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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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liliabern

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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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Jenjam

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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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MattSuda

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Local cover art not showing but does on android

I added my local files to spotify yesterday and I noticed that some of the cover art isnt showing for some songs. Some songs are fine and some arent, the thing is I have a different cover for each song. A cover will show for some songs but the cover ...

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I added my local files to spotify yesterday and I noticed that some of the cover art isnt showing for some songs. Some songs are fine and some arent, the thing is I have a different cover for each so...

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Superuser Contribution "The Spotify Application Is Not Responding" when starting up PC

PlanFreeCountry Germany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello!I've been having this issue for a very long time. Whenever I start up my PC Spotify gives me an Error saying "The Spotify Application Is Not Responding" while Spotify actual...

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 Plan Free Country  Germany   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello! I've been having this issue for a very long time. Whenever I start up my PC ...

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Solved!! Is there a way to search within your Playlists ?

In the desktop experience (Windows) or even the Android app I'd like to know if there is a way to do the following:I have some of an artists' songs on one or more (created by me or followed) Playlists. However, if I type the artist's name on the sear...

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  In the desktop experience (Windows) or even the Android app I'd like to know if there is a way to do the following: I have some of an artists' songs on one or more (created by me or f...

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Superuser Contribution Can't listen to locally uploaded music

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 I'm trying to listen to my own music in spotify, this is something I've done before a few months ago with the Local Files options to listen to some games' OST's and it worked. However now, it appears that I'm un...

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Plan Premium     Operating System Windows 10   I'm trying to listen to my own music in spotify, this is something I've done before a few months ago with the Local Files opt...

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Superuser Contribution Song stuck in queue

PlanPremiumCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! I have recently had an issue where whenever I launch Spotify, it automatically adds a song into my queue. Every single time I launch Spotify. It's a completely rand...

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Plan Premium Country  USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello! I have recently had an issue where whenever I launch Spotify, it automa...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Lokale Dateien von Desktop zu Desktop und Sortierung

PlanPremium Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04 und Windows 10 My Question or IssueIch habe mehrere Desktop Clients im Netzwerk und nutze lokale Dateien.Hinbekommen habe ich die lokalen Dateien vom Desktop Client in Linux auf dem iPhone zu speichern. Ist es...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 und Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ich habe mehrere Desktop Clients im Netzwerk und nutze lokale Dateien. Hinbekommen habe ich die lo...

Guido

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Superuser Contribution Unstable Windows Desktop Connection to Amazon Alexa devices

Picking up from the last post (in June) for this forum topic - playback using Spotify Connect is still randomly stopping when connected to Amazon Alexa devices like Dot and Echo and has been doing so since (at least) the beginning of 2017. During pla...

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Picking up from the last post (in June) for this forum topic - playback using Spotify Connect is still randomly stopping when connected to Amazon Alexa devices like Dot and Echo and has been doi...

Radian

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Superuser Contribution Playlist stops playing after Supertramp - Fool's Overture

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DevicePC and Laptop (multiple devices), iPhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, iOS 10. My Question or IssueNot sure where to post this, but every time after playing Fool's Overture (https://open.spotify.com/track/25KYhx2XbHxM...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device PC and Laptop (multiple devices), iPhone Operating System Windows 10, iOS 10.   My Question or Issue Not sure where to post this, but...

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Free freezes before ad plays

The Win10 app will run well for hours... and then freeze, with message "The selected song will be played after the ads" At that point nothing I've tried will fix, other than shutting app, restarting. (At least the rest of my work is unaffected)... bu...

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The Win10 app will run well for hours... and then freeze, with message "The selected song will be played after the ads"   At that point nothing I've tried will fix, other than shutting app, re...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Fix playlist rendering issues

It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over

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It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over  

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Superuser Contribution Maximize does not work properly

If I maximize Spotify on Windows 10, it does often not maximize correctly.

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If I maximize Spotify on Windows 10, it does often not maximize correctly.  

unclesilas

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Solved!! After search a song and order by any category does not play the correct song

Plan: PremiumCountry: MexicoLanguage: SpanishDevice: Macbook Pro late 2015Operating System: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 After search for a song and order by any category, spotify reproduce the wrong song.Steps to reproduce the bug: 1. Search for any to...

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Plan: Premium Country: Mexico Language: Spanish Device: Macbook Pro late 2015 Operating System: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6   After search for a song and order by any category...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Did autoplay got removed ?

Hi all,so the past few days I noticed that autoplay wasnt working since one of the reasons I got my spotify is to discover new music so does anybody know if this is a problem or just an updated that killed this feature thanks,Thanos

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Hi all, so the past few days I noticed that autoplay wasnt working since one of the reasons I got my spotify is to discover new music so does anybody know if this is a problem or just an updated tha...

Peter

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Solved!! Autoplay not working - also unable to turn on

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands Operating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Hi,My autoplay feature does not work anymore. To be clear: it's when music continues playing after you reach the end of an album or simply one separate song. Now I've found th...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands    Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  Hi, My autoplay feature does not work anymore. To be clear: it's when music continue...

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Spotify not loading (Windows, on web)

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceLenovo Yoga running Windows 10 When I open Spotify from the web (by typing spotify.com), the page does not load properly (see attachment). Clicking any visible links results in a white screen. The computer I am using has corp...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Lenovo Yoga running Windows 10     When I open Spotify from the web (by typing spotify.com), the page does not load properly (see attachment). Cli...

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Spotify Premium in Win 10 using EMU 0404 DAC

I am considering Spotify Premium but am unsure if it can be configured for the following set-up: Windows 10 on an HP laptop (SSD) -> EMU 0404 USB DAC -> Cambridge Audio C500 Control Preamp -> Paradigm Active 40 powered speakers. I tried the free vers...

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I am considering Spotify Premium but am unsure if it can be configured for the following set-up: Windows 10 on an HP laptop (SSD) -> EMU 0404 USB DAC -> Cambridge Audio C500 Control Preamp -&gt...

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Foreign language symbols showing on random tracks

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP ZBook, Google PixelOperating SystemWindows 7, Android 9 My Question or Issue I've noticed glyphs from foreign languages showing up in the names of some tracks. See screenshot. This is happening on Windows 7 desktop clien...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device HP ZBook, Google Pixel Operating System Windows 7, Android 9   My Question or Issue  I've noticed glyphs from foreign languages showing up in ...

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Solved!! Playlist Link not working

I am trying to post my playlist on the playlist exchange, but I keep getting an error message saying the link is not valid. Below is the link I am using. What is wrong with it? spotify:user:jmc8188:playlist:37fVTnByGYDvVgeztZou0U?si=Ur57DGzlSMGxSw4gZ...

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  I am trying to post my playlist on the playlist exchange, but I keep getting an error message saying the link is not valid. Below is the link I am using. What is wrong with it?   spoti...

JayMC

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Superuser Contribution Cant log in - Error 51

My Spotify stated to only play offline a few days ago. I logged out and tried to log back in and I got an error code 51. Firewall is not blocking access and I have reinstalled. Any help PLEASE!!!!PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDell LaptopOpera...

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My Spotify stated to only play offline a few days ago. I logged out and tried to log back in and I got an error code 51. Firewall is not blocking access and I have reinstalled. Any help PLEASE!!!! P...

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Superuser Contribution Why is my username a number?

PlanFreeCountrythe Netherlands DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince three weeks or so, my username is just a series of numbers. I do have Facebook and it's still connected to Spotify. Why is my normal username not visible anym...

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  Plan Free Country the Netherlands   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since three weeks or so, my username is just a series of numbers. I do ha...

Peter

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