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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...
I have premium and some tracks are in offline. I discovered that sound quality at Spotify is low at the moment. I listened first a song (320kbps MP3) and after that same song in Spotify, high and mid range sounds are so low quality or allmost missing...
I have premium and some tracks are in offline. I discovered that sound quality at Spotify is low at the moment. I listened first a song (320kbps MP3) and after that same song in Spotify, high and mid...
Newbie
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Is there some kind of alternative to Soundrop somewhere, now that the API it relied on is gone? All I want is a way for people in different cities to listen to the same song at the same time. Details: I use this when running tabletop role playing gam...
Is there some kind of alternative to Soundrop somewhere, now that the API it relied on is gone? All I want is a way for people in different cities to listen to the same song at the same time. ...
Newbie
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Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the headset works, I had just gotten off a skype call. Can a...
Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the heads...
Casual Listener
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I've had Spotify on my laptop for 6-7 months now, but in the last week Spotify wouldn't open. It would say something along the lines of " spotify can't run right now " (i kind of forgot exactly but kind of close i guess) or would just be a black scre...
I've had Spotify on my laptop for 6-7 months now, but in the last week Spotify wouldn't open. It would say something along the lines of " spotify can't run right now " (i kind of forgot exactly but k...
Regular
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Okay, I've been having this problem for a few weeks now and it's really getting strange. I've tried everything I could find online but the only thing that's worked is using an old direct download from 2015, but even then, upon restarting my PC Spotif...
Okay, I've been having this problem for a few weeks now and it's really getting strange. I've tried everything I could find online but the only thing that's worked is using an old direct downloa...
Casual Listener
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I recently logged out of my Spotify account and when I went to log back in the login page does not allow me to select Login with Facebook. When I click on the link nothing happens. When I enter my correct username and email with the correct password,...
I recently logged out of my Spotify account and when I went to log back in the login page does not allow me to select Login with Facebook. When I click on the link nothing happens. When I...
Newbie
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It is now completely impossible to play a single track. It used to be if you right-clicked a song and hit 'Play' it would only play that song (assuming you had an empty queue, a nearly impossible task in itself). Now that option is GONE, the only opt...
It is now completely impossible to play a single track. It used to be if you right-clicked a song and hit 'Play' it would only play that song (assuming you had an empty queue, a nearly impossible tas...
Newbie
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35 replies
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Sometimes it plays 1 second and restarts the song.Sometimes it skips to a random song (not even in the playlist). Sometimes it only plays the first song of the list.Sometimes it pauses. And starts at random.Sometimes a combination of ALL!!!!Right now...
Sometimes it plays 1 second and restarts the song. Sometimes it skips to a random song (not even in the playlist). Sometimes it only plays the first song of the list. Sometimes it pauses. &...
Casual Listener
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I started using spotify a few days ago, I realised that there are some albums that don't appear when you search for them, so in order to find them you must search "*album's name* spotify". But this album https://open.spotify.com/album/4mfUBjbHpj6Z9lm...
I started using spotify a few days ago, I realised that there are some albums that don't appear when you search for them, so in order to find them you must search "*album's name* spotify". B...
Community Legend
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Hello, I have a Problem with switching my Volume over my Keyboard. I have a Keyboard that has buttons for the volume they also work. But my Spotify Volume goes in the little screen down/up but not in the Programm so i can only switch volume in the "a...
Hello, I have a Problem with switching my Volume over my Keyboard. I have a Keyboard that has buttons for the volume they also work. But my Spotify Volume goes in the little screen down/up b...
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Everytime I open Spotify on Windows 10, I get this message. Spotify failed to migrate some of your data. Any changes I've made in the last week were adding a new user on my computer.
Everytime I open Spotify on Windows 10, I get this message. Spotify failed to migrate some of your data. Any changes I've made in the last week were adding a new user on my computer.
Casual Listener
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Hi,I'm on Spotify Unlimited vn 1.0.9.133.gcedaee38 on a Windows 7 desktop PC. When I exit Spotify (either using file/exit or the X in the top right corner) it stops the process OK but fails to clear the screen.I've tried reinstalling but that hasn't ...
Hi, I'm on Spotify Unlimited vn 1.0.9.133.gcedaee38 on a Windows 7 desktop PC. When I exit Spotify (either using file/exit or the X in the top right corner) it stops the process OK but fails to...
Casual Listener
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Hi the songs i downloaded can they be saved on my desktop so i can convert them to mp3 to play on disk in my car
Hi the songs i downloaded can they be saved on my desktop so i can convert them to mp3 to play on disk in my car
Newbie
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When I close Spotify, a still image of the frame of the program stays on screen. It takes a right-click and Refresh to clear it up. It's the same whether I have Hardware Accelerated enabled or not. Any ideas? Sorry if this is a regular question; I di...
When I close Spotify, a still image of the frame of the program stays on screen. It takes a right-click and Refresh to clear it up. It's the same whether I have Hardware Accelerated ena...
Casual Listener
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14 replies
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Ever since the 2nd last version of the Windows desktop player my icon will not show up on the monitor I have the application open on. I am currently using Windows 7 with a mulitimonitor app called Dual Monitor. I tried installing an older version and...
Ever since the 2nd last version of the Windows desktop player my icon will not show up on the monitor I have the application open on. I am currently using Windows 7 with a mulitimonitor app cal...
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On the Spotify page for Frightened Rabbit, under Merch, one of the vinyls has artwork for The Sickness by Disturbed. Pretty sure that's not supposed to be there.
On the Spotify page for Frightened Rabbit, under Merch, one of the vinyls has artwork for The Sickness by Disturbed. Pretty sure that's not supposed to be there.
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Hi I was wondering if I can use a sleeptimer for spotify on my computer? I like to listen to music before I go to sleep, but I don't want spotify playing all night. My phone is broken, so that is not an option.
Hi I was wondering if I can use a sleeptimer for spotify on my computer? I like to listen to music before I go to sleep, but I don't want spotify playing all night. My ph...
Casual Listener
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Hi! I am currently on Windows 10 and using the desktop version of Spotify. Just recently, I find myself having problems with playing any songs, the streaming doesn't seem to work. The progress bar doesn't move and nothing plays. Occasionally if I'm l...
Hi! I am currently on Windows 10 and using the desktop version of Spotify. Just recently, I find myself having problems with playing any songs, the streaming doesn't seem to work. T...
Newbie
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Spotify doesn't respond to me pressing the buttons on my bluetooth headphones.The model is Sony MDR-ZX770BN. I'm using Asus' bluetooth 4.0 USB doodle to connect to my computer.
Spotify doesn't respond to me pressing the buttons on my bluetooth headphones. The model is Sony MDR-ZX770BN. I'm using Asus' bluetooth 4.0 USB doodle to connect to my computer.
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Hello! Everytime I open and update my spotify it changes it's language to finnish automatically. NOW the thing is I'm not finnish but I live in Finland for the mean time. It's very annoying to change the language every. single. time to english and I ...
Hello! Everytime I open and update my spotify it changes it's language to finnish automatically. NOW the thing is I'm not finnish but I live in Finland for the mean time. It's very ann...
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