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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
Newbie
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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...
Moderator
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Visitor
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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...
I only have this issue when listening to Cows - Terrifique. I have high quality enabled, and hardware acceleration turned off. I don't have this issue with any other songs.
I only have this issue when listening to Cows - Terrifique. I have high quality enabled, and hardware acceleration turned off. I don't have this issue with any other songs.
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There are albums that I've had saved in my playlists for months, if not years that are disappearing. Such albums include but are not limited to Chasing Safety's "Nomad", Halestorm's "ReAniMate 3.0: The Covers Ep", and a Soul Asylum album, of which at...
There are albums that I've had saved in my playlists for months, if not years that are disappearing. Such albums include but are not limited to Chasing Safety's "Nomad", Halestorm's "ReAniMate 3.0: T...
Regular
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I block 3rd party cookies on my browser and I was adding my sister to the Spotify Premium for Family account and I kept getting an error until I allowed cookies and had to reload 3 times because new cookies kept popping up. The amount of 3rd party co...
I block 3rd party cookies on my browser and I was adding my sister to the Spotify Premium for Family account and I kept getting an error until I allowed cookies and had to reload 3 times because new ...
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When I'm trying to listen to my music it pauses every few seconds and shows a banner that says Error: cannot play song at this time or something. This is really agrivating, does anyone have a solution.
When I'm trying to listen to my music it pauses every few seconds and shows a banner that says Error: cannot play song at this time or something. This is really agrivating, does anyone have a solutio...
Regular
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My first time use .. I downloaded the songs onto my hard drive, but don't know where they landed. Help please
My first time use .. I downloaded the songs onto my hard drive, but don't know where they landed. Help please
Community Legend
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Every time I have installed Spotify on my computer, it doesn't work. It skips songs, plays a whole 10 seconds, then switches to another song or it will just not play any sound but show the song like it is playing. I have done everything that has been...
Every time I have installed Spotify on my computer, it doesn't work. It skips songs, plays a whole 10 seconds, then switches to another song or it will just not play any sound but show the song like ...
Not applicable
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Hello, I got a problem. When i click browse option (I'm not sure about the translation. In polish language is "przegladaj") - that page, thats shows you music by your mood (hop-hop, rock, party etc.) there is an information "an erorr" and "page not f...
Hello, I got a problem. When i click browse option (I'm not sure about the translation. In polish language is "przegladaj") - that page, thats shows you music by your mood (hop-hop, rock, pa...
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Hi, I'm trying to use Airfoil with Spotify. I'm required to set the spotify app as source, however I cannot locate it anywhere on my laptop... I'm running windows 10. When I search for spotify in explorer I can't find it anywhere... I need an .exe fi...
Hi, I'm trying to use Airfoil with Spotify. I'm required to set the spotify app as source, however I cannot locate it anywhere on my laptop... I'm running windows 10. When I search for spoti...
Casual Listener
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What IP's and Ports have to release, for windows application to work? thank you
What IP's and Ports have to release, for windows application to work? thank you
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Llevo unas semanas en las que al reproducir cualquier lista o disco, me reproduce solo unos segundos de la cancion y me salta a la siguiente, haciendo exactamente lo mismo. He probado a cerrar la aplicacion en el ordenador y otros dispositivos y el p...
Llevo unas semanas en las que al reproducir cualquier lista o disco, me reproduce solo unos segundos de la cancion y me salta a la siguiente, haciendo exactamente lo mismo. He probado a cerrar la apl...
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When you've download a playlist to a computer is the song streamed if you're still connected to the Internet? I would like to download the songs and play them from my computer to save bandwidth.
When you've download a playlist to a computer is the song streamed if you're still connected to the Internet? I would like to download the songs and play them from my computer to save bandwidth.
Casual Listener
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When maximizing the Spotifiy window its content does not maximize properly to the rest of the screen.When I'm using spotify in a window it is working until a certain kind of resolution. (which is not known)I'm using a resolution of 2560x1440 on my pr...
When maximizing the Spotifiy window its content does not maximize properly to the rest of the screen. When I'm using spotify in a window it is working until a certain kind of resolution. (wh...
Gig Goer
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Hi everyone This is really strange, I have a Premium account (not that it matters I geuss) and I just logged in on a personal computer on which I haven't used Spotify in a few months. I just started it, it updated and all my playlists are gone.What's...
Hi everyone This is really strange, I have a Premium account (not that it matters I geuss) and I just logged in on a personal computer on which I haven't used Spotify in a few months. I...
Regular
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whats the fastest way to add a song to your spotfiy queue on desktop?
whats the fastest way to add a song to your spotfiy queue on desktop?
Spotify Star
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For some reason when I open spotify on my Windows 10 PC I always see this. Can not figure it out to save my life. Any help would be great.
For some reason when I open spotify on my Windows 10 PC I always see this. Can not figure it out to save my life. Any help would be great.
Community Legend
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For some reason, when I try to change the cover picture for one of my playlists, it won't let me. It keeps saying that the images I try using are 'too small' and that I need to use a 300x300. I've been trying to upload a 300x300 picture I have, and e...
For some reason, when I try to change the cover picture for one of my playlists, it won't let me. It keeps saying that the images I try using are 'too small' and that I need to use a 300x300. I've be...
Newbie
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I recently started having the infamous flucuation issue but not over my headphones (what I normally use). I have my PC connected to my TV in my bedroom for when I feel like listening to music or watching youtube or the likes as I don't actually own c...
I recently started having the infamous flucuation issue but not over my headphones (what I normally use). I have my PC connected to my TV in my bedroom for when I feel like listening to music or watc...
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I noticed that the highlighting of songs when the mouse is moving over them was pretty laggy. Turns out Spotify saturates an entire core on my i5-3330 whenever I'm moving the mouse over songs faster than two per second. Surely highlighting song title...
I noticed that the highlighting of songs when the mouse is moving over them was pretty laggy. Turns out Spotify saturates an entire core on my i5-3330 whenever I'm moving the mouse over songs faster ...
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pretty much what the title says.
pretty much what the title says.
Casual Listener
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Hi there,I've got a problem with my desktop PC and Spotify. My PC is connected to my TV because I use it as a multimedia station. So my TV is my normal screen. No problem playing music via Spotify then. But the moment I turn off the TV/Screen the mus...
Hi there, I've got a problem with my desktop PC and Spotify. My PC is connected to my TV because I use it as a multimedia station. So my TV is my normal screen. No problem playing music via Spotify ...
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