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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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Upload files with RSS

PlanFreeCountry: Greece DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan I upload files from RSS?

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Plan Free Country: Greece   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Can I upload files from RSS?

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Recently Play Artist not showing?

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 Question or Issue My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cover) on the left under HomeSearchYour library here's where it would display the ...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 7   Question or Issue   My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cov...

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Upload Musics

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow i can uploadd song to spotify?

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue How i c...

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Superuser Contribution Volume Slider and Song Seek Slider Won't Work

So for some reason, the volume slider and song seek slider (I never know what to call them) won't work. Whenever I try to drag the dot to the volume slider or the song seek slider, it won't work. Everything else works perfectly fine, but it's those t...

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So for some reason, the volume slider and song seek slider (I never know what to call them) won't work. Whenever I try to drag the dot to the volume slider or the song seek slider, it won't work. Eve...

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Any song I play is added to one of my playlists, even if I’m playing that playlist.

I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is added to a specific playlist I have. This leads to ...

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I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is ...

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Spotify de escritorio es viejo, no customizable, lento, horrible y poco funcional

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi.The spotify website shows the podcasts that I have scheduled but the desktop application does not do so having them scheduled from the application. Spotify desktop i...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi. The spotify website shows the podcasts that I have scheduled but the desktop applicatio...

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Solved!! Desktop overlay shows chrome.exe even if it is turned off

PlanPremiumCountry Finland DevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueIssue #1So after the latest spotify patch 1.1.8.439.g8502297d the overlay that pops up when you switch songs etc. comes on automatically even if it's turned off everytime s...

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  Plan Premium Country  Finland   Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Issue #1 So after the latest spotify patch 1.1.8.439.g8502297d the ove...

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Application Stuck on a Single Artist/Album

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueA week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever since then, while I can search for other music and go into my ow...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever...

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Uninstalled Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceAcer Aspire E 14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've tried the Program version, the App version. I've tried disabling hardware ac...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Acer Aspire E 14 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've ...

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laptop in bluetooth speaker

PlanPremiumCountryphilippinesDevicepcOperating Systemwindows My Question or Issuemy laptop is connected to a bluetooth speaker. but when i play spotify the sound is not coming out from the bluetooth speaker but from the laptops' speaker. any idea wha...

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Plan Premium Country philippines Device pc Operating System windows   My Question or Issue my laptop is connected to a bluetooth speaker. but when i play spotify the sound is not comin...

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Spotify skips every 5-10 seconds.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell laptop 2017 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last 2 weeks, when listening to Spotify on a laptop with external speakers, music is skipping every 5-10 seconds. It's not skipping ahead or to anothe...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell laptop 2017   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the last 2 weeks, when listening to Spotify on a laptop with ext...

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Windows 10 CLiP device license not found

Hi I'm on windows 10 and sometimes Spotify will refuse to launch and instead show an error message (see below). Sometimes this goes away on it's own but it keeps coming back. I've seen only one post on here and it says the solution was to update my P...

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Hi I'm on windows 10 and sometimes Spotify will refuse to launch and instead show an error message (see below). Sometimes this goes away on it's own but it keeps coming back. I've seen only one post ...

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most songs are greyed out

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicewindows 10 dekstopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuea lot of songs are unplayable and therefor greyed out. how do i fix this? it started about a moth ago, often daily mix playlists are completely filled wi...

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  Plan Free Country Netherlands Device windows 10 dekstop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue a lot of songs are unplayable and therefor greyed out. how do i fix t...

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Re: Spotify on my desktop lags when it is the active window

Hi, Comment to an already answered question.https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416 PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceAcer Aspire GX-781 Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10...

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Hi,   Comment to an already answered question. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416   Plan Premium ...

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Spotify is so slow and keeps lagging

PlanPremiumCountryThe netherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince the last update spotify is sooo slow and it just keeps lagging! For example if i search for a song it stays black and if i click on a song it's stuck a...

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Plan Premium Country The netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since the last update spotify is sooo slow and it just keeps lagging! For example...

Sebasty

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Spotify not changing song immediately in playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday I'm listening to some suggested playlists and when I click to go to the next song there's a 1-2 second delay where the song I want to skip keeps playing before starting ...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Today I'm listening to some suggested playlists and when I click to go to the next song the...

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Playlist Cover changing does not work

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+, ComputerOperating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueSomehow the changing of the cover for my playlists does not work. When I change the cover in my Desktop Application it ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy S9+, Computer Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Somehow the changing of the cover for ...

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Cannot Delete Local files

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePC LaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to delete the local files on my Spotify, I have tried everything. Ive tried going to "%appdata%\Spotify\Users\" and deleting "local-files.bnk". I have tried ...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I am trying to delete the local files on my Spotify, I have tried everything. Iv...

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Connecting İssues servers

PlanPremiumCountryTROperating System(windows) My Question or Issuei cant connect spotfy actually i cant listen music firstly i closed firewallthen reinstalled appwhat should i do i cant connect there is screenshot in there look at and pls solve my pr...

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Plan Premium Country TR Operating System (windows)   My Question or Issue i cant connect spotfy actually i cant listen music  firstly i closed firewall then reinstalled app what ...

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Can't play all songs in library

The Windows desktop player used to have "Songs" under "Library" but this option has disappeared. Do I really need to go through every single album in my library and click "Like"? If so, that's insanely user-hostile. PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10...

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The Windows desktop player used to have "Songs" under "Library" but this option has disappeared. Do I really need to go through every single album in my library and click "Like"? If so, that's insane...

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