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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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Unusable app after upgrading GPU

I recently upgraded to an RTX 2080 Ti in my desktop and the Spotify app has become unusable. It's extremely sluggish scrolling and clicking anything - it's barely usable. I disable hardware acceleration and after the app restarts, it's better for jus...

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I recently upgraded to an RTX 2080 Ti in my desktop and the Spotify app has become unusable. It's extremely sluggish scrolling and clicking anything - it's barely usable.   I disable hardware ...

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Superuser Contribution Please Help! FOLLOW option is missing

For a few months now my FOLLOW button on my windows app and my browser has disappeared . After some update I think. Anyways.. I want it back but can not find any help online. Please fix this.

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For a few months now my FOLLOW button on my windows app and my browser has disappeared . After some update I think. Anyways.. I want it back but can not find any help online. Please fix this.  

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Superuser Contribution Desktop windows app: 1) filter explicit content, 2) switch off album artwork & videos

Spotify Premium. Windows desktop app. I have limited data, & I want to use Spotify in both family & professional environments. 1) Please enable an Explicit content filter - I play Spotify in our family home and I do NOT want my 8 & 9 year old daughte...

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  Spotify Premium. Windows desktop app.  I have limited data, & I want to use Spotify in both family & professional environments.    1)  Please enable an Explicit...

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Solved!! How do I copy downloaded albums & playlists from PC to SD card

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevices - PCOther DevicesiPhone 6, iPad 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am a premium Spofify user, accessing music on the iPad, iPhone and PC (Windows 10). I would like to copy the albums and playlists to an SD...

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  Plan Premium Country  UK Devices - PC Other Devices iPhone 6, iPad 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I am a premium Spofify user, accessing mus...

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Superuser Contribution Recently Played under Your Library empty

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Windows 10 PC Hello, I've had a problem with my recently played tab under the your library section for the past couple of weeks where it shows up as nothing here yet, even though I've been using spotify daily. Searchin...

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Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Windows 10 PC    Hello, I've had a problem with my recently played tab under the your library section for the past couple of weeks where it shows ...

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Superuser Contribution songs removed from favourites still play

PlanFreeCountryCanada DevicepcOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueI play music mostly from my Favourites list, however I have noticed that when I deselect a song, and it no longer appears on the favourites list, it still plays. After some...

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  Plan Free Country Canada  Device pc Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue I play music mostly from my Favourites list, however I have noticed that when I des...

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Superuser Contribution çlick in music

hello everybody. when i play music sometimes i hear an annoiing click...And i think that google or edge is causing this. when i open lets say edge it starts...sometimes.not all the time.anyone with the same problem...My pc is future proof. latest tec...

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  hello everybody. when i play music sometimes i hear an annoiing click...And i think that  google or edge is causing this. when i open lets say edge  it starts...sometimes.not all th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify (Google "Bug")

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows (Chrome)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI found a bit of a strange "bug" when searching "spotify login" on Google.com. After a search for that query, underneath the listing for Spotify.com is t...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Windows (Chrome) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I found a bit of a strange "bug" when searching "spotify login" on Google.com...

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HIGH CPU Usage on Windows Desktop

This issue happens on all my computers (Mac & PC) , since 2 years or more. The problem occurs when I play a playlist folder (even on pause), my CPU usage go to 30-40%. Thats a lot for a music player is not it ? I tried evrything, changed computers an...

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This issue happens on all my computers (Mac & PC) , since 2 years or more.  The problem occurs when I play a playlist folder (even on pause), my CPU usage go to 30-40%. Thats a lo...

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I can not play any songs by a certain artist

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceLenovo PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't let me play any song by Hollywood Undead. This started randomly one day and I have no clue what to do, I've tried reinstalling Spotify through windows and...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Lenovo PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Spotify won't let me play any song by Hollywood Undead. This started randomly one ...

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Windows 10 Black Screen

Country UKDeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I open the spotify app, it either doesn't load anything or it loads a black screen. I can't use the app at all as nothing shows up. This has been happening to me for...

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  Country  UK Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everytime I open the spotify app, it either doesn't load anything or it loads a black...

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PlanPremiumCountry Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDeviceGigabyte Bki7ha 7500Operating SystemWindows 10, updated, 1920x1080,Display Scale and layout 150%, Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode ON 1- Run Spotify to play some music2-Close to stay runni...

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Plan Premium Country  Buenos Aires, Argentina Device Gigabyte Bki7ha 7500 Operating System Windows 10, updated, 1920x1080,Display Scale and layout 150%, Automatically hide the taskbar in ...

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Superuser Contribution Songs disappearing from playlist

PlanPremiumCountry Poland Operating Systemwindows, android, ios. My Question or Issue Hello. some songs disappeared from my playlist (i.e. Come down by Andersoon Paak, Passin' me by by The Pharcyde and many more). They are still avialable on spotify,...

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Plan Premium Country  Poland  Operating System windows,  android,  ios.    My Question or Issue  Hello.  some songs disappeared from my playlist (i.e. ...

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Superuser Contribution Find Friends BROKEN under Follow tab

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueHello Spotify, I have noticed that the find friends button has been broken lately. I have tried logging in and out, restarting, disconnecting my facebook account and reconnec...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify,   I have noticed that the find friends button has been broken lately. I have tri...

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Email

PlanPremiumCountry Denmark My Question or IssueThe email attached to my account have been locked by my workplace, how do i change the email without accessing the actual email?

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Plan Premium Country  Denmark     My Question or Issue The email attached to my account have been locked by my workplace, how do i change the email without accessing the actual ...

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Superuser Contribution A firewall may be blocking Spotify Proxy Error

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueFor a couple of weeks now I can't login to Spotify on my work PC. I keep getting the error: A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue For a couple of weeks now I can't login to Spotify on my work PC. I keep getting the error...

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Superuser Contribution The next track doesn't play and the queue just vanishes

Plan PremiumCountry United KingdomDevice Android and Windows 10My Question or Issue I've searched and can't find an answer. I merrily start playing a playlist and after one or two tracks it stops after the track and doesn't play the next track. If I ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Android and Windows 10 My Question or Issue  I've searched and can't find an answer. I merrily start playing a playlist and after one or two tracks...

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Flac support

Hi, I read so many years ago, someone raise about flac support but i see is like still not yet implemented in spotify? What a disappointment.

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Hi,   I read so many years ago, someone raise about flac support but i see is like still not yet implemented in spotify?   What a disappointment.  

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Superuser Contribution date for added songs is ahead

I recently made a new playlist and all of the songs added apear as if they've been added "in 63 years". I'm not sure why it's showing this, but it could be due to the fact that my laptop's time/date settings got all crazy earlier and i had to set it ...

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    I recently made a new playlist and all of the songs added apear as if they've been added "in 63 years". I'm not sure why it's showing this, but it could be due to the fact that my lap...

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Superuser Contribution Music skips to the next song after 45 - 90 secs on multiple devices

Free planUK based but currently in IndiaWindows laptop using Internet Explorer 10 running Spotify App 1.0.91.183.g259b84fa and iPad Pro ios 11 running latest version of Spotify. My Question or IssueOn both devices the music skips after a random amoun...

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Free plan UK based but currently in India Windows laptop using Internet Explorer 10 running Spotify App 1.0.91.183.g259b84fa and iPad Pro ios 11 running latest version of Spotify.     ...

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