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Discuss Spotify for Windows
PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
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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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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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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...
So i was listening to some podcasts on my phone, but when I'm at home I use Spotify on my computer. I can't seem to find the podcasts that I follow on my computer though. The only way I could do so is starting it on my phone and then connecting it to...
So i was listening to some podcasts on my phone, but when I'm at home I use Spotify on my computer. I can't seem to find the podcasts that I follow on my computer though. The only way I could do so i...
Casual Listener
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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). Is there a way to solve this without having to downlo...
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...
Casual Listener
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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 Steam's side. I just noticed it a few days ago, very sure it's a...
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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my spotify wont play any songs but the rest of the ui works
my spotify wont play any songs but the rest of the ui works
Regular
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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 woudn't let me so I thought maybe I will recover my acc...
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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As of late Spotify has been offline on my desktop app.I attempted to reinstall but when I went to spotify.com it said connection timeout. I checked my Windows Firewall, nothing blocked, even made another inbound and outbound rule to allow connections...
As of late Spotify has been offline on my desktop app. I attempted to reinstall but when I went to spotify.com it said connection timeout. I checked my Windows Firewall, nothing blocked, even made a...
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If you press on a play.spotify.com link, it doens't open inside the spotify app, it opens in your web browser (e.g. google chrome).There's no way to change the setting. This fix doesn't work anymore: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac-old/C...
If you press on a play.spotify.com link, it doens't open inside the spotify app, it opens in your web browser (e.g. google chrome). There's no way to change the setting. This fix doesn...
Casual Listener
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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\AppData\Roaming and paste it on to my Data Drive D:\ . At this point Sp...
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...
Casual Listener
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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 pane only come up when I shut it down and open again.
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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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?
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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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...
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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After zooming out to the last 2 stages it stops resizing properly. I can force it if i change my zoom mode but . as soon as i go beyond zoom lvl 2 it starts this. I tried to disable hardware acc no change.have a Nvidia 970gtx and 378.66 but it happen...
After zooming out to the last 2 stages it stops resizing properly. I can force it if i change my zoom mode but . as soon as i go beyond zoom lvl 2 it starts this. I tried to disable hardware a...
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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 COOOOOOOOORDDDD!!!!No one needs an advertisement that loud. Even the F...
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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Dear Sir/Madam, I hope you can help, I’m at my wits end! If I am playing Spotify desktop it distorts playback audio crackling, it buzzes and distorts, stutters playback. I have updated all drivers and updated Spotify and even applied a new sound card...
Dear Sir/Madam, I hope you can help, I’m at my wits end! If I am playing Spotify desktop it distorts playback audio crackling, it buzzes and distorts, stutters playback. I have updated ...
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hey can someone help?when i play a song wichever song it just keeps pauzing itself after a few secondstried to change password and everything just in case someone is using my accbut it keeps on doing this..
hey can someone help? when i play a song wichever song it just keeps pauzing itself after a few seconds tried to change password and everything just in case someone is using my acc but it keeps on...
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Hi everyone , i'm not allowed to have a phone in my workplace but i can have an mp3 . How do I go about downloading my playlists to an mp3 if i'm a premium member. thanks for any help
Hi everyone , i'm not allowed to have a phone in my workplace but i can have an mp3 . How do I go about downloading my playlists to an mp3 if i'm a premium member. thanks for any help
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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 import 'local files' but I cant find these settings. Afte...
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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I use windows 10, with 2 monitors, one vertical and one horizontalwhen using spotify on the vertical monitor, sometimes it does full screen, other times it's cropped verticallyI tried to set the veritcal one and the horizontal one as my primary scree...
I use windows 10, with 2 monitors, one vertical and one horizontal when using spotify on the vertical monitor, sometimes it does full screen, other times it's cropped vertically I tried to set ...
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Hello,Having a weird issue with Spotify not playing songs. I have premium and I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and nothing helps. When my laptop is NOT connected to anything, I press play on any song and I get the error: "This song is unava...
Hello, Having a weird issue with Spotify not playing songs. I have premium and I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and nothing helps. When my laptop is NOT connected to anything, I press play...
Roadie
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Buenas; Tengo Windows 10, uso la app de escritorio de toda la vida y, además, tengo Spotify Premium. Hace tiempo podía controlar Spotify con las teclas multimedia de mi teclado sin tener que abrir la aplicación, pero desde hace tiempo que ya no puedo...
Buenas; Tengo Windows 10, uso la app de escritorio de toda la vida y, además, tengo Spotify Premium. Hace tiempo podía controlar Spotify con las teclas multimedia de mi teclad...
Roadie
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