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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 After entering login info, red circle with backslash will appear, refuses login

Help please! I have had this problem for about a week now and it's only getting worse. So first I uninstalled Spotify on my computer because it wasn't picking up on my internet connection so I reinstalled it. But now whenever I try to login, the info...

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Help please! I have had this problem for about a week now and it's only getting worse. So first I uninstalled Spotify on my computer because it wasn't picking up on my internet connection so I reinst...

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Superuser Contribution Musique qui se lance pas

Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il marchait parfaitement juste avant je n'ai rien changé...

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Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il ma...

Alfredo

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Spotify doesn't work after windows 10 update

Hello Everyone, I have a issue about new windows10 update. After this update spotify doesn't work. It's starting like normal but the application doesn't give any view so I can't do anything. Trying to find a solution this problem I have installed the...

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Hello Everyone,   I have a issue about new windows10 update. After this update spotify doesn't work. It's starting like normal but the application doesn't give any view so I can't do anything....

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Log In with Facebook button not working...

working nakamura1234 nakamura1234 Newbie yesterday I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it...

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working nakamura1234 nakamura1234 Newbie yesterday I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 tim...

Alfredo

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Open Spotify links in APP not in web player

For some reason all links i get sent to me open in the webplayer, i know they used to open in the app before. How can i get this behaviour back? I have no interest in using a browser to listen ever, i want playlists and tracks that is shared to me to...

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For some reason all links i get sent to me open in the webplayer, i know they used to open in the app before.    How can i get this behaviour back?   I have no interest in using a ...

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Organising Playlists??

I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now, and used Albums as Playlists so that they appear like an Album list at the side for easy access. I now have hundreds of albums, sometimes dupilcate or triplicate! and wanted to know the best way of organi...

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I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now, and used Albums as Playlists so that they appear like an Album list at the side for easy access.   I now have hundreds of albums, sometimes dupilc...

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Can't change playlist cover

Hey!When I try to change a playlist cover I go to "edit image" -> "replace image" and choose the file, after that I save it but when I close the desktop app and reopen it the playlist cover isn't saved...I use windows 10 app with the latest updates

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Hey! When I try to change a playlist cover I go to "edit image" -> "replace image" and choose the file, after that I save it but when I close the desktop app and reopen it the playlist cover isn'...

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Spotify 0.9.7.16 has just stopped working!

I've been using the vastly superior (but much older) v0.9.7.16 of Spotify without any issues until recently when the search facility seems to have stopped giving any results! It's the colour scheme & general superior usability of this older version c...

Music Fan

I've been using the vastly superior (but much older) v0.9.7.16 of Spotify without any issues until recently when the search facility seems to have stopped giving any results!   It's the colour...

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Playback

After each album I have to close Spotify down and reopen to play the next album. Been like this all day (21/05/18).

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After each album I have to close Spotify down and reopen to play the next album. Been like this all day (21/05/18).

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution Discord+spotify

I am trying to play a game with a friend, listen to music on spotify, and talk to my friend in discord. Unfortunately, whenever I join the discord call, I cannot hear any more audio from spotify. Is there any way to fix this?

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I am trying to play a game with a friend, listen to music on spotify, and talk to my friend in discord. Unfortunately, whenever I join the discord call, I cannot hear any more audio from spotify. Is ...

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Solved!! Music suddently skipping

I've been using spotify for a while now and without trouble, but last week the music being played started suddently skipping to either the song next to it in the playlist, or some random song from a "top 100 best new songs" kind of playlist that i ne...

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I've been using spotify for a while now and without trouble, but last week the music  being played started suddently skipping to either the song next to it in the playlist, or some random song f...

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Solved!! Log In with Facebook button not working

I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it shows me that the button is being clicked on, but ...

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I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it...

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Superuser Contribution "If you have the file on your computer you can import it". How?

So, I have a DRM free song I downloaded after purchase from Amazon.It's a 93Mb megamix.If I browse local files, there is it. When I try and play it, it says"This track is unavailable, if you have the file on your computer you can import it" I've turn...

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So, I have a DRM free song I downloaded after purchase from Amazon. It's a 93Mb megamix. If I browse local files, there is it. When I try and play it, it says "This track is unavailable, if you ha...

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Desktop overlay is turned on automatically when starting Spotify

I don't know since when this is happening, but I have turned off the overlay option in the settings and the slider actually shows "off".When I start Spotify the overlay is there again until I go to the settings and turn the overlay option on and off ...

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I don't know since when this is happening, but I have turned off the overlay option in the settings and the slider actually shows "off". When I start Spotify the overlay is there again until I go to...

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Solved!! uninstalling spotify

Hi. I have just read how to use Windows Control Pannel - Uninstall Program function to uninstall spotify but even though spotify is installed as it boots up every time I start my computer, it is NOT listed as an installed program to UNINSTALL. Can an...

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Hi.  I have just read how to use Windows Control Pannel - Uninstall Program function to uninstall spotify but even though spotify is installed as it boots up every time I start my computer, it i...

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Solved!! Multiple Spotify entries in Start Up

My laptop started to slow down a bit so i went into MSConfig to find out what was firing on start up. I noticed under Spotify there are 5 entries, 4 of which are identical ie "Spotify Ltd". Does anyone know if this is normal and why?

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My laptop started to slow down a bit so i went into MSConfig to find out what was firing on start up. I noticed under Spotify there are 5 entries, 4 of which are identical ie "Spotify Ltd". Does anyo...

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Superuser Contribution plays count does not work

plays count does not work , did all suggestions uninstall , reinstall etc.. when this will be fixed , and why always play counts problem on spotify ???

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plays count does not work , did all suggestions uninstall , reinstall etc.. when this will be fixed , and why always  play counts problem on spotify ???

Alfredo

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Spotify ULTRA zoom Windows 10

how I return it to normal??????? helppp

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how I return it to normal??????? helppp

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Superuser Contribution Spotify loads as a black screen every time i login.

Hello. It seems that every time i log in the screen turns black? I use the web player (windows 10) https://streamable.com/ctfoy

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Hello. It seems that every time i log in the screen turns black?   I use the web player  (windows 10)   https://streamable.com/ctfoy <error in action

Alfredo

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"Normalize Volume" Setting - A Placebo?

has this feature ever worked? not as long as i've been a premium subscriber as far as i can tell, and i've been a premium subscriber for a long time.... not only does it not work, it doesn't even come close to working, the volume levels in playlist t...

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has this feature ever worked? not as long as i've been a premium subscriber as far as i can tell, and i've been a premium subscriber for a long time.... not only does it not work, it doesn't even com...

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