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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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Superuser Contribution Change playlist image and description

I want to change the image of my playlist and description. I upload a picture, write a description and for a few minutes I have a new image and description. After a while I will return the original picture and description. On desktop and on Android. ...

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  I want to change the image of my playlist and description. I upload a picture, write a description and for a few minutes I have a new image and description. After a while I will return the or...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Login Popup

PlanFreeCountry U.S.DeviceMicrosoft SurfaceOperating SystemWindowsMy Question or IssueWhen I try to access spotify on this device, I go to play.spotify.com, right, and then it changes to open.spotify.com/login. When that happens, the spotify logo com...

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Plan Free Country  U.S. Device Microsoft Surface Operating System Windows My Question or Issue When I try to access spotify on this device, I go to play.spotify.com, right, and then it ...

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Two Problems

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceiPhone 6 and pcOperating Systemw7 My Question or IssueFirst problem, my nickname is seeming "Alper Çakıcı" in profile but in search box you have to write 11176815379. Second problem, in my playlists some songs i add are...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device iPhone 6 and pc Operating System w7   My Question or Issue First problem, my nickname is seeming "Alper Çakıcı" in profile but in search box yo...

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how to stop and skip songs in game

PlanFreeCountryIsraelDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow can i stop and skip songs in game? i can't use the playback when i'm not in the spotify hardware.

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Plan Free Country Israel Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue How can i stop and skip songs in game? i can't use the playback when i'm not in the spotify har...

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Installer failed (may Solved)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSony Vaio SVE 1713, 16 GB Ram, Core i5Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueIn case of all the Problems happens in the last few days i tried to reinstall Spotify at last (uninstall an new installation)Now Spoti...

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Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Sony Vaio SVE 1713, 16 GB Ram, Core i5 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue In case of all the Problems happens in the last few...

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[Desktop] Link & Unlink Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceMacbook Air early 2015Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.5 My Question or Issue I have been trying to unlink my local files. Nothing I do will work- I have tried unclicking the boxes under local files in my preferences, and I am u...

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  Plan Premium Country  US Device Macbook Air early 2015 Operating System macOS 10.13.5   My Question or Issue  I have been trying to unlink my local files. Nothing I d...

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Glitch in app when laptop screen turns off

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAcer Aspire V NitroOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever my laptop display turns off (not going to sleep), the spotify app plays up and stops playing music and starts bouncing from song to song eve...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Acer Aspire V Nitro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever my laptop display turns off (not going to sleep), the spotify ap...

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How can I stop Spotify from starting when I log into Windows?

Spotify keeps loading when I boot WIndows but I don't want this to happen. There does not seem to be a setting to stop this. Any ideas?

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   Spotify keeps loading when I boot WIndows but I don't want this to happen.   There does not seem to be a setting to stop this. Any ideas?

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Solved!! app crash?

Hey, I have problem with app. You can see this on picture. Any advice how to solve it?

Casual Listener

Hey, I have problem with app. You can see this on picture. Any advice how to solve it?   

Bittencourt

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List of Problems (Part 2)

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop (Sony Vaio SVE 1713, Core i5, 16 GB RAM)Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSometimes Sometimes crackling Noises, all other Audio works perfect (YouTube, MediaPlayer and so on), sometimes playing stuc...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Desktop (Sony Vaio SVE 1713, Core i5, 16 GB RAM) Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Sometimes  Sometimes crackling Nois...

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Solved!! Album art in the lower left corner missing

PlanFreeCountryNorway Windows 10 My Question or Issue So i just wanted to press on the artists name under the song and acidentally managed to make the album art disappear and i can't get it back.

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Plan Free Country Norway     Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So i just wanted to press on the artists name under the song and acidentally managed to make the album art...

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Music Skipping

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I open some games, my music either stops completely, or skips through multiple songs in an infinite loop, never playing any.

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I open some games, my music either stops completely, or skips through multiple songs in an infinite loop, never playing any.

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Superuser Contribution Same music and same spot

PlanPremiumCountry CzechDeviceWindows 10 (HP Omen), Redmi Note 4 MTKOperating SystemWindows 10 64 bit Home, Android 6.0 My Question or Issue On PC when I open Spotify, it has "Alors on Danse" from my playlist on the same spot every time!!! Even that ...

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Plan Premium Country  Czech Device Windows 10 (HP Omen), Redmi Note 4 MTK Operating System Windows 10 64 bit Home, Android 6.0   My Question or Issue  On PC when I open Spoti...

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View followers

Hi! Is there any way for me to see all my followers of any specific playlist? All I can see is the number of followers, not the actual names. Would appreciate if anyone knows if it is possible at all? Thanks!

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Hi! Is there any way for me to see all my followers of any specific playlist? All I can see is the number of followers, not the actual names. Would appreciate if anyone knows if it is possible at all...

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The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022) on shutdown of windows.

PlanFreeCountry BelgiumDeviceHP laptop (model unknown)Operating SystemWindows 7 64bit My Question or Issue Whenever I shutdown my computer, I get an error message from windows stating that: "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022)....

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Plan Free Country  Belgium Device HP laptop (model unknown) Operating System Windows 7 64bit   My Question or Issue  Whenever I shutdown my computer, I get an error message f...

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Top Tracks of the year

Adoring real sound I still hope for the renewal of the TOP TRACKS OF THE YEAR option - if it costs 2 much datawork I would buy it for € 5,- max.

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Adoring real sound I still hope for the renewal of the TOP TRACKS OF THE YEAR option - if it costs 2 much datawork I would buy it for € 5,- max.

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All sound stops when pausing music in the Desktop App

Plan - PremiumCountry - New Zealand Device - PCOperating System - Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am using an external PCE card so can i can connect my bluetooth headphones to my PC. Basically what i said in the title happens. E.g ~ Watching youtub...

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Plan  - Premium Country  - New Zealand   Device  - PC Operating System  - Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I am using an external PCE card so can i can...

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Bring back old playlist naming

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI noticed that playlist that are created by dragging an album to a playlist folder are now named [Album title - Artist]. It used to be [Artist - Album title]. This...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I noticed that playlist that are created by dragging an album to a playlist folder are ...

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Superuser Contribution Volume keeps increasing by itself

Hi. I'm playing Spotify web player at work and the volume keeps turning up every minute or so. Any advice?

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  Hi. I'm playing Spotify web player at work and the volume keeps turning up every minute or so.     Any advice?

Alfredo

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"Hey Cortana" won't play my local files from Spotify

Hi. I frequently use the "Hey Cortana" feature to play my music on Spotify, it works well and I love it.I store some of my songs that aren't available on Spotify on my computer, then I can manually access them from Spotify, in "Local Files". The prob...

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Hi. I frequently use the "Hey Cortana" feature to play my music on Spotify, it works well and I love it. I store some of my songs that aren't available on Spotify on my computer, then I can manually...

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