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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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SilPho

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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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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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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify podcasts wont play on laptop

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell laptop - 5510 Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue When I try to play a podcast on my laptop the timer does not move and the podcast does not play. This has happened over multiple podcasts now. I do not have th...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Dell laptop - 5510   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   When I try to play a podcast on my laptop the timer does not mov...

Peter

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Windows 8.1 Spotify Yüklenmiyor

Selamlar, Başlıkta da belirttiğim üzere Spotify'ı bilgisayarıma yükleyemiyorum sorunu Windows 8.1 İşletim sisteminde kullanıyorum bütün programlarım güncel.

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  Selamlar, Başlıkta da belirttiğim üzere Spotify'ı bilgisayarıma yükleyemiyorum sorunu Windows 8.1 İşletim sisteminde kullanıyorum bütün programlarım güncel.

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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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Offline Sync (Downloads) Doesn't work

PlanPremium My Question or Issue Hello, On my windows desktop my songs won't download (It only says "Waiting" next to the green bar), and neither will my playlists, even though there is an active internet connection. I've recently reinstalled the app...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue  Hello,   On my windows desktop my songs won't download (It only says "Waiting" next to the green bar), and neither will my playlists, even th...

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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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Spotify won't open. I double click the desktop app and it does nothing.

I installed Spotify and it won't open. It doesn't show up in the task manager either (not for a second). When I double click it the only thing that happens is my mouse cursor goes "loading" for a split second. I tried changing compatibility mode, run...

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I installed Spotify and it won't open. It doesn't show up in the task manager either (not for a second). When I double click it the only thing that happens is my mouse cursor goes "loading" for a spl...

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Solved!! Spotify wont scrobble downloaded songs to Last.FM anymore and they dont show up as my Discord status

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs said in the title, for probably a week now Spotify hasn't been scrobbling downloaded songs to Last.FM and downloaded songs don't show up as my Discord status anymo...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As said in the title, for probably a week now Spotify hasn't been scrobbling downloaded so...

Sebasty

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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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Spotify adding songs from another playlist to another playlist without me doing anything

The issue is very simple;I have a main playlist that I often listen to. I update it semi-frequently, but in the last couple months, I've noticed a strange error that is kind of frustrating to deal with. Firstly, I'll be listening to a completely diff...

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The issue is very simple; I have a main playlist that I often listen to. I update it semi-frequently, but in the last couple months, I've noticed a strange error that is kind of frustrating to deal ...

Sebasty

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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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Added to playlists and Spotify for artist ain't showing the playlists

Hello guys,Recently I released my song called "Unbreak" by Tâylör. I've been getting emails that am added to 4 playlists already but the issue is, even after being verified and stuff I log in to Spotify for artists and the playlists segment is empty.

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Hello guys, Recently I released my song called "Unbreak" by Tâylör. I've been getting emails that am added to 4 playlists already but the issue is, even after being verified and stuff I log in to Sp...

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repeat and shuffle buttons disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicehpOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue The shuffle and repeat buttons disappeared

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device hp Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  The shuffle and repeat buttons disappeared

Brunelicia

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adds to loud

PlanFreeCountry HereDevicePC / MobilePhoneOperating SystemWindows 10/ Fedora / Android 9 My Question or Issue Add are way to loud compared to the music volume this needs to be fixed (no turning down the volume for adds is not a solution)

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Plan Free Country  Here Device PC / MobilePhone Operating System Windows 10/ Fedora / Android 9   My Question or Issue  Add are way to loud compared to the music volume this ...

Brunelicia

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List Radio is Infinite but Song Radio is Not?

I just noticed that Rooting a radio station from a List gives infinite songs in that radio station, but rooting a radio station form a single song gives you a finite list. I tried on multiple songs and restarted my device, still one is infinite and t...

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I just noticed that Rooting a radio station from a List gives infinite songs in that radio station, but rooting a radio station form a single song gives you a finite list. I tried on multiple songs a...

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Spotify just stops playing.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGL62M 7RD | MSI LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI used to not have this problem but I have no idea what's causing it. Whenever I have Spotify playing and I launch a game that's set to full...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device GL62M 7RD | MSI Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to not have this problem but I have no idea what's causing it....

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Spotify won't start at all Win 7

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 The issue started when i tried updating spotify manual because it always started with the same song which i didn't listen to when i close the application. I had V 1.0.94 (something like that)...

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  Plan Premium Country  Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 7   The issue started when i tried updating spotify manual because it always started with the same song whic...

Sebasty

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