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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...
Newbie
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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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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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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...
PlanPremiumCountry U.S.A.DeviceSamsung M7 multiroom speakers Operating SystemAndroid, Chrome, Windows 7My Question or IssueEvery since Spotify Connect became available to free users it disconnects after a few songs even though I am a Premium subscrib...
Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Samsung M7 multiroom speakers Operating System Android, Chrome, Windows 7 My Question or Issue Every since Spotify Connect became available to ...
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I used to be able to switch flawlessly between Spotify Mobile to Spotify Desktop vice versa. In recent days, I've noticed that even with Spotify Desktop logged on, my app on mobile will not have the option to play and switch the song on my desktop an...
I used to be able to switch flawlessly between Spotify Mobile to Spotify Desktop vice versa. In recent days, I've noticed that even with Spotify Desktop logged on, my app on mobile will not ...
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If you're having trouble removing an artist from your library, you may have saved songs that are "unplayable" and therefore not visible. You can fix this by going into settings and turning on "show unplayable songs" then you can go to the artist and ...
If you're having trouble removing an artist from your library, you may have saved songs that are "unplayable" and therefore not visible. You can fix this by going into settings and turning on "show u...
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PlanPremiumCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify will work ok for a few songs, then half way into a song the audio will cut out. Sometimes I will get a message that it cannot play song, others it will looks like it...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify will work ok for a few songs, then half way into a song the audio will cut out....
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Hi,I have a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, running Windows 10 Pro and have installed the Spotify desktop app. I also do have Premium plan activated on this. At home, I like to connect external display, mouse and keyboard to the tablet.Usually, Windows...
Hi, I have a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, running Windows 10 Pro and have installed the Spotify desktop app. I also do have Premium plan activated on this. At home, I like to connect exter...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot find the big shuffle button. On my phone theres a big button called "Shuffle" and if i press it, it automatically plays the playlist and starts on a random song...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot find the big shuffle button. On my phone theres a big button called "Shuff...
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Is asking too much for Spotify to save the player state or last song/playlist I was playing before I turn off my PC? Even with the player stopped it's not saving. Every DAY I start my PC, Spotify is there with the same song I was playing weeks ago th...
Is asking too much for Spotify to save the player state or last song/playlist I was playing before I turn off my PC? Even with the player stopped it's not saving. Every DAY I start my PC, Spotify is ...
Music Fan
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Hello! I am having trouble installing Spotify after uninstalling it to do a clean reinstall. I am on Windows 7 and keep getting "Error code: 18". It says Spotify is unable to install because files to be written are in use by another process. I have r...
Hello! I am having trouble installing Spotify after uninstalling it to do a clean reinstall. I am on Windows 7 and keep getting "Error code: 18". It says Spotify is unable to install because files to...
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Plan PremiumCountry Poland Operating System Windows 10 Education My Question or Issue Why do I have storage use around 200MB/s (Spotify.exe)? All the time. Also if I download my own playlists and they stay green (saved) after some few days it is disa...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10 Education My Question or Issue Why do I have storage use around 200MB/s (Spotify.exe)? All the t...
Casual Listener
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HI, I've had a premium account for a while, but since my parents were interested as well, I created an account for my dad and upgraded to family, so we could all join. I'ts been almost 2 months and I'm still not getting an invitation to join. I've tr...
HI, I've had a premium account for a while, but since my parents were interested as well, I created an account for my dad and upgraded to family, so we could all join. I'ts b...
Roadie
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DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Chrome My Question or Issue I noticed a couple of weeks ago that I couldn't go online in the desktop app. I signed out and tried to log in again, but it timed out.I then uninstalled spotify and went to the spotify we...
Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Chrome My Question or Issue I noticed a couple of weeks ago that I couldn't go online in the desktop app. I signed out and tried to l...
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PlanPremium Country US DeviceDell Latitude Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The desktop overlay will not go away even after turning it off. I've had this problem before and it was resolved but has resurfaced again. I'm currently using ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Latitude Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The desktop overlay will not go away even after turn...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hello, This has been a frustrating issue for months now, and I'm finally getting enough time to look into it. There is an option to turn this feature off, and it will w...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, This has been a frustrating issue for months now, and I'm finally getting e...
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Every time I restar my PC the media overlay keeps apearing when using media keys. I go to settings, and check that that feature is disabled. I need to enabled it, and then disable it again to get the media overlay disappear.But when I restar my PC th...
Every time I restar my PC the media overlay keeps apearing when using media keys. I go to settings, and check that that feature is disabled. I need to enabled it, and then disable it again to get the...
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PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHá mais de 1 mês o Spotify não encontra meus novos amigos no Facebook, e parou de mostrar minha atividade recente na aba "Visão Geral". Minhas opções de privacidade ...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Há mais de 1 mês o Spotify não encontra meus novos amigos no Facebook, e parou de mo...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceASUS X541S laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't see anyone with this particular problem: I can load and play any local file on my laptop through the 'local files' library just fine. However in the la...
Plan Premium Country UK Device ASUS X541S laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't see anyone with this particular problem: I can load and play any local...
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Hi, I've been having this issue for quite a while now and it's really starting to annoy me.I've tried everything I can think of and I can't find anything online on how to fix this problem. I've tried both the Windows 10 App and the standalone version...
Hi, I've been having this issue for quite a while now and it's really starting to annoy me. I've tried everything I can think of and I can't find anything online on how to fix this problem. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceLenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue The desktop application would not work when plugging in Jack headsets, nor on native speakers of the computer. The music displays as singing, time runs, but ...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The desktop application would not work when plugging in Jack headsets, nor on nativ...
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PlanPremiumCountrythe NetherlandsDeviceLenovo IdeaPad 710SOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMusic does not play on the windows app. I can listen to it on the web player and my android app on my phone, but not on the desktop app for Windo...
Plan Premium Country the Netherlands Device Lenovo IdeaPad 710S Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Music does not play on the windows app. I can listen to it on th...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot access the spotify web player through Chrome Does not work in incognito mode either. All web settings have been reset, cache and cookies cleared. Checked Protected ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot access the spotify web player through Chrome Does not work in incogn...
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