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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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minklet

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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!! Release Radar not Updating

Hi all,The past few weeks I've found that my release radar is updating much later than on friday. However, when it updates it states that the songs had been on the playlist for a few days. Anyone else experiencing this issue? Any thoughts?

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Hi all, The past few weeks I've found that my release radar is updating much later than on friday. However, when it updates it states that the songs had been on the playlist for a few days. Anyone...

Vince19

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Superuser Contribution "Show songs from" option toggles itself on after app restart

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceLenovo Legion LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter experiencing extreme lagging, I decided to try to have fewer local files. I made a new folder SPOTIFY in my musicv library where I put the files th...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Lenovo Legion Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After experiencing extreme lagging, I decided to try to have fewer local file...

AlejaR

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Play button gray out

PlanFree/Premium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Button play grayed outI tried to disconnect all devices, log in in other browsers, ctr+f5. But the play button is always grayed-out

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Plan Free/Premium     Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   Button play grayed out I tried to disconnect all devices, log in in other browsers, ctr+f5. But the play bu...

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I accidentally hit CTRL + A and deleted all the songs out of my Liked Songs

I accidentally had clicked on Spotify, instead of PowerPoint, and had selected CTRL + A and DELETE to delete the contents of the slide, and instead removed ALL of the songs out of my Liked Songs.It won't let me undo, and it doesn't fall in the 'Recov...

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I accidentally had clicked on Spotify, instead of PowerPoint, and had selected CTRL + A and DELETE to delete the contents of the slide, and instead removed ALL of the songs out of my Liked Songs. ...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not showing as liked on artist page (ALL DEVICES, NOT JUST DESKTOP)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLITERALLY HAPPENING ON EVERY DEVICE I OWN (windows 10, android, ios, macbook) My Question or IssueSome artists not showing the liked tracks that are sitting in my liked tracks. Yes i've made sure it's not another album/etc.

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device LITERALLY HAPPENING ON EVERY DEVICE I OWN (windows 10, android, ios, macbook)   My Question or Issue Some artists not showing the liked tracks tha...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Search by URI

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAccording to this link and some other Help/FAQ posts I found through searching, I should be able to paste a Spotify URI into the search bar and get the resource I'...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue According to this link and some other Help/FAQ posts I found through searching, I shoul...

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Automatically skipping over songs and saying the songs aren't available

I am using spotify on a windows 10 laptop and have spotify premium. Whenever i try to play any song, it just skips over it. Nearly every time I open spotify, a message in a blue box appears at the top saying "This song is not available. If you have t...

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I am using spotify on a windows 10 laptop and have spotify premium. Whenever i try to play any song, it just skips over it. Nearly every time I open spotify, a message in a blue box appears at the to...

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Google Cast Speakers Missing in Desktop App's Device List

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueIn the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual speakers it comprises. (So that you can play on e.g., either "Be...

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Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual spe...

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Superuser Contribution error Accesscode 32

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi im currently trying to unblock the Spotify app for students on our school network. however i keep getting an accesscode error 32. any ideas how to resolve this?...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi im currently trying to unblock the Spotify app for students on our school netwo...

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Superuser Contribution Audio distortion in all songs

Hello everyone, I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minute, the audio gets distorted / crumbles (like in the attached...

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Hello everyone,   I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minut...

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Daily Mix playlists just stay the same

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDevice(Samsung S21, M2 iPad)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI just started to use Spotify earlier this week and one thing I've noticed is that the daily mixes just stay the same, even if they should change, well...

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Plan Free Country Finland Device (Samsung S21, M2 iPad) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I just started to use Spotify earlier this week and one thing I've noti...

mSamyel

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Superuser Contribution Windows 11 task bar

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue I upgraded my PC to Windows11 yesterday, ever since the widget on the task bar that shows what is currently playing seems to `move` , in the sense of getting shor...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 11     My Question or Issue   I upgraded my PC to Windows11 yesterday, ever since the widget ...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Changing what I listen I have to turn KEF LS 50 Wireless II off & on again

Using Spotify Premium on Windows 10 when I try and change the album I am listening to I lose the speakers setting I am using and have to turn my KEF LS 50 Wireless II off and again to reset my choice of output speaker

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Using Spotify Premium on Windows 10 when I try and change the album I am listening to I lose the speakers setting I am using and have to turn my KEF LS 50 Wireless II off and again to reset my choice...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Can't change order of songs on my playlist?

So for some reason most of my playlists won't let me change the order of the songs on them now, I can still add and remove tracks and can still do it on a couple of others but it just wont work on this select few and it's getting really annoying. Any...

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So for some reason most of my playlists won't let me change the order of the songs on them now, I can still add and remove tracks and can still do it on a couple of others but it just wont work on th...

Maria

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Desktop App current status?

Hi, Since I have stopped the desktop app from updating earlier this year (mainly due to every update making the app worse or messing up things by accident, which would then not be fixed until the next update), and I don't have access to another compu...

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Hi,   Since I have stopped the desktop app from updating earlier this year (mainly due to every update making the app worse or messing up things by accident, which would then not be fixed unti...

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Solved!! Can't Search Downloaded Songs on Spotify for Windows (Desktop & UWP App) When Offline Mode Activated

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceLaptop Lenovo CPU AMD E-350, RAM 4 GBOperating SystemWindows 10 64 bit version 1803 build 17134.523 My Question or Issue Is it possible to search downloaded songs in Spotify for Windows (Desktop or UWP App) when Offli...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Laptop Lenovo CPU AMD E-350, RAM 4 GB Operating System Windows 10 64 bit version 1803 build 17134.523   My Question or Issue   Is it possibl...

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Solved!! DESKTOP: Can't see download button on my playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have a trial premium account. I have created a playlist of the songs I would like to download.I cannot see any button that will allow me to download the playlist to...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have a trial premium account. I have created a playlist of the songs I would...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot Install Spotify (both via full setup and normal one)

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 21H2 Enterprise My Question or IssueHi there,since a week or so I am not able to use my desktop app of Spotify anymore on a specific device. Just to give you more context: I had a black ...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise   My Question or Issue Hi there, since a week or so I am not able to use my deskt...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution La Música se detiene despues de unos segundos (PC)

PlanGratisPaísMéxico DispositivoPCSistema operativoWindows 10 Mi pregunta o problema es:Hace unos días no puedo reproducir mi musica, todo empezo cuando reinstale Spotify. Reinstale inicie Spotify y alcabo de unos segundos 3-10s se detiene y marca ca...

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  Plan Gratis País México  Dispositivo PC Sistema operativo Windows 10   Mi pregunta o problema es: Hace unos días no puedo reproducir mi musica, todo empezo cuando reinst...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Win 11, wrong sound routing

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueOn each start of Spotify, it keeps routing on the motherboard sound card which is *not* the default one. I have to switch the default to motherboard (which has no output a...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue On each start of Spotify, it keeps routing on the motherboard sound card which is *not* the def...

Yordan

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