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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

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...

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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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ethan989

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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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Superuser Contribution Appears On page for artsists limits the number of albums they appear on

This has been a problem for a long time, Spotify removed the appears on tab a little while ago last year for windows desktop, thankfully though, you could still use the web player to find the appears on tab and then brought it back to the windows des...

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This has been a problem for a long time, Spotify removed the appears on tab a little while ago last year for windows desktop, thankfully though, you could still use the web player to find the appears...

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Superuser Contribution "Spotify cant play this right now" on browser.

The error has started to occur on my windows 11, Lenovo legion 5 since today(11-8-24). Whenever i start playing a song it plays to about half way and then the error pops and player skips to the next song and this keeps on repeating. The error doesn't...

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The error has started to occur on my windows 11, Lenovo legion 5 since today(11-8-24). Whenever i start playing a song it plays to about half way and then the error pops and player skips to the next ...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Playback with Sound BlasterX G6 (External USB DAC and Amp) does not work

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop version Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAt the PC a USB sound card of the model "Creative Sound BlasterX G6" is used.If you start the Spotify desktop application and in Windows the Sound Blaster i...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop version  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue At the PC a USB sound card of the model "Creative Sound BlasterX G6" is use...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution nothing is loading

PlanFreeCountryUSDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueOne day, my spotify started to show as blank/nothing would load. I've tried a whole lot of stuff, like disabling hardware acceleration and deleting my "hosts" file in system32, a...

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Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue One day, my spotify started to show as blank/nothing would load. I've tried a whole lot of stuff, like...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution i want my queue to play all the songs, not repeat

My queue plays one song over and over. I want it to go to the next song in the queue automatically. Toggling off the "repeat 1" button means when it finishes a song, it goes to a similar song that is NOT in my queue. I just want it to play the songs ...

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My queue plays one song over and over. I want it to go to the next song in the queue automatically. Toggling off the "repeat 1" button means when it finishes a song, it goes to a similar song that is...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify media keys is not working at the other pages (in app)

My spotify media keys is not working(fn+f6.7.8) at the other pages like games etc. it's just working at the spotify app.

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My spotify media keys is not working(fn+f6.7.8) at the other pages like games etc. it's just working at the spotify app.

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Redesign is broken in ultrawide monitors

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceCustom Built PC: Intel Core i7 6770k, 32 GB Ram, 2 TB storage (HDD+SDD), GTX 1070Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the previous design of the desktop app, the middle section was aligned to the center. W...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Custom Built PC: Intel Core i7 6770k, 32 GB Ram, 2 TB storage (HDD+SDD), GTX 1070 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the previou...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution no chance to login

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI've installed the Spotify-App out of the Windows-App-Store. - But when I'm trying to login nothing happens. I start from the following screenIf i click on "Anmeldung" ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I've installed the Spotify-App out of the Windows-App-Store. - But when I'm trying to login ...

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Superuser Contribution Embeds arn't working anymore on different websites

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue So it literally started a few hours ago. I was on a website who allows you to show embeds of...

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

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Superuser Contribution Spotify recommending songs already in a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanada Device(Samsung Galaxy 9+, WebPlayer, Desktop App)Operating System(iAndroid Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueSpotify recommends songs already in my playlists, sometimes the song is in the playlist it is basing the recomme...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device (Samsung Galaxy 9+, WebPlayer, Desktop App) Operating System (iAndroid Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Spotify recommends songs...

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Superuser Contribution app freezing/refreshing or crashing

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuemost of the time when i try to open a playlist or an album in my spotify desktop app, it buffers/refreshes. it first goes black, and then shows the page i was on agai...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue most of the time when i try to open a playlist or an album in my spotify desktop app, it b...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song Radio doesn't feature the original song?

For my account across every device, when I go to Song Radio the original song doesn't appear as it died for other people with the same devices. Attached are two screenshots of the issue. I'm in the song radio for "Mural" by Lupe Fiasco and it isn't i...

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For my account across every device, when I go to Song Radio the original song doesn't appear as it died for other people with the same devices.   Attached are two screenshots of the issue. I'm...

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Superuser Contribution How to manage "liked songs" playlist?

Trying to sort my "liked songs" by artist/song so I can identify duplicates and possibly remove them. If they are the same song by a different artist, I may want to keep them both.

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Trying to sort my "liked songs" by artist/song so I can identify duplicates and possibly remove them. If they are the same song by a different artist, I may want to keep them both.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Bug] Ability to open chromium tabs from miniplayer

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAsus laptopOperating SystemWindows 11Spotify VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.41.434.g39a25e2c My Question or IssueI'm able to open some controllable chromium browser tabs from spotify... I guess that's a minor sec...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Asus laptop Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.41.434.g39a25e2c   My Question or Issue I'm able to ope...

Tryum

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Superuser Contribution Audio Cut Out

PlanFree Country: United States Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I launch the Spotify app and play a few songs it 1. Stops playing the next track. 2. Audio cuts out during an ad. 3. When opening the Spotify window causes Chrome t...

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  Plan Free   Country: United States   Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When I launch the Spotify app and play a few songs it 1. Stops playing the ne...

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Superuser Contribution no video playback when playing song on pc

Im using spotify on my pc and there is no video playing. I have tried redownloading from microsoft store and from spotify website. both version is not working.

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Im using spotify on my pc and there is no video playing. I have tried redownloading from microsoft store and from spotify website. both version is not working.

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Amay

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [BUG] smart shuffle button doesn't display shuffle state correctly

Spotify für Windows (64 Bit)1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 The shuffle button is desynced from it's current state.If I minimize and reopen Spotify on Windows, then smart shuffle shows as turned on, but it could be set to off, shuffle or smart shuffle instead....

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Spotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1   The shuffle button is desynced from it's current state. If I minimize and reopen Spotify on Windows, then smart shuffle shows as tur...

Dj_Fex

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