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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me unpause

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceHP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second every time I unpause it. The only temporary fix to this is to quit the app a...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device HP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second ...

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Spotify won't open!? Clean install doesn't work

Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothing, 5 mins later the error came up again. I literall...

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Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothin...

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Superuser Contribution 6 minutes between each song

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying to figure it out all week. I have un-installed and reinstalled spotify at lea...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying t...

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a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para

a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz

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a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code:2 attempting to login

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reinstalled but now recive the attached error when logging in (Service is unavailable, pl...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device PC Operating System Windows 8   My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reins...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs greyed out

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issuefor a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC.The webplayer is working fine on the same machine, mobile version is working as well and...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue for a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC. The webpla...

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Solved!! Is there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) PCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows app.My Question or IssueIs there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)  PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows app. My Question or Iss...

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Superuser Contribution The spotify web player is bugging

I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging out of everywhere, and trying to switch where it's ...

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I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging ...

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Superuser Contribution Opening an album from the Friends tab will automatically play that album

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceWindows 64-bit, x64Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be played after around 30 seconds, even I left the album without playing/liking ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Windows 64-bit, x64 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Whenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be p...

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Superuser Contribution Images (album art, artist pictures) frequently do not load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlbum art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placeholder is shown. I have done the full clean reinstall process several times. Thi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Album art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placehold...

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Book issue

How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book. I'm using Windows 10

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How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book.   I'm using Windows 10  

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Solved!! Can't here voice track !

Hi all, Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music.I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track.It seems that's the main voice track has a very low sound. Is there a way to correct th...

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Hi all,   Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music. I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track. It seems that's the mai...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to Create Playlist Xbox

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceXBOX ONEOperating SystemXBOX ONE My Issuecannot create playlist I got to my library there is no such option this is really stupid. I also noticed there is a discography option to look in an artist but, even if I were able to ...

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  Plan Free Country USA   Device XBOX ONE Operating System XBOX ONE   My Issue cannot create playlist I got to my library there is no such option this is really stupid. I a...

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Superuser Contribution Feature - Continue play on PC speakers AND cast to Google Cast device.

Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.

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Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.

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Why doesn't spotify support importing from .ogg files?

I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just want to listen to the music I have downloaded, but bec...

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I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just wan...

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Superuser Contribution Songs pause suddenly, and the app doesn't let me resume them

Since a few days from now, my Spotify Desktop App keeps on pausing the songs suddenly, as if I were the one pausing it, and does not let me resume it, pausing every time I press play. I've seen discussions where people say it's because the app is ope...

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Since a few days from now, my Spotify Desktop App keeps on pausing the songs suddenly, as if I were the one pausing it, and does not let me resume it, pausing every time I press play. I've seen discu...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player not Working in Vivaldi

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows Laptop (HP zbook)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe web player does not seem to come up anymore in Vivaldi. This has been working just fine for a while and about 3 days ago it stopped. The web player s...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Windows Laptop (HP zbook) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The web player does not seem to come up anymore in Vivaldi.  This h...

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Spotify App - Creates ALT+TAB Bug

There is probably some issue with how the gif/video is being rendered at the sidebar where info about the currently playing title is being displayed.The problem is that if i have some game open, in my case Sea of Thieves, and the sidebar with info ab...

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There is probably some issue with how the gif/video is being rendered at the sidebar where info about the currently playing title is being displayed. The problem is that if i have some game open, in...

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Superuser Contribution i need help unpinning a playlist from my desktop computer on spotify.

Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned already.

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Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned al...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution important monitor flickering caused by fullscreen spotify application on windows

PlanPremiumCountry canada Device(pc)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueimportant monitor flickering caused by spotify application on windows. it took me a long time to figure out and precisely find what's wrong dû to the nature of the pro...

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Plan Premium Country canada   Device (pc) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue important monitor flickering caused by spotify application on windows. it took me a ...

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