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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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Jenjam

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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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MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution STUCKED At 9998 Song Limit AND It Keeps Lowering

i cant add more than 9998 songs and by the time passes by the number keeps lowering and im not deleting any songs or maybe i delete one but add another one

Gig Goer

i cant add more than 9998 songs and by the time passes by the number keeps lowering and im not deleting any songs or maybe i delete one but add another one   

Dian

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Solved!! Remove From Queue is Gone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueSince they don't want to allow us to block artists from web/desktop, the "Remove From Queue" option was our last line of defense from bands made by AI robots, irrelevant a...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Since they don't want to allow us to block artists from web/desktop, the "Remove From Queue" o...

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics feature missing on Desktop App after Now Playing added

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEver since the Now Playing feature was added, I can't see lyrics or the microphone button. I've tried logging in and out, clearing cache, disabling and renabling this fea...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ever since the Now Playing feature was added, I can't see lyrics or the microphone button. I'v...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Spotify local file art duplication

Plan: premiumDevices:Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27)Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.8.62.549 Issue: When importing local files into spotify, if 2 local files have the same ...

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Plan: premium Devices: Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27) Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.8.62.549   Issue: ...

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Superuser Contribution playing music lags

Any music I listen to, interrupts and is loading. It is not a problem with my internet, I already checked it. I think it could only be in browser.

Visitor

Any music I listen to, interrupts and is loading. It is not a problem with my internet, I already checked it. I think it could only be in browser.

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Web Player not showing "Now Playing" when connected to last.fm

Hello, When connected to last.fm to listen "my library" the view on spotify web player not longer shows the "now playing". (It works fine if I listen a playlist on spotify). Check attachment.

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Hello,   When connected to last.fm to listen "my library" the view on spotify web player not longer shows the "now playing". (It works fine if I listen a playlist on spotify).   Check a...

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Superuser Contribution Web player keeps muting randomly for no reason

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceHP laptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Its all in the title

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  Plan Premium Country Belgium Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Its all in the title  

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Widget windows responsive if pinned and other bugs about it

PlanIndividualCountryItalyDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueOn the widget windows (on the game tab) ) if you click on the button "▼" the widget is resized to show a list of songs and artists. Bug 1: if I have the widget ...

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Plan Individual Country Italy Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue On the widget windows (on the game tab) ) if you click on the button "▼" t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do i see all my artists

Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How in the **bleep** do I see all my artists? all i see is a few

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue &n...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify cannot load anything or play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i can't open playlists, i can't check my profile and i cannot even see my playl...

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Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i c...

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Superuser Contribution spotify accounts don't work on pc

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify works fine on mobile. A couple weeks ago spotify just completely broke on my PC, the website works fine until I login to ANY account, at which point it pops up with t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify works fine on mobile. A couple weeks ago spotify just completely broke on my PC, the websi...

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huge echo when playing songs

PlanpremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)laptop(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuei have had a big issue with having a lot of echo while my songs are playing and ive gone through all my lapt...

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Plan premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) laptop (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue i have had a big issue...

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VirusTotal said "SpotifySetup.exe" had 3 viruses.

Windows 10 and 11 Pro PCsSpotify free version On 8/18/2023, I downloaded the Windows Spotify app ("SpotifySetup.exe").https://www.spotify.com/us/download/windows/https://download.scdn.co/SpotifySetup.exe VirusTotal said "SpotifySetup.exe" had 3 virus...

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Windows 10 and 11 Pro PCs Spotify free version   On 8/18/2023, I downloaded the Windows Spotify app ("SpotifySetup.exe"). https://www.spotify.com/us/download/windows/ https://download.scdn....

Maxim

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Superuser Contribution SPOTIFY SAYS OFFLINE

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSAMSUNG GALAXY BOOK2 PRO 360Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify is saying I'm Offline, but I'm not. I checked settings, firewall, restarted, re-downloaded the app. Nothing seems to work. I check it on my ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device SAMSUNG GALAXY BOOK2 PRO 360 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify is saying I'm Offline, but I'm not. I checked settings, firewall...

Dian

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Local songs without album art breaks album art preview

PlanPremium DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Playing a locally stored song that doesn't have a cover art will cause all subsequent songs to have the default/missing album graphic in the bottom left preview until the app is restarted.

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Plan Premium   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   Playing a locally stored song that doesn't have a cover art will cause all subsequent songs to have the default/missin...

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Superuser Contribution What's this button in fullscreen mode that doesn't seem to do anything?

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueThere's this button on fullscreen mode right next to the volume controls that doesn't appear to do anything, I've searched the FAQ but found nothing. Can anywa...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue There's this button on fullscreen mode right next to the volume controls that doesn...

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Superuser Contribution The context menu when right-clicking a song should be customizable.

Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu customizable so that each user can fix it to their pre...

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Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu cus...

Bryneth

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Video podcasts don't work on pc

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to listen to the distractible podcast, but there's no sound or video at all. I was listening to it on my phone earlier today, and it worked as it should, but no...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to listen to the distractible podcast,  but there's no sound or video at all. I...

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Superuser Contribution wie sehe ich bei einem Podcast eine Abstimmung?

hallo,wie sehe ich bei dem Podcast "Die drei Rabauken" die Abstimmungen die sie bei Spotify immer veröffentlichen?Danke für die antworten

Newbie

hallo, wie sehe ich bei dem Podcast "Die drei Rabauken" die Abstimmungen die sie bei Spotify immer veröffentlichen? Danke für die antworten

Lyubka

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why doesn't Spotify remember which song you are when going from one device to another

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell XPS 15 and LGV35 ThinQOperating SystemWindows 11 and Android My Question or IssueI listen to some songs on my PC and then the next day when I switch to my phone it goes back to the last song I've listened on it and th...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell XPS 15 and LGV35 ThinQ Operating System Windows 11 and Android   My Question or Issue I listen to some songs on my PC and then the next day...

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