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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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Solved!! Can'n normally start or uninstall Windows Store installed Spotify

I installed Spotify on my Win 10 from the Windows Store, pinned its icon to the Taskbar and it worked fine.Recently, I thing after installing some bigger Win updates, when I clieck the Spotify taskbar icon, it does nothing. When I hit the windows key...

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I installed Spotify on my Win 10 from the Windows Store, pinned its icon to the Taskbar and it worked fine. Recently, I thing after installing some bigger Win updates, when I clieck the Spotify task...

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Solved!! Not able to repeat a single song

Hello,since yesterday I'm not able to click on the repeat button twice. That means that I can only repeat the whole playlist, but not a song by itself. (in other words: the repeat button with the (1) in it is gone.) It always worked for me in the web...

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Hello, since yesterday I'm not able to click on the repeat button twice. That means that I can only repeat the whole playlist, but not a song by itself. (in other words: the repeat button with the (...

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Superuser Contribution Can you combine two playlists but keep original date added?

I would like to combine two of my playlists but I like to organize them from when I added them so I can see how my music preferance has changed. Is it possible to combine both my playlists into one and have the orignal dates for both?

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I would like to combine two of my playlists but I like to organize them from when I added them so I can see how my music preferance has changed. Is it possible to combine both my playlists into one a...

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Solved!! Multiple Issues After Windows 10 Update

Hi, After a recent Windows 10 update, noticed immediately that the Spotify Icon went blank (Just a Green Box - No Icon) - It also appears the same in Apps on the Start Menu. Now its nowhere to be found on the pc, not in "Find", Explorer, Appdata/Roam...

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Hi,    After a recent Windows 10 update, noticed immediately that the Spotify Icon went blank (Just a Green Box - No Icon) - It also appears the same in Apps on the Start Menu. &nbs...

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Spotify Screen Blank

I'm using Windows 10, uninstalled and installed for a few times. It still doesn't work.

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I'm using Windows 10, uninstalled and installed for a few times. It still doesn't work.

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Solved!! open.spotify.com content won't play through spotify premium app

I was searching for content with google and found many albums that couldn't be found through the search function of the app that came with my premium memberships. The premium app works well with content found through it. I tried Chrome, Firefox and E...

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I was searching for content with google and found many albums that couldn't be found through the search function of the app that came with my premium memberships. The premium app works well with cont...

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My Music has no sound

I'm trying to listen to the song Heat by Eminem after adding it to my playlist with other songs in his album and it used to play before but won't now. I can listen to some other songs but it just won't work. When I hit play the audio track at the bot...

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I'm trying to listen to the song Heat by Eminem after adding it to my playlist with other songs in his album and it used to play before but won't now. I can listen to some other songs but it jus...

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Bring my own music

With Google Play, I was able to include my own previusly purchased music - how do I do that here for music that isn't available on Spotify? Can't very well have all my music in one place without Garth Brooks!

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With Google Play, I was able to include my own previusly purchased music - how do I do that here for music that isn't available on Spotify?  Can't very well have all my music in one place withou...

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Since Windows 10...

"This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."For every song. After Windows 10 update, my sound was not working at all. I had to update sound drivers, that fixed the issue with sound from other sources. For SPO...

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"This song is not available.  If you have the file on your computer you can import it." For every song.   After Windows 10 update, my sound was not working at all.  I had to update ...

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PROBLEMA CON ARCHIVOS LOCALES

QUE TAL, TENGO PROBLEMAS AL INTENTAR CREAR UNA PLAYLIST CON TODOS MIS ARCHIVOS LOCALES, EN SI ES TODA LA MUSICA QUE TENIA EN UN IPOD CLASSIC (13,622 CANCIONES), ME SALE LA SIGUIENTE LEYENDA: "HAS LLENADO ESTA PLAYLIST HASTA EL MAXIMO, ESTAMOS IMPRESI...

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QUE TAL, TENGO PROBLEMAS AL INTENTAR CREAR UNA PLAYLIST CON TODOS MIS ARCHIVOS LOCALES, EN SI ES TODA LA MUSICA QUE TENIA EN UN IPOD CLASSIC (13,622 CANCIONES), ME SALE LA SIGUIENTE LEYENDA: "HA...

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8 yr Premium sub cancelled, Windows 10 desktop app no longer works

I love Spotify, for 8 years I used it on my desktop at work and at home, but since upgrading to Window 10, I've had nothiong but problems with it. This is more of a rant than anything else, as I have tried all the solutions, sometimes they work, but ...

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I love Spotify, for 8 years I used it on my desktop at work and at home, but since upgrading to Window 10, I've had nothiong but problems with it. This is more of a rant than anything else, as I have...

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songs that are on Spotify but it says they aren’t

So I had two songs on my desktop I was listening to and I know they’re there but I click on them and it now says this song is not available. How do I fix this it’s happened two separate times. The songs we’re freight train and the older I get by Alan...

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So I had two songs on my desktop I was listening to and I know they’re there but I click on them and it now says this song is not available. How do I fix this it’s happened two separate times. The so...

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Can't see a specific friend's spotify activity

I have recently noticed that I can't see one of my friends listening activity even though I can see what all of my other friends are listening to. I told her to turn the feature on and she said it was, and we both tried logging in and out and reinsta...

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I have recently noticed that I can't see one of my friends listening activity even though I can see what all of my other friends are listening to. I told her to turn the feature on and she said it wa...

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Crossfade not working on specific artists and setting not saving.

Brief description of the issue:Crossfade does not work for specific artists (Tennis) and the setting doesn't save once I leave the settings page. Steps I took:First I turned on the crossfade option (12 seconds). Tried to play Tennis songs - crossfade...

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Brief description of the issue: Crossfade does not work for specific artists (Tennis) and the setting doesn't save once I leave the settings page.    Steps I took: First I turned on th...

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Feature Request: Retain playback preferences after updates

Currently, I don't see a way to make my playback settings retained (eg Shuffle, Repeat) between updates. What ends up happening is I expect a playlist to be on repeat from previous use but updates reset the playback settings to default (No shuffle, n...

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Currently, I don't see a way to make my playback settings retained (eg Shuffle, Repeat) between updates.    What ends up happening is I expect a playlist to be on repeat from previous use...

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Download

The download button is missing from my PC

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The download button is missing from my PC

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Facebook friends not showing

I just got Spotify Premium but never used Spotify before. I know some of my friends use Spotify, but for some reason they are not showing up. I would love to connect with them on Spotify. Please help.

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I just got Spotify Premium but never used Spotify before. I know some of my friends use Spotify, but for some reason they are not showing up. I would love to connect with them on Spotify.   Pl...

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Can't reinstall because "Some archives weren't created" (ErrorCode 13)

Hi! My Name is Ezequiel and I currently have some trouble when I close the program in my Windows and the moment I want to open it again, it suddlenly starts "intalling spotify" like the first time I downloaded it. This time the program won't install ...

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Hi! My Name is Ezequiel and I currently have some trouble when I close the program in my Windows and the moment I want to open it again, it suddlenly starts "intalling spotify" like the first time I ...

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Loading... Playlists

Hi, I have seven playlists that Spotify won't load and cannot be deleted by me. The left hand Spotify playlist panel just shows "Loading...: . I have tried the same Spotify account on a Windows 10 Mobile Phone and on two Windows 10 PCs, and I have th...

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Hi,   I have seven playlists that Spotify won't load and cannot be deleted by me. The left hand Spotify playlist panel just shows "Loading...: . I have tried the same Spotify account on a Wind...

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