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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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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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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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Only a couple local songs greyed out "This song is not available."

I have these song files on my PC (the same one I'm trying to play them on). They play just fine on every other media player, they are in the same folder as all of my other local files (which play just fine), but only these two specific songs do not p...

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I have these song files on my PC (the same one I'm trying to play them on). They play just fine on every other media player, they are in the same folder as all of my other local files (which play jus...

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Solved!! Multiple songs

Is it possible to select multiple songs so I could transfer them to different playlists?

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Is it possible to select multiple songs so I could transfer them to different playlists?

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friend activy

it wont show me anymore what my friends are listening to i have checked all the settings and the people that i follow and everything is as it is supposed to be i dont get whats wrong

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it wont show me anymore what my friends are listening to i have checked all the settings and the people that i follow and everything is as it is supposed to be i dont get whats wrong

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No internet connection after school IP change

Hi. I'm having problem to logon to Spotify app, since we change our IP range at school. We are using Spotify Premium at local primary school. I'm tech suppport here. It used to logon OK, Then after our IP changed, I get this no internet connection er...

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Hi. I'm having problem to logon to Spotify app, since we change our IP range at school. We are using Spotify Premium at local primary school. I'm tech suppport here. It used to logon OK, Then after o...

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Discover Weekly hasn't updated

My Discover Weekly playlist hasn't updated this week. I've tried logging in and out of my account but it still remains unchanged. Discover Weekly is one of my favourite Spotify features and I miss it!

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My Discover Weekly playlist hasn't updated this week. I've tried logging in and out of my account but it still remains unchanged. Discover Weekly is one of my favourite Spotify features and I miss it!

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Solved!! Song unavailable in Windows Desktop App

Hello Spotify Team.Recently i've noticed a lot of songs in my playlists not playing in my desktop app for windows 10. When i click them there is an error message, notifiying me that the song is unavailable, but if i it's on my hard drive i can add it...

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Hello Spotify Team. Recently i've noticed a lot of songs in my playlists not playing in my desktop app for windows 10. When i click them there is an error message, notifiying me that the song is una...

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Extremely high CPU usage when displaying top "banner ad"

When Spotify Desktop (Windows Store version) is open and the top banner is visible the CPU-usage of the apllication rises to about 84% on a 3.2ghz Microsoft Surface Book Pro. This is most likely due to snow flakes and cars being heavy to animate. As ...

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When Spotify Desktop (Windows Store version) is open and the top banner is visible the CPU-usage of the apllication rises to about 84% on a 3.2ghz Microsoft Surface Book Pro. This is most likely due ...

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Where can I find all the songs that I liked?

I don't know how to find my liked songs. There is also no Liked from Radio in my spotify playlist.

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I don't know how to find my liked songs. There is also no Liked from Radio in my spotify playlist.

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Pin to taskbar, few days later disappears

I keep pinning the windows 10 app to the taskbar, then a few days later it will disappear and I have to repin it. Been going on for a while, it's the only program doing it.

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I keep pinning the windows 10 app to the taskbar, then a few days later it will disappear and I have to repin it. Been going on for a while, it's the only program doing it.

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Solved!! I can't search for my own Spotify Playlists! (Mac)

Hello, I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE! SPOTIFY IS BASED ON PLAYLISTS, SO TAKING AWAY THE SEARCH FEATURE ...

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Hello,   I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE...

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Spotify não realiza downloads de músicas no windows, o icone verde de download não aparece.

Estou tentando fazer downloads da minha playlist no spotify no computador, porém, quando clico em "baixar", o download é iniciado, mas não aparece o icone que mostra que a musica foi baixada, logo, o modo offiline do spotify simplesmente não funciona...

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Estou tentando fazer downloads da minha playlist no spotify no computador, porém, quando clico em "baixar", o download é iniciado, mas não aparece o icone que mostra que a musica foi baixada, logo, o...

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Friend Feed looks odd

It doesn't show the activities of all the people i want to see. The name is weirdly cut off.What happened? A few days ago it was working perfectly. Thanks for your help!

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It doesn't show the activities of all the people i want to see. The name is weirdly cut off. What happened? A few days ago it was working perfectly.   Thanks for your help!

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Spotify Causes my Windows 10 64-bit System to Freeze

System just becomes unresponsive at random times while Spotify is open that I have to restart the laptop using the hardware button (can't even Ctrl-Alt-Del). Spotify also has a habit of deleting the songs I've saved in my hard drive at random ocassio...

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System just becomes unresponsive at random times while Spotify is open that I have to restart the laptop using the hardware button (can't even Ctrl-Alt-Del). Spotify also has a habit of deleting...

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Can't see people I follow without connecting to facebook?

People I follow has disappeared is it because I'm not connected to Facebook?

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People I follow has disappeared is it because I'm not connected to Facebook?

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downloading and recording a cd

 can i record the music onto a cd?

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 can i record the music onto a cd?

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Problems playing songs

Hi all, i am angry, comming from germany and here is no support in my language .. .I can´t play my playlists, all songs are only played some seconds .. Sometimes 5 , otheres 1 minute then the app is jumping to the next one. Problem with windows app, ...

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Hi all,  i am angry, comming from germany and here is no support in my language .. . I  can´t play my playlists, all songs are only played some seconds .. Sometimes 5 , otheres 1 minute t...

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PUP - The Dream is Over

What happened to this album's sound quality?It sounds terrible for some reason, not by aesthetic or anythingi listened to the same album multiple times months on end but the quality just suddenly dropped when i listened today. im on high streaming qu...

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What happened to this album's sound quality? It sounds terrible for some reason, not by aesthetic or anything i listened to the same album multiple times months on end but the quality just suddenly...

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With the new Spotify update for Windows, I can no longer see what my friends are listening to.

Instead of Spotify showing what my friends are listening to on the sidebar, it instead says to connect to Facebook to see what my friends are listening to. Does this mean I can no longer see what my friends publicly choose to listen to unless I conne...

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Instead of Spotify showing what my friends are listening to on the sidebar, it instead says to connect to Facebook to see what my friends are listening to. Does this mean I can no longer see what my ...

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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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