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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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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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Superuser Contribution Recently played - how show songs not albums

"Recently played" shows albums/playlists and not the individual played songs. How do I view the songs?

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"Recently played" shows albums/playlists and not the individual played songs. How do I view the songs?

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spotify won't show song playing

Version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc Wont' show up on my twitch get song extention and won't show up on discord. Only reason why I subbed is for a way for people to see my music outside of iTunes. If this doesn't fix itself soon I won't be using spotify.I ha...

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Version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc   Wont' show up on my twitch get song extention and won't show up on discord.   Only reason why I subbed is for a way for people to see my music outsid...

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Connect To Facebook

I'm unable to link my Spotify account to FB when I click on it nothing pops up and when I logout and am signed in on my brower I get a 1003 error. I did have an older account I don't use anymore linked to an old FB account but have since opened up a ...

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I'm unable to link my Spotify account to FB when I click on it nothing pops up and when I logout and am signed in on my brower I get a 1003 error. I did have an older account I don't use anymore link...

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songs wont play

i am a spotify premium user and when try play songs on my spotify app on my laptop (its in windows 7 and i have the latest version of spotiy) the songs will only play for 6-10 seconds and only a few will play the full length but will stop and not shu...

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i am a spotify premium user and when try play songs on my spotify app on my laptop (its in windows 7 and i have the latest version of spotiy) the songs will only play for 6-10 seconds and only a few ...

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How to arrange all playlist in alphabetical order? not the tracks.

Would like to know if there is a way to organize all playlist in alphabetical order.Not the tracks in a playlist, but the playlists name's in order.

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Would like to know if there is a way to organize all playlist in alphabetical order. Not the tracks in a playlist, but the playlists name's in order.

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Windows 8: Spotify Installer Runs Forever

I've been trying to download Spotify on my new Windows 8 laptop , and for some reason the installer just won't work. I can download and run it fine, but it just pulls up a window that tells me it's Downloading Spotify and then runs for hours without ...

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I've been trying to download Spotify on my new Windows 8 laptop , and for some reason the installer just won't work. I can download and run it fine, but it just pulls up a window that tells me it's D...

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Latest version disabled my volume on my keyboard

So the latest version for Windows disables my volume knob on my keyboard when it is the active window. i find this to be un acceptible so I uninstalled and installed and old version. Why mess with something that was working just fine?

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So the latest version for Windows disables my volume knob on my keyboard when it is the active window. i find this to be un acceptible so I uninstalled and installed and old version. Why mess with so...

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Shuffle only plays a few artists at a time

I often like to listen to my music on shuffle when I'm not entirely sure what I feel like listening to, it helps me decide. However, Spotify's shuffle algorithm is so frustrating because it only plays a handfull of artists at a time. For example, I j...

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I often like to listen to my music on shuffle when I'm not entirely sure what I feel like listening to, it helps me decide. However, Spotify's shuffle algorithm is so frustrating because it only play...

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auto song skip

i looked into this,and this kindof thing happened before. but it will fully skip every song, not one bit is played

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i looked into this,and this kindof thing happened before. but it will fully skip every song, not one bit is played

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Song skips

Hello.I downloaded spotify on my PS4 a couple of months ago and now I'm in 'free mode'.There seemed to be nothing wrong, so I downloaded it on my computer to make playlists. Everything was normal until yesterday. I can't listen to any of the songs I'...

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Hello. I downloaded spotify on my PS4 a couple of months ago and now I'm in 'free mode'. There seemed to be nothing wrong, so I downloaded it on my computer to make playlists. Everything was normal...

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Deleting OneDrive* folder causes Spotify to crash

I have encountered a very specific bug that unfortunately have to run into a few times already. I have Spotify, OneDrive Personal, and *OneDrive for Business. When I have Spotify open and playing music, and I delete a folder in my OneDrive for Busine...

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I have encountered a very specific bug that unfortunately have to run into a few times already. I have Spotify, OneDrive Personal, and *OneDrive for Business. When I have Spotify open and playing mus...

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Spotify Desktop Visible for all devices in network.

Is it possible to set up a Spotify Client on a PC and let it show up in the Spotify Connect List on other devices in the network? This would be great for a Media PC in the living room, so you dont always have to manually login into your personal acco...

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Is it possible to set up a Spotify Client on a PC and let it show up in the Spotify Connect List on other devices in the network? This would be great for a Media PC in the living room, so you dont al...

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Songs Skip Immediately

Im using Sopitfy Web Player on Windows 7 with good internet and headphones.I was using Spotify fine w no problem until this morning when it kept skipping songs immediately as soon as I clicked on one until it skips about 5 songs then it plays an Ad j...

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Im using Sopitfy Web Player on Windows 7 with good internet and headphones. I was using Spotify fine w no problem until this morning when it kept skipping songs immediately as soon as I clicked on...

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2 Moderators for one Playlist

Hey Community, first I'll descripe my situation. We are two People and want to moderate a Playlist with two seperatet Spotify Accounts. The Playlist should be public for a medium big fellowship. The 'problem' is that only me and my friend should be a...

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Hey Community,   first I'll descripe my situation.   We are two People and want to moderate a Playlist with two seperatet Spotify Accounts. The Playlist should be public for a medium bi...

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import music from windows media player

hi! how can i import my music from windows media player to spotify? please help me!lg stephan

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hi!  how can i import my music from windows media player to spotify? please help me! lg stephan

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Spotify says it's updating but it isn't

The green bar doesn't move. I can fix this by closing Spotify in Task Manager, but I will get a notification (the blue circle) that there is an update available, and the next day Spotify will ask for permission to update when starting it up.

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The green bar doesn't move. I can fix this by closing Spotify in Task Manager, but I will get a notification (the blue circle) that there is an update available, and the next day Spotify will ask for...

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White bar at the top of spotify?

I recently updated spotify and now there is a white bar at the top. How would I fix this?

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I recently updated spotify and now there is a white bar at the top. How would I fix this?

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Desktop app under corporate firewall with CNTLM

Hello. I'm successfully using CNTLM as a proxy to install python packages. and other stuff, etc. But, for some reason, Spotify desktop app is not being able to use it and connect. I've tried many variations: HTTP, SOCKS4, ..., adding or not adding my...

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Hello.  I'm successfully using CNTLM as a proxy to install python packages. and other stuff, etc.   But, for some reason, Spotify desktop app is not being able to use it and connect...

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Spotify Crashes Windows 8.1

For the past 3 weeks now, if I have Spotify playing music in the background on my Windows 8.1 laptop, after a random time (could be one song, could be a half days worth), it will at some point freeze where it loops 1second of the song that was playin...

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For the past 3 weeks now, if I have Spotify playing music in the background on my Windows 8.1 laptop, after a random time (could be one song, could be a half days worth), it will at some point freeze...

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Solved!! Start

I have an Argon stream2 streamer. I also have this PC, connected to the same network. Now I try to play spotify on the streamer. It has a place called "Spotify", so I went there, pressed the "select button". It now says "Waiting for users" and there ...

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I have an Argon stream2 streamer. I also have this PC, connected to the same network. Now I try to play spotify on the streamer. It has a place called "Spotify", so I went there, pressed the "select ...

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