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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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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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[Windows 7] Spotify.exe -- Unkillable Zombie Process

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueRecently, this issue started occuring quite frequently; but, it began about a week to two weeks ago. Spotify will hang for no apparent reason for minutes, hours, and m...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Recently, this issue started occuring quite frequently; but, it began about a week to ...

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An artist i never saved randomly starts playing (and only this artist!!!)

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen i am on my laptop and spotify is open, an artist i have never searched for or never saved in anyway begins playing. I will not be playing any music at the time...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When i am on my laptop and spotify is open, an artist i have never searched for or never saved ...

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Album Won't Play

I am a premium user and an album that is shown on Spotify will not play on any of my devices (Windows or iPhone). Here is the link to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/39n1VSjr2KMePdfEwvs4o5 Is it no longer available on Spotify? Is it a glitc...

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I am a premium user and an album that is shown on Spotify will not play on any of my devices (Windows or iPhone). Here is the link to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/39n1VSjr2KMeP...

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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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Superuser Contribution Cannot remove artist from my library

PlanPremiumCountryUK My Question or IssueThis is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. I have an artist in "My Library" that I am not following nor are ther...

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Plan Premium Country UK   My Question or Issue This is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify queue no longer works

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I use Spotify premium on a Windows 10 desktop. I have found the queue most usefull to the way I listen to music and used it quite frequently until sometime within th...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  I use Spotify premium on a Windows 10 desktop. I have found the queue most usefull to ...

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Spotify doesn't play older songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have heard lots of songs by a certain band multiple times, but because of this, I cannot listen to them in my playlist which includes other bands (ones I listen...

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Plan Premium Country England Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I have heard lots of songs by a certain band multiple times, but because of this, I ca...

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Unavailable saved songs can be found through search

Hey everyone! Hope you're ejnoying this summer! I've noticed a strange thing with some saved songs I have. 1122334455I don't remember how I was able to put that song to play, as I can't know because the Radio Edit version is removed, but it showed th...

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Hey everyone!   Hope you're ejnoying this summer!   I've noticed a strange thing with some saved songs I have.   11 22 33 44 55I don't remember how I was able to put that s...

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Spotify Desktop App Wont load August 2018

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceIdeaPad 300Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have tried all the reinstallations, etc, and I am creating this thread because it's so frustrating paying for a service that is not working, it's been at least...

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Plan Premium Country Italy   Device IdeaPad 300 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have tried all the reinstallations, etc, and I am creating this thread ...

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Correct installation folder for Windows Desktop client

This is not an 'idea' actually, but I couldn't find any other feedback/ticket/issue reporting feature.It seems that developers are not quite familiar with Windows platform, as they use user profile 'Roaming' folder (doesn't its name ring a bell?) to ...

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This is not an 'idea' actually, but I couldn't find any other feedback/ticket/issue reporting feature. It seems that developers are not quite familiar with Windows platform, as they use user profile...

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Désactiver démarrage automatique

Bonjour, J'utilise Spotify sur windows 10. J'ai beau avoir décoché l'option partout, spotify continue de se lancer automatiquement au démarrage de l'ordinateur. En cherchant j'ai trouvé plusieurs fois qu'il fallait désactiver "l'ouverture automatique...

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Bonjour,    J'utilise Spotify sur windows 10. J'ai beau avoir décoché l'option partout, spotify continue de se lancer automatiquement au démarrage de l'ordinateur. En cherchant j'ai trouv...

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Syncing Saved Music Between Devices

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi, so I'm logged onto Spotify across two different Windows PCs. A few weeks ago, I reorganized my saved music and deleted over a hundreds of old songs that I no longer li...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, so I'm logged onto Spotify across two different Windows PCs. A few weeks ago, I reorgani...

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[Performance] [Bug] Client unbearably slow on 1.0.88.353

With the latest update for the Spotify client, the client tends to become unberably slow after a good few hours of use. Just 10-15 minutes ago, I was trying to browse through my saved albums and songs, and stuff would either completely fail to load, ...

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With the latest update for the Spotify client, the client tends to become unberably slow after a good few hours of use. Just 10-15 minutes ago, I was trying to browse through my saved albums and song...

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Other people on my wifi using my spotify account

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I live in a houseshare, and I've recently noticed a few playlists being added to my account that I didn't add. I've tried logging out of all accounts and changing my p...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I live in a houseshare, and I've recently noticed a few playlists being added to ...

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Superuser Contribution Volume & Seek Sliders Stuck (PC/Win7)

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueCurrently the volume and track position sliders are stuck. When I say stuck I mean they cannot be moved by the cursor. The seek and volume key bindings work fine as well controlling via the web pl...

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  Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Currently the volume and track position sliders are stuck. When I say stuck I mean they cannot be moved by the cursor. T...

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Revert Heart Icon and Like Terminology

The Heart Icon and “like” terminology have now shown up on my iPad and iPhone and I feel this new language is illogical and misleading. I save albums/songs to “Your Library” in order to listen to it later. The + (Plus) Icon or Saved terminology makes...

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The Heart Icon and “like” terminology have now shown up on my iPad and iPhone and I feel this new language is illogical and misleading. I save albums/songs to “Your Library” in order to listen to it ...

Loxer

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Daily Mix not personalized

PlanFreeCountryFrance DeviceComputer mounted (personalized)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 1803 My Question or Issue I do not understand how Daily Mix works, I was thinking it worked like a custom playlist based on what I listened (music and artists t...

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Plan Free Country France  Device Computer mounted (personalized) Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1803   My Question or Issue  I do not understand how Daily Mix works, I was t...

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Spotify keeps adding random playlists and songs to my library

Plan - Premium Country - Australia Device - iPhone 7+ My Question or Issue Hi I am a paying Premium customer. I am getting frustrated with spotify as it appears to be adding random playlists and singles to my library. On top of this, one of my playli...

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  Plan - Premium   Country - Australia   Device - iPhone 7+     My Question or Issue   Hi   I am a paying Premium customer.   I am...

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Does not play the whole song

My spotify plays only the first few seconds of each song and then switches to another song.How do I listen to music normally?

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My spotify plays only the first few seconds of each song and then switches to another song. How do I listen to music normally?

Nico

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Gap at top of screen / not fullscreen when opening from System Tray

Plan: PremiumCountry: Australia Device: Desktop PCOperating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134 My Question or IssueHi all,When I open Spotify from the system tray, there's a large gap at the top of the screen and part of the Spotif...

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Plan: Premium Country: Australia  Device: Desktop PC Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134   My Question or Issue Hi all, When I open Spotify...

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