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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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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Close button should minimize and Alt-F4

PlanPremiumCountryCZOperating SystemWindows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueIt worked for a long time that setting "Close button should minimize" worked for Alt-F4 keyboard shortcut as well. With some recent update, this shortcut closes the app. F...

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  • Plan Premium Country CZ Operating System Windows 10, Windows 11   My Question or Issue It worked for a long time that setting "Close button should minimize" worked for Alt-F4 keyboard sh...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Remove "shows you might like", "episodes for you", "popular with, "picked for you" from podcasts

I'm on desktop Windows, non-premium.I do not want to have podcasts suggested to me by the algorithm, and I do not want these suggestions to be prioritized over new episodes. I especially don't want random playlists that were "picked for me" on my pod...

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  • I'm on desktop Windows, non-premium. I do not want to have podcasts suggested to me by the algorithm, and I do not want these suggestions to be prioritized over new episodes. I especially don't wa...
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Superuser Contribution Lost feature: URI link with timestamp

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a My Question or IssuePrior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to copy a song's URI link and add a # timestamp (e.g., spotify:track:7iqS4pS1eV...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a   My Question or Issue Prior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to c...
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Superuser Contribution Entry Point Not Found error

I've been trying to download spotify on my pc but I can't open it as I get the error message"The procedure entry point SetThreadDescription could not be located in the dynamic link libraryC:\users\M\appdatta\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe." I've tried d...

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  • I've been trying to download spotify on my pc but I can't open it as I get the error message "The procedure entry point SetThreadDescription could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\us...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Autoplay is off but Spotify acts like it is still on

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay is turned off on both my desktop and phone, however, if I play a playlist on Spotify and the playlist ends, Spotify starts playing "related" songs. I hate i...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay is turned off on both my desktop and phone, however, if I play a playlis...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs not Saving to Liked Songs Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop (not the Web Player)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI click the plus to save a song to my Liked Songs playlist and it turns green, but when I check (because I don't trust Spotify anymore) it is not i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop (not the Web Player) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I click the plus to save a song to my Liked Songs playlist and i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug: Podcast played status not syncing to desktop

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDevice(iPhone 11, iMac, Windows laptop)Operating System(iOS 16, Mac OS 10.15, Windows 11) My Question or IssueWith the release of the new Spotify mobile app (the one with tiktok feed stuff), the played status of podcasts ...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device (iPhone 11, iMac, Windows laptop) Operating System (iOS 16, Mac OS 10.15, Windows 11)   My Question or Issue With the release of the new Spotify...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Scrolling too fast in a discography results in "Spotify can't play this right now"

Windows 11, Windows Store installed with winget. 1. Open a large discography.2. Hold down the end-key to scroll to the bottom as quickly as possible.3. Play a track near the bottom.4. "Spotify can't play this right now" This seems to be connected to ...

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  • Windows 11, Windows Store installed with winget.   1. Open a large discography. 2. Hold down the end-key to scroll to the bottom as quickly as possible. 3. Play a track near the bottom. 4. ...
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Superuser Contribution Music Stops Playing Randomly on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe music randomly stops playing on my desktop. However, it seems the desktop still thinks it's playing music because the pause button is displayed, not the play butt...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The music randomly stops playing on my desktop. However, it seems the...
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Superuser Contribution Issue with playing songs on spotify

So i joined someones jam on spotify on the spotify web player, however i had to then install the app if i wanted to listen in on the jam. However i then uninstalled the app after as i prefer the web player, but upon returning to the web player it no ...

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  • So i joined someones jam on spotify on the spotify web player, however i had to then install the app if i wanted to listen in on the jam. However i then uninstalled the app after as i prefer the web ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Fullscreen mode layout issue in Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.61.431.g05f88175

The left edge of full screen mode shows the contents of the library when the Your Library tab is active, it works correctly if the Your Library tab is hidden. And this problem gets even worse by disabling the "Now Playing screen".Steps to replicate t...

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  • The left edge of full screen mode shows the contents of the library when the Your Library tab is active, it works correctly if the Your Library tab is hidden. And this problem gets even worse by disa...
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Superuser Contribution Error code auth:2 when login in Windows 10 Spotify Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell Latitude 5510Operating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueEverything worked fine on the spotify desktop app UNTILL I activated my VPN and jumped around different locations. This totally broke my desktop app. I res...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Latitude 5510 Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue Everything worked fine on the spotify desktop app UNTILL I activated my VPN and...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify PC desktop app "cannot play this right now" - mobile app and web version work normally

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 My Question or IssueSince Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I cannot make the desktop app (Win 11) work, no matter what.Attempting to play any so...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775   My Question or Issue Since Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I ca...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error: Spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento (W10)

Hola, Estaba escuchando Spotify y de repente la canción se ha cortado, ha dejado de sonar y ha aparecido el error:Spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento. Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo.He probado a cerrar Spotify, a ...

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  • Hola,  Estaba escuchando Spotify y de repente la canción se ha cortado, ha dejado de sonar y ha aparecido el error: Spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento. Si tienes el archivo en el...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Cant play any music

I am in the UK on my desk top and get Spotify OK till now.....now nothing What can I do?

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  • I am in the UK on my desk top and get Spotify OK till now.....now nothing What can I do?
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Superuser Contribution "Your version of Windows is out of date" Banner needs to stop.

I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can't do anything until it does.Can this be disabled?An...

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  • I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can'...
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Superuser Contribution "No results found" for any prompt

Whenever I search anything on PC nothing pops up. It always says "No results found" no matter what I type.

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  • Whenever I search anything on PC nothing pops up. It always says "No results found" no matter what I type.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after 1-2 songs

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repeat one track " after 1-2 repeats it crashes without any error.I tried:reinst...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repe...
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Superuser Contribution Webplayer podcast episodes end early

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDeviceWebplayer on Chrome and Edge Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssuePodcast episodes frequently stop early and the next episode in My Episodes will start playing. It usually happens within a minute before the concl...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country US Device Webplayer on Chrome and Edge   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Podcast episodes frequently stop early and the next episode in ...
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