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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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Solved!! Spotify uses wrong name for Account

So for some reason Spotify decided to give me a random name called "21q52moamnwwktxw37cm3fbbi" for some reason.

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So for some reason Spotify decided to give me a random name called "21q52moamnwwktxw37cm3fbbi" for some reason.

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Solved!! "Hmm, the friend feed failed to load"

Hi! My friend feed does not load, no matter on what device I'm using Spotify. Does anybody know what to do about this?

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Hi! My friend feed does not load, no matter on what device I'm using Spotify. Does anybody know what to do about this? 

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track numbering collum is gone , how can i bring it back ?

the track numbering collum ( the #) that shows the number of track is gone from the playlists i have, tho it exists on other playlists i dont follow/ not made by me.how can i bring it back ? thx for the help

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the track numbering collum ( the #) that shows the number of track is gone from the playlists i have, tho it exists on other playlists i dont follow/ not made by me. how can i bring it back ?  ...

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Re-add the ability to sort local files according to date added.

Could you please re-add the ability sort local files by date added on the desktop app. I know this feature used to be in the older version clients, since I've been using an older version (0.9.7.16) for a long time and only recently updated to the lat...

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Could you please re-add the ability sort local files by date added on the desktop app. I know this feature used to be in the older version clients, since I've been using an older version (0.9.7.16) f...

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Spotify bug(discord)

Hi,I've installed spotify on Windows and when I'm listenning music it shows absolutely other music in Discord App ,when I've turned on spotify it disappears from Discord and when I've turned off spotify app it shows other music,Can You help me?You Ca...

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Hi,I've installed spotify on Windows and when I'm listenning music it shows absolutely other music in Discord App ,when I've turned on spotify it disappears from Discord and      &nbsp...

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my name keeps being random

this is such a pain, i keep changing my account and the name just becomes random numbers and letters. ugh.

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this is such a pain, i keep changing my account and the name just becomes random numbers and letters. ugh.

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Superuser Contribution Windows Spotify Quality decreases minimized or in background

Hi all, I'm experiencing a drop in sound quality when the Spotify window is not the one I am actively using--that is, if it is minimized or if I am working in another window (Windows 10, plenty of resources available on task mgr). I tried to disable ...

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Hi all,   I'm experiencing a drop in sound quality when the Spotify window is not the one I am actively using--that is, if it is minimized or if I am working in another window (Windows 10, ple...

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Spotify doesn't save "Shuffle" anymore

For a long while if i ever pressed Shuffle Spotify would always save it and always keep the playlist shuffeled whenever i start spotify again. Now it doesn't. It's annoying as all **bleep** to have to press that button eveyr time i start the PC or my...

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For a long while if i ever pressed Shuffle Spotify would always save it and always keep the playlist shuffeled whenever i start spotify again. Now it doesn't. It's annoying as all **bleep** to have t...

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Superuser Contribution Can't save to a playlist

When I right click on a song and choose add to playlist, it does not display all of my lists. In fact, it shows only a handful. Thus, I end up having to save it on my iphone. What am I doing wrong on the desktop?Thanks

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When I right click on a song and choose add to playlist, it does not display all of my lists. In fact, it shows only a handful. Thus, I end up having to save it on my iphone. What am I doing wrong on...

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App won't go to the back with Alt+Tab

Windows 10.0.16299 When spotify is open (in either fullscreen or windowed view) and in focus, alt+tab-ing does not put the window to the back. The focus changes to the other app, Firefox in this case, but the spotify app stays at the front. You have ...

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Windows 10.0.16299   When spotify is open (in either fullscreen or windowed view) and in focus, alt+tab-ing does not put the window to the back. The focus changes to the other app, Firefox in ...

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Unable to prevent Spotify launch at startup no matter what

Hello,I've disabled everything related to start up with spotify but can't seem to disable it from starting at windows launch.Spotify doesn't show at the startup tab of the task manager, it's own settings and not even autoruns.

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Hello, I've disabled everything related to start up with spotify but can't seem to disable it from starting at windows launch. Spotify doesn't show at the startup tab of the task manager, it's own ...

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Spotify App Audio Progresses, Visually Does Not

Conditions:Windows 10 1803Spotify app for Windows 10 version 1.78.999.0Casting to Google Home Mini Problem:The playlist I am listening to will progress through each song as functionally intended, however visually the app with get stuck on the song th...

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Conditions: Windows 10 1803 Spotify app for Windows 10 version 1.78.999.0 Casting to Google Home Mini   Problem: The playlist I am listening to will progress through each song as functiona...

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Desktop App Terrible; Won't Continue Paying For Premium

The Premium Spotify Desktop App on my Win10 pc fails constantly. The radio feature is incredibly buggy and organizing my playlists is very time consuming. I wanted to try this out for a month, but I regret paying the $9.99 and I will definitely be ca...

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The Premium Spotify Desktop App on my Win10 pc fails constantly. The radio feature is incredibly buggy and organizing my playlists is very time consuming. I wanted to try this out for a month, but I ...

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Superuser Contribution Filtering Podcasts/Audiobooks by language

Hello!Because I live in germany, searching Spotify for Podcasts/Audiobooks always returns the german genre pages and other predominantly german results. (Searching for smt like 'english podcast' obviously leads to stuff like 'english language lessons...

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Hello! Because I live in germany, searching Spotify for Podcasts/Audiobooks always returns the german genre pages and other predominantly german results. (Searching for smt like 'english podcas...

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Can't uninstall Spotify. Windows 10

I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc. I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, so I have to reinstall all my applications again :P.I downloa...

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I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc.   I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, s...

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HELP!

I can not move songs in one of my self-created playlists anymore. It works in all other playlists I've created. Help!

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I can not move songs in one of my self-created playlists anymore. It works in all other playlists I've created. Help!

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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...

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Song removals from Spotify

I am getting really sick of songs on my playlists disappearing. I know this is probably happening because of licensing issues with song or recording copyright holders and is not Spotify's direct fault per se. But it is very frustrating and, if more e...

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I am getting really sick of songs on my playlists disappearing.  I know this is probably happening because of licensing issues with song or recording copyright holders and is not Spotify's direc...

mrbleaney

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Solved!! Offline

Why i cant use offline feature on my PC?

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Why i cant use offline feature on my PC?

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Spotify rapidly skips every song in a playlist until it reaches the end.

I've lost track of how long this has been happening, it's ridiculous. SOMETIMES when I go to skip a song, Spotify will then rapidly skip every song in the playlist until it reaches the final song. However, once this happens I am unable to change/skip...

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I've lost track of how long this has been happening, it's ridiculous.   SOMETIMES when I go to skip a song, Spotify will then rapidly skip every song in the playlist until it reaches the final...

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