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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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Spotify mutes itself after changing song

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute and unmute again it will fix itself, but I have to do this after each song.

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  Plan Free Country  USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute a...

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[DESKTOP / PC] Artist Radio like/dislike gone.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue So recently Spotify's Radio based songs lost its most important features for me: the like/dislike to keep or remove songs on your chosen artist radio.The application now l...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   So recently Spotify's Radio based songs lost its most important features for me: the lik...

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

PlanFreeCountryPanama DeviceAspire es1-571 signature editionOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue There are some songs that I can't play and the message above appears, the songs are from different artists and different albums (kanashii uresh...

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Plan Free Country Panama  Device Aspire es1-571 signature edition Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  There are some songs that I can't play and the message above app...

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Desktop App Keeps Stopping

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing and the only way for me to get it working again is to go into task manager, end task, ...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing ...

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Username Not Changing To Real Name

PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Staff,Today I tried to display my real name on Spotify by connecting my Facebook account to my Spotify account. However, after I did so, my userna...

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Plan Free Country  United States of America Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey Staff, Today I tried to display my real name on Spotify by conne...

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Spotify Startup Song

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEvery time I start up my computer and play a song on spotify the song that comes after that is ALWAYS the same song (in this case Ferris wheel from Tory Lanez not tha...

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Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I start up my computer and play a song on spotify the song that comes after that ...

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Lofihiphopthot lofi beats lofi hiphop chillhop study beats

Lofihiphopthot a playlist by the lofihiphopthot None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Q...

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Lofihiphopthot a playlist by the lofihiphopthot None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country &n...

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Solved!! No sound after resuming laptop

PlanPremiumDeviceHP EliteBook 840 G3Operating SystemWindows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit My Question or IssueI upgraded to release 1.0.99 but still Spotify does not work correctly after resuming (clicking the "On" button after hibernating or opening the...

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Plan Premium Device HP EliteBook 840 G3 Operating System Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit   My Question or Issue I upgraded to release 1.0.99 but still Spotify does not work correctly a...

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Radio Stations Replaced by Unmodifiable Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify mostly for its radio feature. I have noticed that recently my stations have been changed from ones that I have curated to ones that have been made by...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   I have been using Spotify mostly for its radio feature. I have noticed that recently my stations ha...

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Solved!! spotify is just not working properly

Okay, so, basically, I've been using spotify for a while. I have Spotify premium, and I'm running it on a custom built Windows 10 computer. On my phone it works perfectly. 1. I somehow can't play songs that are not saved in my music anymore.Screensho...

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  Okay, so, basically, I've been using spotify for a while. I have Spotify premium, and I'm running it on a custom built Windows 10 computer. On my phone it works perfectly.   1. I someh...

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The app will NOT play to "This computer" but will play to spotify connect speakers ..

Plan -PremiumCountry - UKDevice -PCOperating System WIn7My Question or Issue - Suddenly my spotify app will not output sound when I connect to the device: "This computer" (my pc speakers) - have unistalled and reinstalled (twice) - checked my default...

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Plan -Premium Country - UK Device -PC Operating System  WIn7 My Question or Issue - Suddenly my spotify app will not output sound when I connect to the device: "This computer" (my pc speaker...

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Solved!! Song Not Displaying Properly...

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs of the past few days, I've noticed that in my Daily Mix, there is one spot in the playlist, which is randomly generated - I assume, that doesn't pop up with a song...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As of the past few days, I've noticed that in my Daily Mix, there is one spot in the pla...

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't play anything.

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Each day Spotify doesn't play anything. I have to uninstall and reinstall the client each and every day. This happens across multiple PC's running different versions...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Each day Spotify doesn't play anything. I have to uninstall and reinstall the c...

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Now playing artwork?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUK Operating System(iOS Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Just recently after resyncing offline playlists my Desktop player doesn't show any artwork at all? Not just the odd song missing art but all of them?

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK   Operating System (iOS Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Just recently after resyncing offline playlists my Desktop player doesn't show an...

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Spotify issues (read below)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueOk so I really love spotify and I have some serious issues with it rn so let me explain it.My problem - I can't get onto the spotify web player anymore. It always says "error connection refused" so I trie...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US     My Question or Issue Ok so I really love spotify and I have some serious issues with it rn so let me explain it. My problem - I can't get onto...

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Popping Noises when playing downloaded/streaming songs

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or Issue Popping noises or suttle crackle noises Re-installed spotify on desktop & played spotify off web browserIssue still evident on both players.Streaming high qu...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 x64   My Question or Issue  Popping noises or suttle crackle noises   Re-installed spotify o...

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Solved!! Unable to play certain songs from artist's page

I'm unable to play any songs/albums from an artist that is unfavorited. If the song/album is favorited, it'll play perfectly. I've reinstalled twice but it didn't work either time. There's no error message, just an empty box. See attached image.

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I'm unable to play any songs/albums from an artist that is unfavorited. If the song/album is favorited, it'll play perfectly. I've reinstalled twice but it didn't work either time. There's no error m...

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[Windows 10] Cannot Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis just started today: I open one of my playlists, and press the big green play button. The shuffle play button doesn't seem to exist anymore. When I play the play...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This just started today: I open one of my playlists, and press the big green play button....

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Local files don't display on Discord or last.fm

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs of early January, playing local files on Spotify do not display on Discord or scrobble to last.fm anymore. I've never had an issue with either until re...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As of early January, playing local files on Spotify do not display on Discord ...

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Digster, this is not fresh...

 Song was released over seven months ago. That ain't fresh to me. 

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  Song was released over seven months ago. That ain't fresh to me. 

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