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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
my spotify at deskopt cant download any song and while ago all my downloaded songs are deleted and cant download i reinstall the program few times but my problem still continues how can i solve this problem
my spotify at deskopt cant download any song and while ago all my downloaded songs are deleted and cant download i reinstall the program few times but my problem still continues how can i ...
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Hi everyone, when I load the web page of Spotify web player, it become black/grey and every button disappears... as if it had not loaded the page...Someone else with the same problem? What happen? Thx all for the support.
Hi everyone, when I load the web page of Spotify web player, it become black/grey and every button disappears... as if it had not loaded the page... Someone else with the same problem? What happen? ...
Music Fan
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It keeps happening to me where the sound just stops and the track continues to play. It happens when a new track is started. If I go into the volume mixer, spotify is not muted. But if I mute it and then unmute it, the sound comes back.Spotify is the...
It keeps happening to me where the sound just stops and the track continues to play. It happens when a new track is started. If I go into the volume mixer, spotify is not muted. But if I mute it and ...
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Hi, I like to listen to albums from different years, and did so for a long time.Search used to work well but suddenly stopped working a few months back. I have waiting for it to be fixed assuming it is a bug, but has not. Can I get an update please o...
Hi, I like to listen to albums from different years, and did so for a long time. Search used to work well but suddenly stopped working a few months back. I have waiting for it to be fixed assuming i...
Roadie
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Warum werden mir meine Lieder, die ich auf dem PC gespeichert habe (alles mp3-Dateien), nicht angezeigt obwohl ich alle Standorte hinzugefügt und aktiviert habe?
Warum werden mir meine Lieder, die ich auf dem PC gespeichert habe (alles mp3-Dateien), nicht angezeigt obwohl ich alle Standorte hinzugefügt und aktiviert habe?
Roadie
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I have limited space on my hard disk and spotify songs take up 10GB. Since I have a good internet connection, I'd rather just stream the songs instead of downloading them when adding to library.Is there a way to disable song downloading on my PC, but...
I have limited space on my hard disk and spotify songs take up 10GB. Since I have a good internet connection, I'd rather just stream the songs instead of downloading them when adding to library. Is ...
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I am running Spotify on Windows 10 with the latest update and when I want to play music, the app just constantly skips to the next song instead of playing one. No error message or the like appears.
I am running Spotify on Windows 10 with the latest update and when I want to play music, the app just constantly skips to the next song instead of playing one. No error message or the like app...
Composer
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I am running on WIndows 10, the spotify for windows doesn't work at all, it won't start the application. Look as I attached.
I am running on WIndows 10, the spotify for windows doesn't work at all, it won't start the application. Look as I attached.
Newbie
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Spotify updates: well as all updates in controlled folders Receive the above post named problem. Search unauthorized changes blocked :spotify
Spotify updates: well as all updates in controlled folders Receive the above post named problem. Search unauthorized changes blocked :spotify
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I have found several feeds on this forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Premium-Crackling-Stuttering/td-p/104295) and others reporting the same problem. Several suggested solves like reinstallation, uninstalling realtek drivers and...
I have found several feeds on this forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Premium-Crackling-Stuttering/td-p/104295) and others reporting the same problem. Several suggested solves li...
Casual Listener
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I'm having an issue with the Spotify Windows client where whenever I hit forward on my mouse button, it restarts the song I'm in. I have this button mapped to Numpad * so that I can use it as a push-to-talk button that won't affect other applications...
I'm having an issue with the Spotify Windows client where whenever I hit forward on my mouse button, it restarts the song I'm in. I have this button mapped to Numpad * so that I can use it as a push-...
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So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i need 2 hands to skip a song or play/pause. Anyone ...
So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i...
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hello, my friend activity has been acting up lately. it was only showing 3 people out of 5, and those 3 people's activity had not updated in like 6 days, even though they've been listening to spotify consistently. now there is only 1 person showing, ...
hello, my friend activity has been acting up lately. it was only showing 3 people out of 5, and those 3 people's activity had not updated in like 6 days, even though they've been listening to spotify...
Visitor
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"Hopsin - Crown Me" is just one example. The song ends at 4:39, but around 4:32 the progress bar jumps back to around 4:25 and the audio just stops. This usually results in my Spotify client crashing/freezing and I have to reopen it manually. (A dail...
"Hopsin - Crown Me" is just one example. The song ends at 4:39, but around 4:32 the progress bar jumps back to around 4:25 and the audio just stops. This usually results in my Spotify client crashing...
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Please correct the song title name! Artist is Taeyang. Album is Rise!noes, instead of nose
Please correct the song title name! Artist is Taeyang. Album is Rise! noes, instead of nose
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So, for 7 days, I was not able to see my friends' activity. They can't see mine either. I'm not in offline mode or in a private sesion... Any answer? Thanks a lot!
So, for 7 days, I was not able to see my friends' activity. They can't see mine either. I'm not in offline mode or in a private sesion... Any answer? Thanks a lot!
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Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.
Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.
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Hi, Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my laptop. relaunched it, deleted and installed spotify again, che...
Hi, Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my lap...
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I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.
I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.
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Hello,So somehow Spotify doesn't play some song in some of my playlists.It doesn't skip them either, just keeps stuck at the current song without forwarding onto the next one in the queue. It tells me: ''Can't play the current song.'' Sadly I don't k...
Hello, So somehow Spotify doesn't play some song in some of my playlists. It doesn't skip them either, just keeps stuck at the current song without forwarding onto the next one in the queue. It tel...
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