ideology that is stopping this small issue to be resolved. Just listen to your customers and give us an option to turn off (or on) sy...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Please allow user to turn off device synching. I see this issue goes back to 2015 and it seems there is some Spotify ideology that is stopping this small issue to be resolved.   Just l...
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Superuser Contribution spotify says 'offline' on windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUSOperating SystemWindows 11 spotify says not availible while you're offline. i am connected to the internet and can still play my liked songs and liked playlists. here is what i have tried:restarting my PCreinstalling spotifyuninst...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Operating System Windows 11   spotify says not availible while you're offline. i am connected to the internet and can still play my liked songs and liked p...
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Superuser Contribution Why is my Spotify not working in Opera browser?

I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no more sound pops up. Then, to make matters worse, I...

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  • I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now notification when playing on Desktop app

"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer import it" notification pops up when I try to play anything on my Desktop app. I tried to fix it and restart it through windows, reinstall it completely and reboot my computer ...

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  • "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer import it" notification pops up when I try to play anything on my Desktop app. I tried to fix it and restart it through windo...
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Lyrics/mic icon still not working

I have Spotify premium (not sure if it matters) and the lyric feature (the mic icon in the now playing bar) is still not working. I uninstalled and reinstalled, logged out and back in, nothing will get it to work. I've seen threads saying this issue ...

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  • I have Spotify premium (not sure if it matters) and the lyric feature (the mic icon in the now playing bar) is still not working. I uninstalled and reinstalled, logged out and back in, nothing will g...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop App cant connect via LAN

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Hello,my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN.Every title is grey instead of white. When i try to play something it says "Bitte deaktiviere de...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   Hello, my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN. Every title is gre...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

I have a very unusual problem with playing songs.Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them into liked, it started playing.I tired all solutions li...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a very unusual problem with playing songs. Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them in...
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Superuser Contribution spotify wont open even after a clean reinstall

about 2 days ago i started having an issue where spotify wouldnt open, id try and open it and then nothing, not even task manager shows anything. i tried reinstalling it and that didnt work so i tried a clean reinstall and that didnt work either and ...

  • Casual Listener
  • about 2 days ago i started having an issue where spotify wouldnt open, id try and open it and then nothing, not even task manager shows anything. i tried reinstalling it and that didnt work so i trie...
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Superuser Contribution All songs on all playlists unavailable after update, then "Something Went Wrong" message

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRight after my Spotify Desktop updated itself this morning, every single song in every one of my playlists were disabled and couldn't be played, with a "Con...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue Right after my Spotify Desktop updated itself this morning, every single...
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Superuser Contribution Local File album title font size slightly larger than normal

My Question or IssueWhile not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first, once you notice it, it really starts to get on your ...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue While not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first,...
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Superuser Contribution Feature - Continue play on PC speakers AND cast to Google Cast device.

Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.

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  • Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.
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Superuser Contribution Screen keep going to flicker when I play a song

CountrySwitzerlandDeviceDell Latitude 7490Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueSince today, my two screens keep going to flicker when I start to play a song.

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  • Country Switzerland Device Dell Latitude 7490 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since today, my two screens keep going to flicker when I start to play a song.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All playlist are empty only on desktop

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 I have spotify premium and i use it on 3 devices: on my desktop, on my laptop and on my Android phone and also in the web player. Since one month i can't listen any song on spotify but only in my des...

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  • Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   I have spotify premium and i use it on 3 devices: on my desktop, on my laptop and on my Android phone and also in the web player....
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Superuser Contribution why can i not remove songs from my playlist

when I know longer want to have a song on my playlist i used to be able to delete it from any of my own playlists i use this function to manage the size of my playlists

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  • when I know longer want to have a song on my playlist i used to be able to delete it from any of my own playlists i use this function to manage the size of my playlists
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Superuser Contribution Playback speed seems to be sped up on Desktop app

I've been listening to some songs I am VERY familiar with, and they seem to be playing much faster than they should be. Some sound just faster, but other, slower songs get distorted.

  • Newbie
  • I've been listening to some songs I am VERY familiar with, and they seem to be playing much faster than they should be. Some sound just faster, but other, slower songs get distorted.
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