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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 causes BSOD (Eats RAM)

Hello, For the past 3 or 4 months i have had bluescreens 1 - 3 times per day. I have tried all kinds of things that you would try obviously, changeing hardware,drivers,sleepless nights, yaddayadda. And i came up with a top 3 suspects,(Reason ive star...

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Hello, For the past 3 or 4 months i have had bluescreens 1 - 3 times per day. I have tried all kinds of things that you would try obviously, changeing hardware,drivers,sleepless nights, yaddayadda. A...

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Windows Store Version

Hi, I'm having trouble installing the "non windows store" version of spotify. I use a plugin called Equalify Pro (which is very important to me) and it is not compatible with the windows store version of spotify. I've always had the desktop version i...

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Hi,   I'm having trouble installing the "non windows store" version of spotify.   I use a plugin called Equalify Pro (which is very important to me) and it is not compatible with the wi...

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Bring back the blue dot and notification number!

I realize this has been talked about alot previously. But I have not heard anything new for almost 2 years. It is such a pain to scour through playlists for songs without this feature Any chance we'll be getting this back in the near future?Or is it ...

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I realize this has been talked about alot previously. But I have not heard anything new for almost 2 years.   It is such a pain to scour through playlists for songs without this feature &nbsp...

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Bug / feature downgrade: Limited add-to-playlist

There seems to be a default cap on the number of playlists displayed when right-clicking a song on PC to add to a playlist. In other words, I can't add songs to the playlists I want, because they are not displayed through right-clicking a song. I can...

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There seems to be a default cap on the number of playlists displayed when right-clicking a song on PC to add to a playlist. In other words, I can't add songs to the playlists I want, because the...

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Fix for Spotify app not using sub (no 5.1 or 2.1) through receivers

After looking at quite a few threads on this, I found a fix, at least in my case. I have an HTPC on a Sony receiver with a 5.1 setup an AMD HDMI drivers, though I suspect the fix is pretty universal, so long as your receiver can do ProLogic (PL) II, ...

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After looking at quite a few threads on this, I found a fix, at least in my case. I have an HTPC on a Sony receiver with a 5.1 setup an AMD HDMI drivers, though I suspect the fix is pretty universal,...

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Problem with Spotify and Dolby Audio

Hi guys I have had my computer for a couple of weeks. No problem until now when I realised that Spotify creates troubles with the Dolby Audio program (Windows 10). It works fine when I click on the "custom setting" - Dolby Audio has "movie, music, ga...

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Hi guys   I have had my computer for a couple of weeks. No problem until now when I realised that Spotify creates troubles with the Dolby Audio program (Windows 10). It works fine when I click...

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Media keys in client open web player when active

Hello fellow music listeners,Whenever I am listening using the desktop client, and google chrome is the active window and I press one of my media keys (play, stop, next, previous song) on my keyboard, it opens the web version of spotify. Is there any...

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Hello fellow music listeners, Whenever I am listening using the desktop client, and google chrome is the active window and I press one of my media keys (play, stop, next, previous song) on my keyboa...

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Holding Media Skip forward or back causes softlock

Holding the skip keys on my keyboard causes a softlock where the application will not allow for playing any song except the song that was playing when the softlock occured, problem only fixed by closing and restarting the application.

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Holding the skip keys on my keyboard causes a softlock where the application will not allow for playing any song except the song that was playing when the softlock occured, problem only fixed by clos...

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Weird track list on library artist page

The artist page from the library sometimes shows a weird track list (see attached Adele track list as example).I tried restarting the Spotify desktop app with no success. The track order changes a little after each restart but is still weird. Besides...

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The artist page from the library sometimes shows a weird track list (see attached Adele track list as example).I tried restarting the Spotify desktop app with no success. The track order changes a li...

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Can't find NAS Attached Network Storage Drive under Network location to add local-file source

Under preferences local_file, I try to attach a source, my NAS network drive where all my music is but it doesn't appear under my Network. I can see it the drive in File Explorer on my computer.

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Under preferences local_file, I try to attach a source, my NAS network drive where all my music is but it doesn't appear under my Network.  I can see it the drive in File Explorer on my computer...

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Spotify Connect - jams on HAMA DIT2000

From laptop, or phone, or tablet playing Spotify and connecting to the digital tuner Hama DIT2000 it works ok for a while. Then suddenly the music stops playing, although it continues on the phone, laptop, tablet. So you can't push the playbutton on ...

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From laptop, or phone, or tablet playing Spotify and connecting to the digital tuner Hama DIT2000 it works ok for a while. Then suddenly the music stops playing, although it continues on the phone, l...

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My Saved Songs is not Showing Up

I can not see my saved songs list all that shows up on the screen is to "Go to Browse". I have already reinstalled spotify, and nothing has happened. Also on my mobile there is no problems, and I can see my saved song list.

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I can not see my saved songs list all that shows up on the screen is to "Go to Browse". I have already reinstalled spotify, and nothing has happened. Also on my mobile there is no problems, and I can...

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Webplayer: can't add to playlist

I have this one playlist with all my good songs on it, but one day when I tried to add a song to it, it didn't appear. I can listen to it and play it but when I try to add a song to it, it just says add new playlist. In the app and the downloaded ver...

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I have this one playlist with all my good songs on it, but one day when I tried to add a song to it, it didn't appear. I can listen to it and play it but when I try to add a song to it, it just says ...

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An album need fix

Hi, you need to fix Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical album. Tracks are mistaken. The correct set is:1. Intro2. Samhein3. The Cry of the Banshee4. The Crowman5. Daemoni na Hoiche (Demons of the Night)6. The Sorcerer7. Flight of the Witch Queen8. Dance...

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Hi, you need to fix Pagan Altar - Mythical & Magical album. Tracks are mistaken. The correct set is: 1. Intro 2. Samhein 3. The Cry of the Banshee 4. The Crowman 5. Daemoni na Hoiche (D...

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Download Options for Windows PCs

Where are they? Under Settings>Music Quality I see Download options on both my iPad and iPhone. However, on my Windows (10) PC I only see Streaming options. Do not require "extreme" (near lossless) but would like to download and play high bit rate tr...

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Where are they? Under Settings>Music Quality I see Download options on both my iPad and iPhone. However, on my Windows (10) PC I only see Streaming options. Do not require "extreme" (near lossless...

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RT-AC87U + Naim Mu-so Qb + Spotify Connect

I have configured my Naim speaker but when I try to connect spotify to the wireless speaker it is not possible. I can not select the Naim device from spotify even though it appears on the list. On the speaker itself the spotify indicator appears blin...

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I have configured my Naim speaker but when I try to connect spotify to the wireless speaker it is not possible. I can not select the Naim device from spotify even though it appears on the list. On th...

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Oontz Angle 3 bluetooth speaker causing music to stop after 3 or 4 songs

I got an Oontz bluetooth speaker for Christmas last year and my daughter set it up for me. It played all my playlist fine then about one month ago it started to stop playing songs after 3 or 4 songs. I reloaded Spotify and have the latest Window 10 u...

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I got an Oontz bluetooth speaker for Christmas last year and my daughter set it up for me. It played all my playlist fine then about one month ago it started to stop playing songs after 3 or 4 songs....

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Some of the playlists can't be selected when choosing "Add to playlist"

After recent update to Windows 10 Desktop client (1.0.70.388.g8e1ed5af) I can't add songs to most of my playlists. When I right click song and choose "Add to playlist", the following dialog only shows 6 options. And I have way more playlists than 6. ...

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After recent update to Windows 10 Desktop client (1.0.70.388.g8e1ed5af) I can't add songs to most of my playlists. When I right click song and choose "Add to playlist", the following dialog only show...

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Solved!! Spotify Premium on Windows version no donwload button why?

Hello, I have problem whit my spotify premium on windows 7/10, like on topic I can't found button to donwload song to version offline. I was reinstall aplication and remove devices offline but is dosn't help. Can you help my?

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Hello, I have problem whit my spotify premium on windows 7/10, like on topic I can't found button to donwload song to version offline. I was reinstall aplication and remove devices offline but is dos...

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Deleting topic

Any way to delete a topic you've written?

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Any way to delete a topic you've written?

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