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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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Superuser Contribution Continuously skipping

My desktop player on windows 10 is continuously skipping songs one second into the song. My account does not do this on iOS, web player or amazon alexa. I have tried to find answers through the community including uninstalling the windows app mulitpl...

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My desktop player on windows 10 is continuously skipping songs one second into the song. My account does not do this on iOS, web player or amazon alexa.  I have tried to find answers through ...

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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Folder Playlist Random Play not random

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm playing the folder of my top 100 of each year, but the random is not random as double play in row. So if the song is found in each 3 playlist, it will play 3 times in a row...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm playing the folder of my top 100 of each year, but the random is not random as double play in r...

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When pause Spotify play by itself after ~10-15 seconds.

Plan : PremiumCountry : TürkiyeDevice : Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Gen NotebookOperating System : Windows 10 64bitMy Question or IssueMy headset on the notebook, whenever I pause Spotify, it would unpause itself or just play by itself after ~10-15 seconds....

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Plan : Premium Country : Türkiye Device : Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Gen Notebook Operating System : Windows 10 64bit My Question or Issue My headset on the notebook, whenever I pause Spotify, it ...

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Spotify PC app

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI use the free version of Spotify. This PC uses Windows 10 (64-bit) Home (1903, build 18362.1...

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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 I use t...

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[Playlists] How to start tracks at specific point

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone X iOS 12, Windows 10 My Question or IssueUpon listening to a playlist I noticed that there is backend control over start times and fades uniqe to individual tracks, how would I go about using these advanced playli...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone X iOS 12, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Upon listening to a playlist I noticed that there is backend control over start times and fa...

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Google Cast devices don't appear unless I cast from another device first

My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first. Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible: There's no sign of my Google Home devices! So I say to Google Home "Play x...

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My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first.    Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible:  ...

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On a windows 10 desktop downloaded spotify music

PremiumCountry: New Zealand DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files??

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Premium Country: New Zealand   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files?? &nb...

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Spotify Overlay

I have a very simple question. How do you enable the Spotify overlay? I have already enabled it in the settings, I just want to know what button combination you have to use in order to enable it in-game. I have tried CTRL+ Left/Right arrow, though th...

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I have a very simple question. How do you enable the Spotify overlay? I have already enabled it in the settings, I just want to know what button combination you have to use in order to enable it in-g...

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Can't listen to Japanese artists?

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindwos 10 My Question or IssueI've been searching wide and far for a solution for this and I just can't find anything, or nothing fixes the issue. I can't listen to (over 85%) of any Japanese artists ...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windwos 10   My Question or Issue I've been searching wide and far for a solution for this and I just can't find anything, or no...

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Weekly released, can it be reversed 1 week?

I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?

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I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?  

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Spotify switches to chrome browser automatically

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am playing music through the spotify app on windows while sending emails. Each time it seems to switch automatically to playing from browser versus from the app...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am playing music through the spotify app on windows while sending emails. Each time ...

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DATA LOSS from one-click deletion of albums from Your Library

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRead the title.You can remove entire albums from Your Library with one click with no means to undo. I was trying to see what songs I had saved for an artist and deleted them a...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Read the title. You can remove entire albums from Your Library with one click with no means to und...

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Clicking on album cover(of current playing song) takes you to wrong song.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.9.383.g9f48828eHardware AccelerationDisabled My Question or IssueI'm playing a song on my playlist. Clicking on the album cover in the bottom left corner takes me to a...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e Hardware Acceleration Disabled   My Question or Issue I'm playing a song...

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Windows 10 Desktop App - Podscasts still gives error message

PlanPremiumCountryUS-FloridaDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIn another forum, you mention that you have fixed the "There is a problem displaying this page" error when trying to play podcasts. You have not. Frustrating. Y...

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  Plan Premium Country US-Florida Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In another forum, you mention that you have fixed the "There is a problem displayin...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify changes song constantly and automatically when I press the play button

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago the desktop application for windows changes song constantly when I press the play button, I have the application on android and it does not happen the same, it w...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few days ago the desktop application for windows changes song constantly when I press the play button,...

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Superuser Contribution Recent update has broken the ability to find songs or artists in your playlist quickly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBefore the most recent update, regardless of how your playlist is sorted (by artist, title etc.) you could click on the playist, not the search bar mind you, but the playlist ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Before the most recent update, regardless of how your playlist is sorted (by artist, title etc.) yo...

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Windows 10 Game Bar Doesn't work with Family Premium Account

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home 1903 May Update My Question or IssueI have found what i suspect is a bug of sorts in the Spotify Widget for the Windows 10 Game Bar. When i'm logged into Spotify wit...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Home 1903 May Update   My Question or Issue I have found what i suspect is a bug of sorts in the ...

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No option to download certain songs/album.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHiI'm downloading a load of songs onto my laptop so I have a big selection when offline. I downloaded about 600 songs form playlists with no issues, but now the bu...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi I'm downloading a load of songs onto my laptop so I have a big selection wh...

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Music stops playing after putting aux in

So after 1 hour not hearing music on spotify i put in the aux cable into my pc and everytime i did this, a popup came up which said that the title cannot be played you have to import it, but it is importet. The Support unfortunetely needs hours to wr...

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So after 1 hour not hearing music on spotify i put in the aux cable into my pc and everytime i did this, a popup came up which said that the title cannot be played you have to import it, but it is im...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Not synced with Android nor Lastfm since last update

Hello, Since last Spotify desktop update (1.1.8.439.g8502297d) on May 30th, I can't use Spotify Connect to cross listen between my phone and my computer.Also, Lastfm doesn't detect the songs I play on my desktop Spotify since that same update. I trie...

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Hello,   Since last Spotify desktop update (1.1.8.439.g8502297d) on May 30th, I can't use Spotify Connect to cross listen between my phone and my computer. Also, Lastfm doesn't detect the son...

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