Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Desktop (Windows)

Discuss Spotify for Windows

Start a topic

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...

Music Fan

NAC000000

Visitor

25417 Views

11 replies

2 likes

  • 25417 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 2 likes

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...

Casual Listener

MoeMcLendon

Music Fan

925742 Views

542 replies

64 likes

  • 925742 Views
  • 542 replies
  • 64 likes

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

Newbie

minklet

Music Fan

49005 Views

40 replies

9 likes

  • 49005 Views
  • 40 replies
  • 9 likes

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...

Moderator

6845 Views

0 replies

4 likes

  • 6845 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 4 likes

Bug - Can't rearrange playlists/playlist folders

I noticed this morning that I'm no longer able to rearrange the playlists and playlist folders in the list on the left side of the screen. I assume it's a bug and a temporary issue. Not a huge deal for me although I do like to keep certain playlists ...

Roadie

I noticed this morning that I'm no longer able to rearrange the playlists and playlist folders in the list on the left side of the screen. I assume it's a bug and a temporary issue. Not a huge deal f...

433 Views

0 replies

3 likes

  • 433 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 3 likes

Speaker doesn't work

Hey people!My problem is since one week that spotify doesn't play with my speaker (ISY) any more - with my phone - yes! I have an extern adapter for my headphones jack (USB). Youtube and everthing works with my speakers - without Spotify - and it's r...

Casual Listener

Hey people! My problem is since one week that spotify doesn't play with my speaker (ISY) any more - with my phone - yes! I have an extern adapter for my headphones jack (USB). Youtube and everthing ...

Preticle

Composer

1145 Views

2 replies

0 likes

Acer
gm-2080 Sound Card
ISY
  • 1145 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

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 ...

Newbie

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...

Preticle

Composer

664 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 664 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

[Desktop][Search] CTRL + F

Please implement the functionality to "Find in Page." Too often, I'm browsing on a particular artist or album page and want to find a specific song. However, (1) I don't want to leave the page I'm on by typing the song into the search box and (2) I d...

Newbie

Please implement the functionality to "Find in Page." Too often, I'm browsing on a particular artist or album page and want to find a specific song. However, (1) I don't want to leave the page I'm on...

Preticle

Composer

784 Views

1 replies

1 likes

Desktop
Search
  • 784 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes

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...

Newbie

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...

Preticle

Composer

770 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 770 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Podcasts on desktop?

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...

Regular

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...

cchuck

Casual Listener

99998 Views

86 replies

77 likes

Windows
  • 99998 Views
  • 86 replies
  • 77 likes

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...

Casual Listener

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...

IanSantos

Casual Listener

654 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 654 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

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...

Newbie

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...

552 Views

0 replies

2 likes

  • 552 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes

help spotify wont play songs

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

Regular

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

HeyNeedSomeHelp

Regular

434 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 434 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

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...

Newbie

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...

384 Views

0 replies

0 likes

  • 384 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify works on every other device except for desktop, including connecting to website

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...

Casual Listener

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...

jusTobi

Regular

1282 Views

6 replies

0 likes

  • 1282 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes

play.spotify.com link doesn't open in the desktop app

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...

Casual Listener

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...

Blue02

Casual Listener

1063 Views

1 replies

1 likes

  • 1063 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes

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...

Casual Listener

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...

Vreak

Casual Listener

846 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 846 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

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.

Newbie

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...

630 Views

0 replies

2 likes

  • 630 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes

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?

Casual Listener

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. ...

315 Views

0 replies

0 likes

  • 315 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

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...

Newbie

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...

317 Views

0 replies

0 likes

  • 317 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

spotify stops resizing properly once zoomed out

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...

Regular

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...

nb87

Newbie

1630 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Windows
  • 1630 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

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...

Newbie

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...

309 Views

0 replies

0 likes

  • 309 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Severe sound issues

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...

Visitor

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 ...

Sebasty

Community Legend

714 Views

3 replies

0 likes

  • 714 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes