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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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cannot login, facebook button does nothing

ok so my spotify updated the other day, and for some reason I cannot log back in. the facebook button does nothingI've reinstalled 3 timesI've tried the windows 10 store versionI've tried to login manually typing my fb account detailsI've tried to re...

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ok so my spotify updated the other day, and for some reason I cannot log back in.   the facebook button does nothing I've reinstalled 3 times I've tried the windows 10 store version I've tr...

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Remove Daily Mix

Is there any way to delete a daily mix? Some guy got into my account for a few weeks without me realizing and listened to a bunch of French music that I have absolutly zero interest in and Spotify formed a daily mix for him. Since I've gotten rid of ...

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Is there any way to delete a daily mix? Some guy got into my account for a few weeks without me realizing and listened to a bunch of French music that I have absolutly zero interest in and Spotify fo...

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Solved!! 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc broke Toastify global shortcuts

Hi there, the recent update of 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc has caused Toastify's global shortcut keys function to stop working. The global hotkey function is absolutely important to me as I am mostly working on my laptop in fullscreen mode and I do not have...

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Hi there, the recent update of 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc has caused Toastify's global shortcut keys function to stop working. The global hotkey function is absolutely important to me as I am mostly w...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist Details Not Saving

I've seen other threads from people with similar problems, but they've all been closed due to inactivity. I'd like to bring this problem back up because it's getting rather annoying.Whenever I modify one of my existing playlists, by changing its titl...

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I've seen other threads from people with similar problems, but they've all been closed due to inactivity. I'd like to bring this problem back up because it's getting rather annoying. Whenever I modi...

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This song is not available, windows 10 store edition, specific track

I have been trying to get this specific song to play in my spotify local files, it appears but won't play and shows me the song not available error. Its the omen (vicetone remix) which is available for free since its a remix. Why does this song not w...

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I have been trying to get this specific song to play in my spotify local files, it appears but won't play and shows me the song not available error. Its the omen (vicetone remix) which is available f...

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Playing songs deleted off playlist

Whenever I use spotify on the desktop, it plays songs that I put on my playlist but then I deleted oof of it. Also it gives me unlimited skips even though i dont have premium or the free trial. It still shows ads though.

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Whenever I use spotify on the desktop, it plays songs that I put on my playlist but then I deleted oof of it. Also it gives me unlimited skips even though i dont have premium or the free trial. It st...

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Can't arrange song orders in playlist

I have recently had a problem where I can't arrange songs in any order I want in my playlists. I used to just be able to drag them around and change them in which order I wanted but that's not possible anymore. Now when I try draging songs nothing ha...

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I have recently had a problem where I can't arrange songs in any order I want in my playlists. I used to just be able to drag them around and change them in which order I wanted but that's not possib...

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[Bug] User Name Cutoff After 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc update

The recent Windows Spotify Desktop App update [v1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc] has a issue with scaling (NOT the Microsoft Store version). More to the point the Minimize Button cuts off part of the User Name/Little Arrow in the upper right corner. Steps to re...

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The recent Windows Spotify Desktop App update [v1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc] has a issue with scaling (NOT the Microsoft Store version).   More to the point the Minimize Button cuts off part of the U...

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Superuser Contribution Random music change

Hello,I have a big problem with Spotify. Sometimes it just changes my music to a random one. I know that if the playlist is over, random musics gonna appear, but it's just like someone else using my account. Because the music is still playing, and al...

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Hello, I have a big problem with Spotify. Sometimes it just changes my music to a random one. I know that if the playlist is over, random musics gonna appear, but it's just like someone else using m...

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Import iTunes Playlists

New Spotify user here. I want to import some iTunes playlists. I found lots of instructions for this with a google search, but they all say to open file, import, import playlist. When I go to the file menu, there is no import option. Has Spotify done...

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New Spotify user here.  I want to import some iTunes playlists.  I found lots of instructions for this with a google search, but they all say to open file, import, import playlist.  Wh...

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Windows 10 instant crash after login

After I login into my spotify account (I do not own premium) it instantly crashes. It just crashes with the programms - Desktop Store App and the other one. Spotify works fine on my handy and in the web player. I googled many solutions but nothing ch...

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After I login into my spotify account (I do not own premium) it instantly crashes. It just crashes with the programms - Desktop Store App and the other one. Spotify works fine on my handy and in the ...

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al local in a playlist

Hey guys! Is there a way to put all my local music files in my playlist? The only way I see is to add every song one by one in the list. But... there must be a better way?

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Hey guys!   Is there a way to put all my local music files in my playlist? The only way I see is to add every song one by one in the list. But... there must be a better way?

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Impossible to create a shortcut in my Windows menu

HelloAs indicated in the subject, I do not anymore manage since a few days to create a shortcut of Spotify either in my menu to start or in my taskbar. Two days ago, the shortcut of the menu to start suddenly disappeared. I am grateful to cross every...

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Hello As indicated in the subject, I do not anymore manage since a few days to create a shortcut of Spotify either in my menu to start or in my taskbar. Two days ago, the shortcut of the menu to sta...

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Spotify crashes when removing a playlist picture

When i remove a cover picture I've previously added to a playlist and save without putting up another picture spotify crashes, everytime. My spotify version is 1.0.24.104.g92a22684 and I'm on a 64bit windows 7

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When i remove a cover picture I've previously added to a playlist and save without putting up another picture spotify crashes, everytime.   My spotify version is 1.0.24.104.g92a22684 and I'm o...

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desktop app for windows (8) wont uninstall

so a few minutes ago i was on the spotify desktop app and there was a notification, so i clicked on it and it said that there was an update availible so i pressed it to dowload it but then it said i didnt have enough storage. so i decided to uninstal...

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so a few minutes ago i was on the spotify desktop app and there was a notification, so i clicked on it and it said that there was an update availible so i pressed it to dowload it but then it said i ...

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This song is not avaible

Hi I'm here to solve my problem.When i click one of the songs It says This song is not avaible.But it happens every song i clicked.i checked my internet connection.I resetted my ethernet but nothing changed.What should do??

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Hi I'm here to solve my problem.When i click one of the songs It says This song is not avaible.But it happens every song i clicked.i checked my internet connection.I resetted my ethernet but nothing ...

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Another Error Code 4

I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an internet connection (error code:4)." This issue is specific ...

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I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message  "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an in...

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I cannot find a song

Im trying to find "Heart Behind my eyes" of Joe Thomas. How could I get it?

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Im trying to find "Heart Behind my eyes" of Joe Thomas. How could I get it?

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recommended songs are displayed in wrong language

On the frontpage of the spotify desktop app it shows a selection of cringy playlists. But even if they are 100% out of tune with my taste it is also in localized language and not in the language i chose in settings (English).How do i either disable t...

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On the frontpage of the spotify desktop app it shows a selection of cringy playlists. But even if they are 100% out of tune with my taste it is also in localized language and not in the language i ch...

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WhatsApp web notifications interrupt songs, put them on pause

If I have WhatsApp web open in my browser (Chrome) at the same time as listening to Spotify on my desktop, every time I get a new Whatsapp notification it pauses the song I'm listening too and says 'Can't play current song'. And sometimes it takes a ...

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If I have WhatsApp web open in my browser (Chrome) at the same time as listening to Spotify on my desktop, every time I get a new Whatsapp notification it pauses the song I'm listening too and says '...

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