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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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Spotify won't let me log in with Facebook

I'm trying to sign in to Spotify through Facebook on this new laptop I just bought but it keeps on giving me this error:I've tried re-installing the app, but it didn't work Please let me know if you find a solution to this.Thanks!

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I'm trying to sign in to Spotify through Facebook on this new laptop I just bought but it keeps on giving me this error: I've tried re-installing the app, but it didn't work 😞 Please let me kn...

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Solved!! Can't log in to my account.

Hey! I've had this problem for 2-3 days where i can't log into my account. I've tried logging in via Facebook but then nothing happens. When i try to log in normally (as seen in the picture i added) It just stands still forever (I've tried waiting fo...

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Hey! I've had this problem for 2-3 days where i can't log into my account. I've tried logging in via Facebook but then nothing happens. When i try to log in normally (as seen in the picture i added) ...

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Some music unavailable via Windows 10

Greetings, I have a Premium Family membership and I'm having problems accessing some of the Spotify catalog through my Windows 10 app. When I attempt to play certain songs on my desktop they simply won't play. The same songs are available and play ju...

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Greetings,   I have a Premium Family membership and I'm having problems accessing some of the Spotify catalog through my Windows 10 app. When I attempt to play certain songs on my de...

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Spotify Attenuation with Steam notifications - extremely annoying

Exactly as the title says. The volume is lowered with Steam notifications. I can't turn off the Steam notifications because I need them, and as far as I can tell this isn't something on Steam's side. I just noticed it a few days ago, very sure it's a...

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Exactly as the title says.  The volume is lowered with Steam notifications.  I can't turn off the Steam notifications because I need them, and as far as I can tell this isn't something on S...

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help spotify wont play songs

my spotify wont play any songs but the rest of the ui works

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my spotify wont play any songs but the rest of the ui works

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Is Spotify made by amateurs?

This is a question I seriously had to ask myself today after trying to recover a hacked account. I recently launched my spotify app and found that I was logged out. I tried to log back in and it woudn't let me so I thought maybe I will recover my acc...

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This is a question I seriously had to ask myself today after trying to recover a hacked account. I recently launched my spotify app and found that I was logged out. I tried to log back in and it woud...

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Bitlocker and Spotify UWP

I encrypted my drive where are my offline playlists (D:\) and as soon as Windows started (it was not set to automatically unlock) I realized that Spotify does not start (it stays forever loading). Is there a way to solve this without having to downlo...

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I encrypted my drive where are my offline playlists (D:\) and as soon as Windows started (it was not set to automatically unlock) I realized that Spotify does not start (it stays forever loading...

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Unavaible in my country

Can someone please tell me when is Spotify going to be avalible in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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Can someone please tell me when is Spotify going to be avalible in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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share song with friend

Please tell me that im stupid and I cant find the button on how to share a song with a friend ON SPOTIFY like how we could when this first came out. Please DO NOT tell me spotify is so looser stupid they took that feature out. There is absolutely no ...

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Please tell me that im stupid and I cant find the button on how to share a song with a friend ON SPOTIFY like how we could when this first came out.   Please DO NOT tell me spotify is so loose...

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Installation Path randomness?

So I had this issue for a while now and figured i'd aks here if any other folks have the same problems. After I installed Spotify I just Cut the Spotify Folder from C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming and paste it on to my Data Drive D:\ . At this point Sp...

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So I had this issue for a while now and figured i'd aks here if any other folks have the same problems.   After I installed Spotify I just Cut the Spotify Folder from C:\Users\User\AppDat...

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why do i have to open spotify twice on pc

Does anyone know why I have to open Spotify twice to get it to work?I'm running Windows 10 and Spotify premium.Each time I load up Spotify it brings up the screen but the menu, search, friends pane only come up when I shut it down and open again.

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Does anyone know why I have to open Spotify twice to get it to work? I'm running Windows 10 and Spotify premium. Each time I load up Spotify it brings up the screen but the menu, search, friends pa...

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Songs Screen just links to browse

Hy, when I click on Songs in the Windows client it doesn't show my songs, but just a message that I can find playlists with the 'Browse' Link.The image below shows how my 'Songs' page looks like.I am running the newest version. What can I do?

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Hy, when I click on Songs in the Windows client it doesn't show my songs, but just a message that I can find playlists with the 'Browse' Link. The image below shows how my 'Songs' page looks like. ...

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Issues With Local Files

I recently was rearranging my music in my local files and it appears to have messed it up completely. I have one song that I cannot remove from my library even though the song no longer exists at all on my computer, and I have one album that I do hav...

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I recently was rearranging my music in my local files and it appears to have messed it up completely. I have one song that I cannot remove from my library even though the song no longer exists at all...

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Solved!! Can't Login using my credentials.

So I created my account via mobile app and login using facebook. So technically my spotify was linked to my facebook. But when do i try to login my spotify account on desktop(win 7) using the email add of my facebook it's giving me error message. P.S...

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So I created my account via mobile app and login using facebook. So technically my spotify was linked to my facebook. But when do i try to login my spotify account on desktop(win 7) using the email a...

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CUT THE COOOOOORD

Please, please lower the volume on the Shinedown ad. I usually keep my music at a moderate volume, so it is unpleasant that every few minutes I get to hear an ear-piercing CUT THE COOOOOOOOORDDDD!!!!No one needs an advertisement that loud. Even the F...

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Please, please lower the volume on the Shinedown ad. I usually keep my music at a moderate volume, so it is unpleasant that every few minutes I get to hear an ear-piercing    CUT THE COOO...

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Solved!! Queue cannot stop playing or delete

I have enoing issue with the Queue. I read lots of people's issue here but nothing seems to work.The Queue keeps playing random songs partialy not full songs all the time on my PC and Android mobile. I have deleted all Queued songs and they keeps rec...

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I have enoing issue with the Queue. I read lots of people's issue here but nothing seems to work. The Queue keeps playing random songs partialy not full songs all the time on my PC and And...

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Struggling with volume settings (windows 10)

Hi there, I have a new laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad). When I listen to Spofity (premium account) and I do not have the app open on my screen but just at the bottom panel with opened programs, the music becomes very quiet.Does anybody know why my device do...

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Hi there,   I have a new laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad). When I listen to Spofity (premium account)  and I do not have the app open on my screen but just at the bottom panel with opened program...

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Playing lags every evening

Hi. Each evening around 21:00 +- 15 minutes (UTC+3) playing starts lag. It stops and starts. Spotify shows me blue banner with message 'Can't play song'. At the same time local files can be played without lags. The issue is represantable both on desk...

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Hi.   Each evening around 21:00 +- 15 minutes (UTC+3) playing starts lag. It stops and starts. Spotify shows me blue banner with message 'Can't play song'. At the same time local files can be ...

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settings are gone

So I just joined Spotify today, and I found my favorite songs, but they are a different version. I wanted my favorite version and could not find it.Everyone is talking about a settings area to import 'local files' but I cant find these settings. Afte...

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So I just joined Spotify today, and I found my favorite songs, but they are a different version. I wanted my favorite version and could not find it. Everyone is talking about a settings area to impo...

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