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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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Gapless playback local files

I'm on windows 10 64-bit desktop and this doesn't work. There is a noticeable gap between each track.My spotify version is 1.0.69.336.g7edcc575

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I'm on windows 10 64-bit desktop and this doesn't work. There is a noticeable gap between each track. My spotify version is 1.0.69.336.g7edcc575

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How to go back to the song listened in a playlist?

I have a lot of playlists., most of them are hours long. So the problem is that when I switch between them it keeps putting me at the beginning of the playlist instead of where I finished. I can't actually listen to the whole playlist ExamplePlaylist...

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I have a lot of playlists., most of them are hours long. So the problem is that when I switch between them it keeps putting me at the beginning of the playlist instead of where I finished. I can't ac...

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Sorting of Top Songs of 2017

I always enjoy the month of December when I get the list of my top 100 songs of the year, perhaps my favorite time of year. I have run into an issue with the Spotify Desktop client though -- I accidentally clicked on the "Artist" column on this playl...

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I always enjoy the month of December when I get the list of my top 100 songs of the year, perhaps my favorite time of year. I have run into an issue with the Spotify Desktop client though -- I accide...

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This song is not available

so my spotify on my laptop(windows) come up with the error message "this song is not available. if you have the song on your computer, you can import it." for every song. the app works fine on my smartphone and i can control the music on my phone thr...

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so my spotify on my laptop(windows) come up with the error message "this song is not available. if you have the song on your computer, you can import it." for every song. the app works fine on my sma...

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followed user disappeared in the right side of recently played songs

spotify desktop app.in the right side, where the recently played songs by my followed frineds are listed, one of friend disappeared.We first checked together that all the relevant flags in the privacy settings were ok.I have also re-installed Spotify...

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spotify desktop app. in the right side, where the recently played songs by my followed frineds are listed, one of friend disappeared. We first checked together that all the relevant flags in the pr...

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next song will not automically

Hi, Using the spotify web player on Internet Explorer and Windows 10. the player will not automatically play the next song. it plays one song and stops. only thing I can do is hit the next button after each song ends. any solutions out there?Thanks

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Hi,   Using the spotify web player on Internet Explorer and Windows 10.   the player will not automatically play the next song. it plays one song and stops. only thing I can do is ...

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"Liking" a song overwrites the song queue

Spotify updated recently and changed a little bit. The "+" icon is now a heart and is called "Like" (actually it's called "Vind ik leuk" as I'm Dutch so I translated it). However, for example if I'm listening to my "Discover weekly" playlist and I no...

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Spotify updated recently and changed a little bit. The "+" icon is now a heart and is called "Like" (actually it's called "Vind ik leuk" as I'm Dutch so I translated it).   However, for exampl...

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2 Screens cant click

i have 2 screens and when i play game in fullscreen spotify bugs out and when i try to al t tab and click on spotify i cant click anywhere on screen and it clicks to desktop its only when i play game in fullscreen but i found temporary solution i hav...

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i have 2 screens and when i play game in fullscreen spotify bugs out and when i try to al t tab and click on spotify i cant click anywhere on screen and it clicks to desktop its only when i play game...

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Cracking/Popping every few seconds on all songs

Hey, I have gone through many posts on here about this issue, non of the "solutions" have worked. Running Windows 10 64 bitTried Spotify through Windows store and downloaded from Spotify. Have tried:Uninstalling and ReinstallingUninstalling and Reins...

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Hey,   I have gone through many posts on here about this issue, non of the "solutions" have worked.   Running Windows 10 64 bit Tried Spotify through Windows store and downloaded from ...

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Why aren't my friends showing up in the Find Friends bar at the right?

I added a friend recently using their username because I don't have a Facebook, so I don't know if this could be part of the problem. Nothing shows up, just the "Find Friends" button. I had read other forums and even downloaded a later version of Spo...

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I added a friend recently using their username because I don't have a Facebook, so I don't know if this could be part of the problem. Nothing shows up, just the "Find Friends" button. I had read othe...

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Spotify and MiniLyrics

I use something called MiniLyrics and whenever I close Spotify out, I have to reinstall Spotify because of MiniLyrics. Why?

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I use something called MiniLyrics and whenever I close Spotify out, I have to reinstall Spotify because of MiniLyrics.   Why?

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application downloads but wont run

I just downloaded spotify onto my laptop with windows vista, and the download / installation was successful but the application won't run...

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I just downloaded spotify onto my laptop with windows vista, and the download / installation was successful but the application won't run...

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Spotify won't start minimized

Hello, My Spotify won't start minimized at all on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit latest edition. I have reinstalled it multiple times, I installed the Windows Store app, and nothing works. It still pops up every time I reboot my computer and it won't start mi...

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Hello,   My Spotify won't start minimized at all on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit latest edition. I have reinstalled it multiple times, I installed the Windows Store app, and nothing works. It still p...

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Will Windows 7 firewall prevent Spotify from opening?

Will Windows 7 firewall prevent Spotify from opening? I download the exe file and after a minute or so the black screen of death appears and the application, "honks". Yes, I said "honks" like a sick duck what the **bleep**.

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Will Windows 7 firewall prevent Spotify from opening? I download the exe file and after a minute or so the black screen of death appears and the application, "honks". Yes, I said "honks" like a sick ...

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Unstable?

I'm finding my latest update (1.0.69.336.g7edcc575) rather unstable via W7. ~ Often doesn't fire up (fine after a pc reboot though)~ Slow (reminds me of the days of old 'dial up' internet speeds~ Not saving updated playlist descriptions/pictures (I'v...

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I'm finding my latest update (1.0.69.336.g7edcc575) rather unstable via W7.   ~ Often doesn't fire up (fine after a pc reboot though) ~ Slow (reminds me of the days of old 'dial up'...

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profile picture wont update, is linked to Facebook

Somebody else who was logged into my account (they are not any more!) changed my profile picture which has up til now automatically updated, as the account is linked to FB, so it updates when i change my FB profile picture. I have now manually change...

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Somebody else who was logged into my account (they are not any more!) changed my profile picture which has up til now automatically updated, as the account is linked to FB, so it updates when i chang...

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I accidentally deleted a song.

I accidentally deleted a song from my playlist. I don't know its name but I had it downloaded. Didn't have it in my library though. Is there any way I can reset my Playlist to an earlier date or something? I know it's a minor thing but it's really an...

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I accidentally deleted a song from my playlist. I don't know its name but I had it downloaded. Didn't have it in my library though. Is there any way I can reset my Playlist to an earlier date or some...

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Cannot deinstall Spotify

How the subject says, i can not deinstall Spotify. I try to deinstall it, it asks for administrator permissions, a task starts and it ends after two seconds.I am running Windows 10.I did not find any solutions for this.Please help me

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How the subject says, i can not deinstall Spotify.  I try to deinstall it, it asks for administrator permissions, a task starts and it ends after two seconds. I am running Windows 10. I did n...

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Spotify desktop and Windows Store version

I don't get this. Why can I only have one version of Spotify? Can't I just keep both instead?

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I don't get this. Why can I only have one version of Spotify? Can't I just keep both instead?

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