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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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ethan989

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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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Skipping tracks continuously

Plan: Family as well as freeCountry: BEDevices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows)Operating System: (Android and Windows 10) My Question or IssueSince today songs keep skipping every second on my Windows 10 laptop. 1) Uninstalled Spotify, deleted AppData...

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Plan: Family as well as free Country: BE Devices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows) Operating System: (Android and Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Since today songs keep skipping every s...

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Getting google assistant to play an album

Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name? So, random example, the album 'Bad' by Michael Jackson - asking for it just gets you the song rather than ...

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  Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name?    So, random example, the album 'B...

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does spotify send emails re password reset

PlanFree/Premium/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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Billy-J

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Maximized window restores incorrectly after being closed to tray

When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Automatically Adds Every Song I Hear to the Current Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this playlist on shuffle, the song I listen to somehow gets re-added to the playlist. It d...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue I created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this p...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app wont sync with mobile

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello guys, I have a problem, recently I changed my cellphone to a new one and I logged in wi...

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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 Hello g...

Jemi

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Deleted songs in Playlist - How do I undo?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.s.DevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhile copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently deleted all of the songs (164) in a Playlist. Is there anyway to restore them? P...

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Plan Family Premium Country U.s. Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue While copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing

Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

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Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Songs in a playlist turn into local files which they're not

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files, turning theirselves into local files after a while and and show up like ...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files...

Jemi

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Can't play any song on my laptop

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell Latitude 3580 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I have tried closing and opening the app countless times, as well as deleting...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell Latitude 3580 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I...

Jollof

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Spotify always auto starts

Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix

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Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix

Jollof

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Synchronization problems with windows application

PremiumColombia DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on windows app but don't appear the songs into it. In general, all my android act...

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Premium Colombia   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on window...

alanaleger

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Windows 10 - Removed playlist but my friend is still listening my songs

PlanFreeCountryPolandWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello everyone. I have a problem. Every time I launch Spotify, I switch my account to private session, all playlists are private, every new playlist is private, but my friend still keeps listening t...

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Plan Free Country Poland Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello everyone. I have a problem. Every time I launch Spotify, I switch my account to private session, all playlists are private...

Sebasty

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Searching by songs, list stops loading

My Question or IssueExample: I search for a song "stain"I click in "songs"It loads the fist batch of songsI scroll down, the refresh icon appears briefly and it loads the second batchWhen I scroll down for the second time, the refresh icon appears an...

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My Question or Issue Example: I search for a song "stain" I click in "songs" It loads the fist batch of songs I scroll down, the refresh icon appears briefly and it loads the second batch When I...

Sebasty

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Windows doesn't download my songs

Hi!The thing here is that my pc does not download my music, it's weird because two weeks ago everything was ok. Suddenly appeared a message saying “Downloading songs 1 of ....” it doesn't download more. PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceHP Probook 4540sO...

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Hi! The thing here is that my pc does not download my music, it's weird because two weeks ago everything was ok.  Suddenly appeared a message saying “Downloading songs 1 of ....” it doesn't do...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify su PC non funziona più

PlanPremiumItalyCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSto usando spotify su Windows 7 e negli ultimi giorni quando clicco sull'icona se è tramite il menu Start o il desktop shotcut, la piccola cerchia sembra avvia ma poi se ne...

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Plan Premium ItalyCountry   Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Sto usando spotify su Windows 7 e negli ultimi giorni quando clicco sull'icona se è tramite...

Jemi

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cannot play new song with proxy HTTP

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Notebook Dell)Operating System(Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763) My Question or IssueHi, I using application on Windows and set Proxy HTTP, everything that my configuration is currect.but song cannot play. but...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (Notebook Dell) Operating System (Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763)   My Question or Issue Hi, I using application on Windows ...

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Solved!! Spotify not working anymore

PlanFreeCountryFRDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (1809) My Question or IssueHi, it's been one month or more that Spotify stoped working, it plays 6 or 7 seconds from a song then stop and says that it's impossible to read the chosen song. I tried E...

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Plan Free Country FR Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (1809)   My Question or Issue Hi, it's been one month or more that Spotify stoped working, it plays 6 or 7 seconds from a son...

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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanUnlimitedCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:It's a mess today. First cannot play anything on the desktop "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Restar...

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  Plan Unlimited Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue: It's a mess today. First cannot play anything on the desktop "Spotify ca...

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Playing tracks for 6/8/10 seconds then stopping. Will not play other tracks until computer restart.

PlanPremiumCountryEngland UKDevice(Home Build Desktop, Windows 8.1)Operating System(Windows 8.1) My Question or IssueHello, recently the desktop app on my machine has not been working well leaving me using the spotify webclient for a while now. The a...

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Plan Premium Country England UK Device (Home Build Desktop, Windows 8.1) Operating System (Windows 8.1)   My Question or Issue Hello, recently the desktop app on my machine has not bee...

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