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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

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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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...

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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

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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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Am I able to download from spotify to the music folder on my laptop. Please Help. Thank You.

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Am I able to download from spotify to the music folder on my laptop. Please Help. Thank You.

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Solved!! How do I disable the Stranger Things overlay?

Don't get me wrong, I love the show and I binged it all within 48 hours. But can anyone tell me how to disable the overlay in the desktop client? It's choking my PC at work. 100% CPU load. It's not cool. Thanks!

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Don't get me wrong, I love the show and I binged it all within 48 hours. But can anyone tell me how to disable the overlay in the desktop client? It's choking my PC at work. 100% CPU load. It's not c...

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No plus sign next to a song in playlist.

I have a song in my playlist but there is no plus sign to save it to my songs. If I seach the song up in the spotify library it shows a plus sign to save.

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I have a song in my playlist but there is no plus sign to save it to my songs.  If I seach the song up in the spotify library it shows a plus sign to save.

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Solved!! How can you modify / customize radio stations like you can with Pandora?

Hi all, I'd like to customize radio stations to add artists, but the only option I'm seeing is to follow artists. Can you customize radio stations in Spotify like you can with Pandora? I didn't find anything on the boards for this. And also, how do y...

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Hi all, I'd like to customize radio stations to add artists, but the only option I'm seeing is to follow artists. Can you customize radio stations in Spotify like you can with Pandora? I didn't find ...

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Spofity stops playing when there is no other sound

Hey guys, so this has been so frustrating for me. When I have Spotify's volume about 30% or less and there is no other sounds playing on my pc (twitch, youtube, discord, etc), it will just completley stop playing my music. If I raise my volume on Spo...

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Hey guys, so this has been so frustrating for me. When I have Spotify's volume about 30% or less and there is no other sounds playing on my pc (twitch, youtube, discord, etc), it will just completley...

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Local tracks are unavailable, even though they are able to be played.

l tracks come up as unavailable(greyed out) on the same computer that they are present on. It means I can't even sync the song to my phone. It's fairly random which songs are unavailbe to spotify and changes with each start up. Double clicking on the...

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l tracks come up as unavailable(greyed out) on the same computer that they are present on. It means I can't even sync the song to my phone. It's fairly random which songs are unavailbe to spotify and...

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Cannot login with Facebook

I logged out of Spotify on my desktop because it kept saying no internet connection. Now I cannot log back in via Facebook. I can click a bunch but nothing happens

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I logged out of Spotify on my desktop because it kept saying no internet connection. Now I cannot log back in via Facebook. I can click a bunch but nothing happens

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Solved!! "Esta Canción no está disponible" - En casi todas las canciones!

Hola, tengo una inquietud y es que me sigue apareciendo "Esta canción no está disponible.Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo", pensé que era la canción así que seguí intentando con otras playlists y canciones pero me aparece igual,...

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Hola, tengo una inquietud y es que me sigue apareciendo "Esta canción no está disponible.Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo", pensé que era la canción así que seguí intentando con...

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Spotify application freezes usability when gaming

- Whenever I go fullscreen with a game, the desktop client will not repsond to mouse or keyboard input unless minimized and then re-opened. Happens 100% of the time from any game launched. Music remains as does keyboard media buttons function.

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- Whenever I go fullscreen with a game, the desktop client will not repsond to mouse or keyboard input unless minimized and then re-opened. Happens 100% of the time from any game launched. Music rema...

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crossfading

crossfadings works but after playing a few numbers it wil stop crossfading same as the same volume for all numbershow is this possible

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crossfadings works but after playing a few numbers it wil stop crossfading  same as the same volume for all numbers how is this possible

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Need an easy way to back up all my saved songs

So for the last few months I have noticed that someone has access to my account. I have signed out everywhere a million times and I keep deleting the playlists they make and the songs they add to my spotify. Recently they tried to change my subscript...

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So for the last few months I have noticed that someone has access to my account. I have signed out everywhere a million times and I keep deleting the playlists they make and the songs they add to my ...

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Why I can't download application for windows?

https://www.spotify.com/tw/download/windows/I can't download and instal Spotify from this page. Is there any wrong on your website?

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https://www.spotify.com/tw/download/windows/ I can't download and instal Spotify from this page. Is there any wrong on your website?

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Solved!! Top of the screen not showing

So I opened Spotify and everything works, but there is no top of the screen. I can't move the window anywhere, can't close it, minimise it or stuff like that and since i have a secondary screen i usually move it there, but now i can't. Its not black ...

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So I opened Spotify and everything works, but there is no top of the screen. I can't move the window anywhere, can't close it, minimise it or stuff like that and since i have a secondary screen i usu...

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Daily Mix won't open on desktop

I have 3 daily mixes on Spotify but none of them open when i click on them. I can play the music but I can't see all of the songs that are in the playlist. I have tried logging in again and i even re-installed Spotify but nothing seems to work. Does ...

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I have 3 daily mixes on Spotify but none of them open when i click on them. I can play the music but I can't see all of the songs that are in the playlist. I have tried logging in again and i even re...

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Solved!! Export Playlist / Backup

I didn't want to put this in the New Idea section, as I am not really suggesting a new idea. I started deleting a lot of the mp3s off of my computer in favor of just listening to the same songs over Spotify. I needed the extra hard drive space becaus...

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I didn't want to put this in the New Idea section, as I am not really suggesting a new idea.   I started deleting a lot of the mp3s off of my computer in favor of just listening to the same so...

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the spotify application has stopped working

Ive had spotify premimum version for atleast 6 months and it has suddonly stops working. when i try to open the aplication it says "the spotify application has stopped working" and when i go to task mananger and then try its just a white screen for s...

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Ive had spotify premimum version for atleast 6 months and it has suddonly stops working. when i try to open the aplication it says "the spotify application has stopped working" and when i go to task ...

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My Play Queue keeps playing instead of my playlists/radio

I'm trying to listen to my Playlists, and it will only play 1 song from my Playlist, and then it starts playing my Play Queue. I don't want to listen to my Play Queue right now, that's where random songs sit until I decide to listen to them. I just w...

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I'm trying to listen to my Playlists, and it will only play 1 song from my Playlist, and then it starts playing my Play Queue.  I don't want to listen to my Play Queue right now, that's where ra...

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Solved!! Track is skipping, (poor playback) rather than skipping to next.

When I listen to Nuvole Bianche on my phone on the app it plays just fine, when I try the same track on my pc it plays poorly (skips parts) this the only track that I have found that has this problem, any ideas why that may be??? Kind Regards

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When I listen to Nuvole Bianche on my phone on the app it plays just fine, when I try the same track on my pc it plays poorly (skips parts) this the only track that I have found that has this problem...

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