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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Songs added to my main playlist no longer show proplerly in the playlist.

I have maintained a playlist of songs i like for the past 7 years or so. Recently i have been adding songs but they do not show in the playlist properly. If i click on the Playlist tab and then on the playlist, the same older version of the playlist ...

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I have maintained a playlist of songs i like for the past 7 years or so. Recently i have been adding songs but they do not show in the playlist properly. If i click on the Playlist tab and then on th...

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Spotify Updater doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountry FinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have tried to update my Spotify for a while, but I'll always run into the same problem; it doesn't allow me to do so. All I get is a messange that says "It seems like...

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Plan Premium Country  Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have tried to update my Spotify for a while, but I'll always run into the same p...

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Second song is always wrong

Hi! I have recently encountered a very strange problem with Spotify. Everytime I start Spotify and start a playlist or an album or any song the second song is always "La la land" by "DVBBS": https://open.spotify.com/track/0Iznon64pfKoT0d02m2iE8?si=dT...

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Hi!   I have recently encountered a very strange problem with Spotify. Everytime I start Spotify and start a playlist or an album or any song the second song is always "La la land" by "DVBBS":...

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Chevolume not working with Spotify

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I recently got a sound card on my computer and wanted to do some sound mixing to different devices around my house, and I heard that CheVolume is a good software to...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I recently got a sound card on my computer and wanted to do some sound mixing ...

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Why Does Spotify Say These Songs Aren't Saved... When They Are?

Seen this on a few other albums as well. I don't want to add them again, because then I'd have two, if I removed them and added them again I'm willing to bet the issue would still occur.

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        Seen this on a few other albums as well. I don't want to add them again, because then I'd have two, if I removed them and added them again I'm willing to bet t...

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[PC] Remove songs on a playlist made for my by spotify

PlanFreeCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI like to browse the lists made for my by Spotify. Discover Weekly has no issues, this is regarding the other lists. How do I delete items on the PC? I usually only use Spotify...

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  Plan Free Country USA  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I like to browse the lists made for my by Spotify.  Discover Weekly has no issues,...

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This song is not avaiable

PlanFree/PremiumCountryArgentina Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue:When i want to ear a song appears "This song is not avaible", but i can hear the rest of album.Only this song cant play. Was deleted?The song is: https://open.spotify.com...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Argentina  Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue: When i want to ear a song appears "This song is not avaible", but i can hear the rest of ...

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No Recent Activity (Multiple Devices)

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone XS, Pixel 2 XL, WindowsOperating SystemiOS 12, Android P, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've had an issue with my account not showing any 'Recent Activity' for several months now. I've attached screenshots that show...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone XS, Pixel 2 XL, Windows Operating System iOS 12, Android P, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've had an issue with my account not showin...

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Installer crashes on windows 7 x64 sp1

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 x64 Sp1 My Question or Issue I set my system up. now i cant install Spotify. in my account i deleted my old sytem that was attached to Spotify.Got ideas?

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  Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 7 x64 Sp1  My Question or Issue  I set my system up. now i cant install Spotify. in my account i delet...

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Desktop-Overlay permanently

Is it possible to permanently (or at least while playing) show the overlay that pops up when you use media keys? I really like it, and would like to keep it there permanently.

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Is it possible to permanently (or at least while playing) show the overlay that pops up when you use media keys? I really like it, and would like to keep it there permanently.

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No applicable app licenses found

Not much else to say about this one, I was listening to music, went to bed, got up , put music back on only spotify refuses to load because of the error message in the title. Ive tried the obvious uninstall reinstall so no need to waste your time typ...

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Not much else to say about this one, I was listening to music, went to bed, got up , put music back on only spotify refuses to load because of the error message in the title.   Ive tried the o...

Brunelicia

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Unable to see songs in Collaborative Playlist/Not Updating songs in Collab Playlist

So recently I made a new collaborative playlist so my friends in my band could add songs that we want to do play in the band, and for a little while it worked fine. However, after a while it stopped updating so I thought one of the guys had simply st...

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  So recently I made a new collaborative playlist so my friends in my band could add songs that we want to do play in the band, and for a little while it worked fine. However, after a while it ...

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Scrobbling to last.fm stopped working

It was working fine after the spotify updates.Then I after I shutdown my computer and reboot later, it doesn't work.Now I tried everything.Uninstall-reinstalling spotify Changing passwordDisconnecting the apps and reconnectingLogging out of all devic...

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  It was working fine after the spotify updates. Then I after I shutdown my computer and reboot later, it doesn't work. Now I tried everything. Uninstall-reinstalling spotify  Changin...

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Solved!! No search function on Windows Phone 10 (Lumia 950 XL)

I know this is not the right section, but since is almost same thing.. here it is..PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Lumia 950 XL)Operating System(Windows 10 Phone) My Question or Issue Search function in Spotify for Windows Phone 10 dose not show any resul...

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  I know this is not the right section, but since is almost same thing.. here it is.. Plan Premium Country US Device (Lumia 950 XL) Operating System (Windows 10 Phone)   My Quest...

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Videos play in background while another song is playing

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue If I click the "Previous" button many times (~ 2 clicks per second) and if there is a video that it passes, the video sometimes plays and remains playing (in the backgro...

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Plan Premium Country US  Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  If I click the "Previous" button many times (~ 2 clicks per second) and if there is...

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BUG: "Songs" list on Windows is days out of date behind actual library

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone X, Windows 10Operating SystemiOS, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've added may songs to my library in the past several days from my iPhone. On Spotify on Windows, they don't show up in my library, and the most recently added...

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Plan Premium   Device iPhone X, Windows 10 Operating System iOS, Windows 10  My Question or Issue I've added may songs to my library in the past several days from my iPhone. On Spot...

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Solved!! SpotifyInstaller has stopped working

Hello, I've been unable to install Spotify for Windows 7 for 2 months. Everytime I launched Spotify it said an update is avaliable, so I clicked yes, update. And each time it said: SpotifyInstaller has stopped working, so I just closed the window and...

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Hello, I've been unable to install Spotify for Windows 7 for 2 months. Everytime I launched Spotify it said an update is avaliable, so I clicked yes, update. And each time it said: SpotifyInstaller h...

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Album Artwork?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceDell DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Intel Core i7 My Question or IssueI recently have been using a desktop for my spotify use as my laptop is currently unusable, however I've noticed I haven't been able to upl...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Dell Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Intel Core i7   My Question or Issue I recently have been using a desktop for my spotify use ...

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No music will play on Spotify

My Question or IssueHi, I have Spotify Premium on a Lenovo laptop. When I started Spotify, the app, this morning and tried to click on a song, immediately came "Spotify can not play this song." I thought it was my internet but it was not and I've tri...

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   My Question or Issue Hi, I have Spotify Premium on a Lenovo laptop. When I started Spotify, the app, this morning and tried to click on a song, immediately came "Spotify can not play t...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 app randomly goes offline

Hi, Recently, the windows 10 application started randomly going offline. The internet connection is working fine, other sensitive programs are running without issues.So far tried:Connecting with VPNConnecting without VPNDifferent networkReinstalling ...

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Hi,   Recently, the windows 10 application started randomly going offline.  The internet connection is working fine, other sensitive programs are running without issues. So far tried: ...

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