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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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Solved!! Jumping to currently playing song in playlist broken

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10App Version1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc My Question or IssueIn the past, clicking the album art would jump to the currently playing song in the playlist. However, that functionality seems to be broken. ...

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Plan Premium Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10 App Version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc   My Question or Issue In the past, clicking the album art would jump to the currentl...

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No VPN support: Why?

Hi, Is well known that Spotify doesn't work well with VPN's. I think is time to put some questions in place: why? Here in this support website exist many topics about users with problems using Spotify with a VPN, but the official answer is always the...

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Hi,   Is well known that Spotify doesn't work well with VPN's. I think is time to put some questions in place: why?   Here in this support website exist many topics about user...

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Superuser Contribution Launch behavior on Windows 10 with multiple monitors

Hey all, Apologies if this is a duplicate issue, but I've had this come up on several Windows 10 machines with multiple displays and it seems to be consistent between them. I figured it'd at least be worth a mention. PlanPremiumCountryUnited States D...

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Hey all,   Apologies if this is a duplicate issue, but I've had this come up on several Windows 10 machines with multiple displays and it seems to be consistent between them. I figured it'd at...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Proxy isn't working with the latest versions

I'm using Windows Desktop app (not windows store app) and can't get the newer versions of spotify to run to my proxy server. It keeps saying it's offline. I have to install an old version, from around mars to get it working.But unfortunately spotify ...

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I'm using Windows Desktop app (not windows store app) and can't get the newer versions of spotify to run to my proxy server. It keeps saying it's offline.   I have to install an old version, f...

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Songs not available

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicejust a simple computer running on windows 10.Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issuehello people, got a new problem recently : ACTUALLY THERE'S A LOT OF ONLINE SONGS THAT I CAN PLAY. and this is very embarrasing....

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Plan Premium Country  France Device just a simple computer running on windows 10. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue hello people, got a new problem recently :   A...

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Spotify continues to have friends feed failing to load

No matter how many times I reinstall, reboot, resign in, sign in on a new device, or anything it still won't update. The only thing that fixed it was being on an old spotify version, but I had to update to the most recent for some features I need. Wh...

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No matter how many times I reinstall, reboot, resign in, sign in on a new device, or anything it still won't update. The only thing that fixed it was being on an old spotify version, but I had to upd...

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Songs not autoplaying at end of playlist

I have Spotify set to automatically play similar music at the end of a playlist. However, this isn't happening. I'm on the latest versions of Windows 10 and free Spotify. How can I fix this?

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I have Spotify set to automatically play similar music at the end of a playlist. However, this isn't happening. I'm on the latest versions of Windows 10 and free Spotify. How can I fix this?   ...

Loxer

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Solved!! Can no log in in desktop app (Windows) with facebook, shows "error: 8"

PlanPremiumCountry ChileDeviceWindows 10 desktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi.I am having a problem trying to log in using the facebook button in my personal notebook (windows 10) , looks like is a problem with the proxy and s...

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Plan Premium Country  Chile Device Windows 10 desktop app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi. I am having a problem trying to log in using the facebook button ...

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Song keeps restarting whenever I type "gre" in order in quick succession

Whenever I type the letters "gre" in order within milliseconds of eachother, it seems that the song that I'm currently listening to restarts/starts playing from the start. Is there any way to make it so that this doesn't happen? I'm on the free plan,...

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Whenever I type the letters "gre" in order within milliseconds of eachother, it seems that the song that I'm currently listening to restarts/starts playing from the start. Is there any way to make it...

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Unknown 3-second clip playing before random songs

I currently use Spotify on PC on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm also using the latest version of free Spotify. Since I made my account over a year ago, a three-second snippit of an unknown song plays before random songs. In said clip, the pers...

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  I currently use Spotify on PC on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm also using the latest version of free Spotify. Since I made my account over a year ago, a three-second snippit of an unk...

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Lost radio stations

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptop w10Operating Systemwindows 10 I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallation with no success.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop w10 Operating System windows 10     I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallati...

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Saving offline songs

Hello I am using Spotify version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc (Windows Store version) PREMIUM. My problem is that my desktop app wont save playlist offline. It just says "waiting for connection" when in fact I have full and fast internet access. My computer ...

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Hello I am using Spotify version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc (Windows Store version) PREMIUM.  My problem is that my desktop app wont save playlist offline. It just says "waiting for connection" ...

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Using Windows 10 to click on a playlist now brings up the "delete playlist?" prompt.

I have to click on the "cancel" option for this to disappear. Then when I click on a track, it gets deleted. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling spotify and windows 10.

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I have to click on the "cancel" option for this to disappear. Then when  I click on a track, it gets deleted. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling spotify and windows 10.

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Superuser Contribution Discover weekly shows songs from previous set

Discover weekly was generated, I've checked that and there was new songs which was added today. Then I came to "recently played" and opened "discover weekly" from there. Then discover weekly with old songs occured. Still have it in my "discover weekl...

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Discover weekly was generated, I've checked that and there was new songs which was added today.   Then I came to "recently played" and opened "discover weekly" from there. Then discover weekly...

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Superuser Contribution Songs i listen to are being added to a playlist i don't want them in

Also, songs that are already in the playlist are being deleted and re-added when i listen to the playlist on shuffle. All of the songs in the screenshot were added 8 days ago when i first made the playlist.And i can't get a screenshot of songs from a...

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  Also, songs that are already in the playlist  are being deleted and re-added when i listen to the playlist on shuffle.  All of the songs in the screenshot were added 8 days ag...

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Superuser Contribution Can´t add my own Music to a Playlist (lokal file)

PlanPremium Device(PC) Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I added two "big" remixs in my lokal files but can't add them to a playlist. Maybe it's because they are almost 45 min. long? If I make a right click on them, there is no field ...

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Plan Premium   Device (PC)   Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I added two "big" remixs in my lokal files but can't add them to a playlist. Maybe it'...

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Solved!! Spotify Friend Activity

Hello dear Spotify users , i have a question , it's been two months since my Friend Activity on Desktop don't show up , do you guys have the same problem ? i'm gonna upload a image so you can see

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  Hello dear Spotify users , i have a question , it's been two months since my Friend Activity on Desktop don't show up , do you guys have the same problem ? i'm gonna upload a image so you can...

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Spotify on Windows seems to kill the Wifi connection

PlanFree CountryUK DeviceLenovo Yoga 11sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on Windows seems to kill the Wifi connection on my PC. Other Wifi connected devices in my house aren't affected. Seems to happen after a longer period of p...

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Plan Free   Country UK   Device Lenovo Yoga 11s Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify on Windows seems to kill the Wifi connection on my PC. Other Wifi...

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Spotify keeps stopping ... so frustrating

PlanFree/PremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHp pro bookOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue For months now whenever I play Spotify, it stops after 10 or 15 minutes and I have to come back and restart the feed on the computer...very frustrating esp du...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Canada Device Hp pro book Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  For months now whenever I play Spotify, it stops after 10 or 15 minutes ...

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Superuser Contribution Quickly play all local files and liked songs together

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLG V30Operating SystemWindows 10/Android My Question or Issue I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it using google or the search here. Is there a way to quickly play all of my local files and all of my ...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device LG V30 Operating System Windows 10/Android   My Question or Issue  I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it using google o...

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