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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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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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Superuser Contribution Unable to hear Spotify with headphones on Windows 10

PlanFPremiumCountryUSADevicen/aOperating Systemwindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueWhen I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine without headphones but nothing comes through the headphones. I tried setting t...

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Plan FPremium Country USA Device n/a Operating System windows 10 desktop   My Question or Issue When I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine wi...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop fails to load when AppData is folder redirected

PlanN/ACountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the appdata folder is pointed to a network location via folder redirection. We are in a corporate...

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  Plan N/A Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the ap...

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Superuser Contribution dont have a password

PlanPremiumCountrynorwayDevicesamsung s24 My Question or Issuehow can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no password and i cant change it or anyting on the account so i cant log in from...

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Plan Premium Country norway Device samsung s24   My Question or Issue how can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no passw...

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Nov. 1, 2024 windows 10 desktop premium playlist followers frozen for two months!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Superuser Contribution Can't login on Spotify Desktop App Win10 (Error code: accounts:103)

PlanPremium individualCountryArgentinaDeviceWin10 Pro N x64Operating SystemEdition Windows 10 Pro NVersion 20H2 My Question or IssueHi, I got my password changed and now the app can't log in.Backstory: I had to work in-office so I tried to log in at ...

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Plan Premium individual Country Argentina Device Win10 Pro N x64 Operating System Edition Windows 10 Pro N Version 20H2   My Question or Issue Hi, I got my password changed and now th...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution graphical glitch to report on desktop app

When a song is playing, and the 'now playing' page is opened to the right, when you go to add a song to a new playlist, the drop-down menu has a seizure. Windows 10, desktop via Microsoft Store, version 1.249.439.0. This occurs on a fresh boot, with ...

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When a song is playing, and the 'now playing' page is opened to the right, when you go to add a song to a new playlist, the drop-down menu has a seizure. Windows 10, desktop via Microsoft Store, vers...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Won't Unmute in Volume Mixer

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceIdeaPad FlexOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueAs you can see in the screen shot attached, Spotify will not unmute. I have relaunched the app, closed other applications, and changed the volume. No matter what I do...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device IdeaPad Flex Operating System Windows 10   My Issue As you can see in the screen shot attached, Spotify will not unmute. I have relaunched the...

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Spotify says "Can't find that album," same goes for Artists.

Whenever I click on an album, artist or playlist, it comes up with "Can't find that..." each time.

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Whenever I click on an album, artist or playlist, it comes up with "Can't find that..." each time.

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win 11] Spotify keeps crashing after startup

PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceIntel Alder LakeOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open app , wait, app crashes with no error message.Have already contacted support and use...

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Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Intel Alder Lake Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Albums in library not showing when viewing from playlist

Windows App I have a strange issue, I have a big playlist of songs I'm using to discover things on. Often taken from other users playlists or Spotify created playlists. I have a strange issue where I recognise a song/album and think, "I already have ...

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Windows App   I have a strange issue, I have a big playlist of songs I'm using to discover things on. Often taken from other users playlists or Spotify created  playlists.  I have a ...

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All Songs Fade In

PlanPremium FamilyCountryU.S./MongoliaDeviceMSI MODERN 15 H B13MOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery song I play on the desktop app has a half-second fade-in. The fade in doesn't happen for my phone or the web player, only the desktop...

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Plan Premium Family Country U.S./Mongolia Device MSI MODERN 15 H B13M Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every song I play on the desktop app has a half-second fade-in....

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Strange interaction with Spotify and my DAC

I'm using the most recent version (1.1.15.448) of the Spotify app for Win 10 which I downloaded directly from Spotify. It plays correctly when using the Realtek sound drivers for my on-board audio. I just purchased a DAC (an RME ADI-2 DAC) which conn...

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I'm using the most recent version (1.1.15.448) of the Spotify app for Win 10 which I downloaded directly from Spotify. It plays correctly when using the Realtek sound drivers for my on-board audio. ...

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Bug(?) in Windows desktop app - can't find album

Windows 10 - Spotify Premium. I started to get a problem yesterday (not experienced previously) where if I click on an album link from a track in a playlist, or if I do general search and click on albums returned by the search I get the following mes...

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Windows 10 - Spotify Premium.   I started to get a problem yesterday (not experienced previously) where if I click on an album link from a track in a playlist, or if I do general search and cl...

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Superuser Contribution Next track does not play if another fullscreen app is open

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I have another program in fullscreen mode (often a video game), the desktop app does not continue to the next track after finishing the current tra...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If I have another program in fullscreen mode (often a video game), the des...

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Superuser Contribution Where to get Fridays playlist of updated artists based on my own liked song

At the end of October, I stumbled across a playlist (updated every Friday) , about new releases from artists based on my own personal liked songs. I could easily keep up with all new releases from my favorite artists based on my personal playlists an...

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At the end of October, I stumbled across a playlist (updated every Friday) , about new releases from artists based on my own personal liked songs. I could easily keep up with all new releases from ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Main site defaulting to German

I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .com/de/ against my best efforts to prevent it. I can...

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I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .c...

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Superuser Contribution The authorize page after clicking log in doesn't load

Trying to log on the windows app. When I click the log in button it takes me to "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize..." but the page never loads. I can't get the web player to load either. I've disabled all ad blockers and reinstalled spotify.

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Trying to log on the windows app. When I click the log in button it takes me to "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize..." but the page never loads. I can't get the web player to load either. I've d...

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Superuser Contribution How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen?

How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.  

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How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.   

Maria

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Spotify is the single worst PC app I have ever used.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceEvery PC, doesn't matterOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it completely sucks **bleep**. It is such a pain to use. The amount of times I have to clo...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Every PC, doesn't matter Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it com...

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