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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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MattSuda

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Local Files Tab Gone

On my PC the local files tab is completely gone and I cannot get it back, I've tried the basics like restarting my PC and reinstalling Spotify but nothing has worked. Any help?

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On my PC the local files tab is completely gone and I cannot get it back, I've tried the basics like restarting my PC and reinstalling Spotify but nothing has worked. Any help?    

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Superuser Contribution Problems with Cyrillic

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn Favorite songs I have some songs which have names in Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian). For example, the song is called Облака. If I type in Filter exactly Облака, I can find it, but when I type ...

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In Favorite songs I have some songs which have names in Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian). For example, the song is called ...

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Missing overlay option?

My Question or IssueSo i have been reading up how spotify has this overlay option (or atleast had?).Most simple question first: has it been removed?In case the answer to the first question is a "No" then i will move on to the actual problem.I was loo...

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 My Question or Issue So i have been reading up how spotify has this overlay option (or atleast had?). Most simple question first: has it been removed? In case the answer to the first questio...

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Problems with Spotify Connect

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePC, Sony Xperia XZOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI have several Sony SRS-ZR5 Speaker and a Sony HT-CT790 Soundbar coupled with two SRS-ZR5 as Surround System. The problem is that on Desktop (ne...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC, Sony Xperia XZ Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I have several Sony SRS-ZR5 Speaker and a Sony HT-CT790 Soundba...

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Order by Songs Title - Difference between PC and Android.

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicePC + Samsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemWindows 10, Android Oreo. My Question or IssueSimply put, there's a difference with the song ordering algorithm between PC Spotify and Android Spotify. ON PC - When I order my songs...

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  Plan Premium Country  Israel Device PC + Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Windows 10, Android Oreo.   My Question or Issue Simply put, there's a difference wit...

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Windows 10 64 bit

I have a Premium Subscription. For the LOVE OF GOD will you please fix your #(@# app / software for Windows 10 64 bit. I am tired of freezing, multiple instances, web app not working, freezing my computer **bleep** that's going on. I pay you $$ every...

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  I have a Premium Subscription. For the LOVE OF GOD will you please fix your #(@# app / software for Windows 10 64 bit. I am tired of freezing, multiple instances, web app not working, freezin...

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Superuser Contribution i want to find my full play record list?

PlanPremiumCountry hkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei want to find my full play record list?i want to find a song is between and

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Plan Premium Country  hk Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i want to find my full play record list? i want to find a song is between <close to ...

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify's Search suck so much?

PlanPREMIUMCountry USADevicenoneOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue When I try to search for artists, if I miss one letter or say AND instead of & or vice versa, Spotify doesn't even SHOW me the similar artists it MIGHT be... Why the heck ...

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Plan PREMIUM Country  USA Device none Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  When I try to search for artists, if I miss one letter or say AND instead of & ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify adds a playlist on it's own and plays it automatically, if removed it happens repeatedly.

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceS9+ and Desktop.Operating SystemWin7 and whatever S9+ uses. My Question or Issue About a week ago Spotify began adding playlists automatically and auto-playing them randomly, and switching songs before they finish. Note...

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  Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device S9+ and Desktop. Operating System Win7 and whatever S9+ uses.   My Question or Issue  About a week ago Spotify began adding playli...

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help me my spotify keep pausing

My Spotify on all devices keep pausing every 30 seconds can someone help me fix this problem

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My Spotify on all devices keep pausing every 30 seconds can someone help me fix this problem 

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Superuser Contribution Plays partial song, then skips to another

As of a few hours ago, my Spotify app for PC started playing about a minute of a song, then skipping, either to another random song in my playlist, or some song I have never heard. And when I pause it, it will restart after a minute or so. This start...

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As of a few hours ago, my Spotify app for PC started playing about a minute of a song, then skipping, either to another random song in my playlist, or some song I have never heard.  And when I p...

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Solved!! Appearance has changed

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue My spotify had a modern interface for the longest time. Then an update rolled out and my PC couldn't update it for some reason. My PC has harddrive space so that isn't t...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  My spotify had a modern interface for the longest time. Then an update rolled out a...

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Removing artists

I'm trying to delete the artists listed in the "artists" tab located in the sidebar. I'm not following any of the artists there any more, and none of their songs are listed in any other playlist of mine. Is there a way to delete them? I was able to e...

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I'm trying to delete the artists listed in the "artists" tab located in the sidebar. I'm not following any of the artists there any more, and none of their songs are listed in any other playlist of m...

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occasionally get "cannot play current song" note, and the song doesn't play

On my windows 7 computer, I get the notification "huidige nummer kan niet worden afgespeeld" which means "current song cannot be played" occasionally. When I get the notification, the song seems to play if you just look at Spotify, but there is no so...

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    On my windows 7 computer, I get the notification "huidige nummer kan niet worden afgespeeld" which means "current song cannot be played" occasionally. When I get the notification, the...

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Volume

When i turn down the volume with the shortcuts key the volume of my pc turn down. I want to turn down only spotify's volume

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    When i turn down the volume with the shortcuts key the volume of my pc turn down. I want to turn down only spotify's volume  

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect & Google Home

Hi, I am using Spotify on two Windows 10 machines which are running on the same wifi network as my Google Home device. But the Google Home device does not show up on Spotify Connect on Windows. How can I add it? Thanks.

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Hi,   I am using Spotify on two Windows 10 machines which are running on the same wifi network as my Google Home device. But the Google Home device does not show up on Spotify Connect on Windo...

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Incomplete local files import

I have: 285 songs all in local music library Spotify has imported: 163 songs My local ones, I can access all perfectly fine using windows media player and I really wouldn't be whining about it if there hadn't been 100+ songs missed in the tranfer 0.o...

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I have: 285 songs all in local music library  Spotify has imported: 163 songs   My local ones, I can access all perfectly fine using windows media player and I really...

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Fixing your Media Player Keyboard Function Button to Open Spotify.

Hello, Just would like to add a solution I stumbled upon to making the Media Player Keyboard function button open up spotify (even without your default media player being Spotify) Heres how to do it: 1) Open regedit. 2) Navigate to the following: Com...

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Hello,   Just would like to add a solution I stumbled upon to making the Media Player Keyboard function button open up spotify (even without your default media player being Spotify)   H...

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Superuser Contribution spotify swapping between songs

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So for a while now my spotify have been acting extremely odd... (this happens multiple times a day) i always have my spotify running on my pc so i can listen to m...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So for a while now my spotify have been acting extremely odd... (this happens mul...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Crossfade issue

PlanPremiumCountry HUDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Issue is:Hello All, I'm having an issue regarding the crossfade function again!It works perfectly on my Iphone 8 (Gapeless Playback - turned of)However on my PC it isn't working.

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Plan Premium Country  HU Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Issue is: Hello All,   I'm having an issue regarding the crossfade function again! It works perfectly o...

Peter

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