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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!! Doesn't open minimized after loging into the computer

This function doesn't work for me, instead it opens in window mode no matter of settings. Have this problem on my both computers, tried reinstalling, clearing cache several times and it doesn't help. Both computers run win 10.

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This function doesn't work for me, instead it opens in window mode no matter of settings. Have this problem on my both computers, tried reinstalling, clearing cache several times and it doesn't help....

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Problemas con windows 10

Hola, tengo un problema que ya llevo mas de un mes tratando de solucionar, tengo mi cuenta sincronizada a mi tablet, laptop y celular, pero en mi laptop no puedo descargar ningun playlist, desde hace un mes que al agregar canciones a los playlist que...

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Hola, tengo un problema que ya llevo mas de un mes tratando de solucionar, tengo mi cuenta sincronizada a mi tablet, laptop y celular, pero en mi laptop no puedo descargar ningun playlist, desde hace...

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Multimedia keys stopped working

Hello everbody, how are you doing? I would like to report a problem. I use spotify at home and at work with two different computers and keyboards.Both computers are windows 7 64bits. After last spotify update (1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc), multimedia keys l...

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Hello everbody, how are you doing?   I would like to report a problem.   I use spotify at home and at work with two different computers and keyboards. Both computers are windows 7 64bi...

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Solved!! Crashing on startup

Spotify crashes as soon as I open it. I tried reinstalling it, and then it lets me login, but as soon as I'm logged in it crashes again. I tried using the windows 10 app, same result.One thing that I noticed is when I delete the cache or manually sto...

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Spotify crashes as soon as I open it. I tried reinstalling it, and then it lets me login, but as soon as I'm logged in it crashes again. I tried using the windows 10 app, same result. One thing that...

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Weird Spotify Logo and large memory drain

I've noticed a few weird things on my spotify. Firstly, the icon is now appearing weird with a thin green line besides the logo which kinda looks like how it would be if it is download some items. See attached. Also, it has 4 exes draining 400mb of m...

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I've noticed a few weird things on my spotify.   Firstly, the icon is now appearing weird with a thin green line besides the logo which kinda looks like how it would be if it is download some ...

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Songs won't play

Oftentimes, when I'm listening to any spotify playlist, a song will end and a new one will not play. After that, none of the play buttons will work. The sidebar says the playlist is playling but nothing actually is working. Has anyone else experience...

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Oftentimes, when I'm listening to any spotify playlist, a song will end and a new one will not play. After that, none of the play buttons will work. The sidebar says the playlist is playling but noth...

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Solved!! Can't access my Audio Settings (using Desktop with Windows 7)

I am new to Spotify Premium. I am using a desktop computer with Windows 7 to access my Spotify Premium. I stream the music to my 2-channel stereo using a Audioengine B1 Bluetooth receiver. All I want to do now is check my audio settings to make sure ...

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I am new to Spotify Premium. I am using a desktop computer with Windows 7 to access my Spotify Premium. I stream the music to my 2-channel stereo using a Audioengine B1 Bluetooth receiver.   A...

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How do I remove one or more songs from multiple playlists at once?

Hey,I have a few songs saved in more than one playlists and now I wanna remove them from all my playlists. When I right click on a song all I find is "remove from THIS playlist" Where can I find the option to remove from all the playlists at once? Wo...

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Hey, I have a few songs saved in more than one playlists and now I wanna remove them from all my playlists. When I right click on a song all I find is "remove from THIS playlist" Where can I find th...

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Spotify Windows does not play music with my Chord Hugo 2 connected

Hello, when I have the Chord Hugo 2 connected and choosen at the sound and start Spotify it won't play the music but instead it is jumping trough the tracks. When I however change it to another sound device and then change back to the Hugo 2 then it ...

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Hello,   when I have the Chord Hugo 2 connected and choosen at the sound and start Spotify it won't play the music but instead it is jumping trough the tracks. When I however change it to anot...

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Solved!! Listen to music without effecting Mixes and Discoveries

Can someone please tell me if there's any way to listen to music without effecting discovering weekly, radar or daily mixes? Mostly i'm listeningto Metal, but when i'm at the office, i'm playing more mainstream because the people at my office.I'm aff...

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Can someone please tell me if there's any way to listen to music without effecting discovering weekly, radar or daily mixes?   Mostly i'm listeningto Metal, but when i'm at the office, i'm pla...

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Playlist keeps playing the new titles

Everytime i want to listen to some music from my playlist and i press on shuffle spotify keeps playing all the new titles I recently added before actually randomly playing all titles. Could need some help.

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Everytime i want to listen to some music from my playlist and i press on shuffle spotify keeps playing all the new titles I recently added before actually randomly playing all titles. Could need some...

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Search bar broken?

Is it just me och is the serach bar broken?When I try to search it won't even try to load anything, just shows my recent searchs...I tried re-installing, but that didn't help...

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Is it just me och is the serach bar broken? When I try to search it won't even try to load anything, just shows my recent searchs... I tried re-installing, but that didn't help... 

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Had to start a new account

i had a system failer on my computer when i got everything back in order my spotify and hulu was gone i cant find it and i already paid for the student discount price for them both. it has been about a week and a half

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i had a system failer on my computer when i got everything back in order my spotify and hulu was gone i cant find it and i already paid for the student discount price for them both. it has been about...

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Superuser Contribution Can't Play the Current Song

I was trying to listent to Pentatonix (on my Windows 10 pc), and every song would stop playing after a minute or so (sometimes more, sometimes less), with a blue bar across the top of the screen that just says, "Can't play the current song." Then I s...

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I was trying to listent to Pentatonix (on my Windows 10 pc), and every song would stop playing after a minute or so (sometimes more, sometimes less), with a blue bar across the top of the screen that...

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Spotify "Downloaded", but not actually.

So, earlier today, Windows 10 decided to install another update (this time taking up 6gb more storage) about internet security stuff, even though I have Norton already. However, that's not the worst, Spotify just decided to leave as soon as the updat...

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So, earlier today, Windows 10 decided to install another update (this time taking up 6gb more storage) about internet security stuff, even though I have Norton already. However, that's not the worst,...

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[URGENT] playlist time malfunction

recently my spotify playlist time things (where it tells you how long a playlist is) is malfunctioning! this is only for my own playlists as others seem to be looking fine. for example: one of my playlists would say that 78 songs take about 4 hours w...

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recently my spotify playlist time things (where it tells you how long a playlist is) is malfunctioning! this is only for my own playlists as others seem to be looking fine.    for example...

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Playlist got deleted

I need help my playlist I've had for two years was deleted and it wasn't me how can I get it back?

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I need help my playlist I've had for two years was deleted and it wasn't me how can I get it back?

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Solved!! Drag and Drop not working in 1.0.75.483 .g7ff4a0dc

Hello,Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist. RegardsHeiko

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Hello, Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist.   Regards Heiko

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Superuser Contribution waiting for connection

Im trying to download a playlist for my local files and it gets stuck on "waiting for connection...". I have disabled all my firewalls, uninstalled spotify and reinstalled, and still nothing. need help.

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Im trying to download a playlist for my local files and it gets stuck on "waiting for connection...". I have disabled all my firewalls, uninstalled spotify and reinstalled, and still nothing. need he...

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Spotify stops working after leaving a game

Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music disappeared and after a few mins it went back on? Its ...

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Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music dis...

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