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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 Cards in the top section of the homepage are too small after the update

PlanPremiumCountryGeorgiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue It's annoying. I'm using a fairly large window (not full screen) and the cards are tiny on both web and desktop versions.

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Plan Premium Country Georgia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  It's annoying. I'm using a fairly large window (not full screen) and the cards are tiny on both web and d...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes on Windows 11 on "Play next"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceSurface Laptop 3Operating SystemWindows 11 Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.22.982.g794acc0a My Question or IssueSpotify crashes when I click on "Play next" button.

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Surface Laptop 3 Operating System Windows 11   Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.22.982.g794acc0a   My Question or Issue Spotify crashes whe...

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Superuser Contribution Syncing Between PC/Desktop Spotify & Mobile Spotify Apps Breaks All The Time.

Hello, I freakin like spotify ok, I'm a big fan, and I have nothing against developers of the app, you're beautiful people, I love you. BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. I've had spotify prem for what feels like a decade now, and THE SYNCING ALWAYS BREAKS bet...

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Hello,   I freakin like spotify ok, I'm a big fan, and I have nothing against developers of the app, you're beautiful people, I love you.   BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. I've had spotify pre...

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Solved!! Explore your genres

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hello, I recently got the "Explore your genres" section in the Spotify app. Or I discovered it too late. It's really great, I have found many good songs in a short ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hello,   I recently got the "Explore your genres" section in the Spotify app....

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Wie kann ich den dunklen Modus deaktivieren? Ich bekomme davon Kopfschmerzen.

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Wie kann ich den dunklen Modus deaktivieren? Ich bekomme davon Kopfschmerzen.

Maxim

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Superuser Contribution Smart Shuffle turning itself on on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away, it switches from normal shuffle over to smart shuffle and I have to turn it off again...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away,...

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Shuffle Toggle Now Saves under each album?

PlanPremiumCountryUSOperating SystemWindows 10 I noticed today that when I turn on Shuffle at the bottom of the Windows App, its not considered a "Master Shuffle" anymore. So if you hit the shuffle button and then click on any random album, it turns ...

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Plan Premium Country US Operating System Windows 10   I noticed today that when I turn on Shuffle at the bottom of the Windows App, its not considered a "Master Shuffle" anymore. So if yo...

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Superuser Contribution HELP: Error Message: Spotify can't play this right now.

Keep getting message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I think I've tried all the usual fixes but I should tell you I'm 70 & grew up with B&W TV & rotary phones.

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Keep getting message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I think I've tried all the usual fixes but I should tell you I'm 70 & grew up w...

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Solved!! Wasn't there a song list of like your most played songs of the month on your profile (desktop)

PlanPremiumCountryAusDeviceMacBook Air My Question or IssueI really liked the most played section on my profile, now that it's gone my profile feels empty plus I really enjoy understanding what I've been listening to so much. if there is a way to bri...

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Plan Premium Country Aus Device MacBook Air   My Question or Issue I really liked the most played section on my profile, now that it's gone my profile feels empty plus I really enjoy und...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files folder not appearing

I have enabled Local files in the settings and i have several mp3 files in the selected folder. I also tried resetting the Spotify app ,wonder if it needs spotify premium to access this function.

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I have enabled Local files in the settings and i have several mp3 files in the selected folder. I also tried resetting the Spotify app ,wonder if it needs spotify premium to access this function.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove a song from a playlist using the keyboard only

DeviceDell Latitude 5520Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy goal is to remove a song from a playlist, using only the keyboard. To reproduce the bug:Ctrl-F to focus on the search barType the name of a song so that there is only one song ...

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Device Dell Latitude 5520 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My goal is to remove a song from a playlist, using only the keyboard. To reproduce the bug: Ctrl-F to focus o...

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Spotify Connect Problems / Questions

Hi ya'll! I'm running into a problem and I'd love suggestions. My *previous* setup used raspberry pi with raspotify as a media player connected to my DAC (Topping E30) which then outputs to my amp and speakers (all analog past the DAC). I added a sep...

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Hi ya'll! I'm running into a problem and I'd love suggestions.   My *previous* setup used raspberry pi with raspotify as a media player connected to my DAC (Topping E30) which then outputs to ...

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Superuser Contribution Album Clickable through Toolbar

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA bug report for the Spotify developer team! In the desktop app, the album text appears to be be clickable through the toolbar despite not being visible. No other column ap...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A bug report for the Spotify developer team!   In the desktop app, the album text ap...

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay Missing from Settings

My Question or IssueI had been listening to Spotify on my desktop (Windows 10 / Firefox) with no problem. Now that it's hooked up to my TV, Autoplay has suddenly kicked in. I read the instructions to turn it off, but there is no option in Settings. H...

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  My Question or Issue I had been listening to Spotify on my desktop (Windows 10 / Firefox) with no problem.  Now that it's hooked up to my TV, Autoplay has suddenly kicked in.  I re...

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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...

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Superuser Contribution autoplay problem

i have switched autoplay off but i am still getting unwanted tracks interfering with my listening

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i have switched autoplay off but i am still getting unwanted tracks interfering with my listening

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle behaves strange on some playlists

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have encountered a strange behavior in...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My Windows 10 Desktop version stopped working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy desktop app stopped working. I uninstalled it and tried to reinstall. When I click on the SpotifySetup.exe installation file, I get the message that Spotify is already...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My desktop app stopped working. I uninstalled it and tried to reinstall. When I click on the&n...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows App Slow only when not using Offline Mode

For about a week now, the Spotify App on specifically just one Windows 11 machine of mine has been slow, but only if Offline Mode is turned off. All my other devices handle spotify fine, and this machine was doing great for a while but now it isn't.I...

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For about a week now, the Spotify App on specifically just one Windows 11 machine of mine has been slow, but only if Offline Mode is turned off. All my other devices handle spotify fine, and this mac...

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Superuser Contribution Why when I listen to Spotify with friends on discordmy music always starts

at 00:20+ it's a different time then them who start all the songs at 0:00. It's been happening since I got premium.

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at 00:20+ it's a different time then them who start all the songs at 0:00. It's been happening since I got premium.

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