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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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Problemas al reproducir musica

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...

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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 apl...

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Downloading playlist to desktop

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.

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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.

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Spotify Window does not maximize properly

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...

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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. (wh...

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Superuser Contribution New version of Spotify showing playlists that are not mine

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...

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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...

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Desktop Queue

whats the fastest way to add a song to your spotfiy queue on desktop? 

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whats the fastest way to add a song to your spotfiy queue on desktop? 

MattSuda

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Graphical Issue

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.

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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.

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Can't Change Cover Image

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...

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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 be...

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Sound fluctuating over HDMI but not over auxillary or USB

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...

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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 watc...

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CPU Usage Spike from Dragging the Mouse over Spotify

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...

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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 ...

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Spotify stops playing the moment I turn off the screen

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...

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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 ...

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Search box on desktop

When i try to use the search box, it keeps giving me a message, "Your search did not match anything in our catalogue. Please ensure all words are spelled correctly. You could also try different or similar searches." It happens no matter what I type i...

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When i try to use the search box, it keeps giving me a message, "Your search did not match anything in our catalogue.  Please ensure all words are spelled correctly.  You could also try dif...

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Wrong track on Desktop version

One More Light - One more Light Live (Linkin Park) has wrong track on Desktop.On the mobile version it plays the normal track but on Desktop vesion it plays a different one

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One More Light - One more Light Live (Linkin Park) has wrong track on Desktop. On the mobile version it plays the normal track but on Desktop vesion it plays a different one

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"Start Minimized" has stopped working. Again

With the latest update to Spotify, the "Start Minimized" option has stopped working - Spotify always starts in the foreground. This bug creeps in every so often with a Spotify update, I don't understand why they can't build this into their regression...

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With the latest update to Spotify, the "Start Minimized" option has stopped working - Spotify always starts in the foreground.   This bug creeps in every so often with a Spotify update, I don'...

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Spotify not working correctly

So I've been off my PC for a couple days and just got back on it today, and when I loaded up spotify and my video game to play, I noticed spotfiy wasn't working at all, I could still control the music via media keys and the screen wasn't frozen, but ...

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So I've been off my PC for a couple days and just got back on it today, and when I loaded up spotify and my video game to play, I noticed spotfiy wasn't working at all, I could still control the musi...

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Local files not showing up in Spotify

My local mp3 format files are not showing up in Spotify. They show up in my PC music library and in Windows Media Player, and those are both turned on as local file sources in Spotify. I tried uninstalling Spotify from all my devices, then I reinstal...

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My local mp3 format files are not showing up in Spotify. They show up in my PC music library and in Windows Media Player, and those are both turned on as local file sources in Spotify. I tried uninst...

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Media Keys not working for Spotify app

I have the spotifyu app installed on my PC and when I try to use the media controls on my Logitec G910 Keyboard, pause/play and skip works. However, the volume control wheel does not work.

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I have the spotifyu app installed on my PC and when I try to use the media controls on my Logitec G910 Keyboard, pause/play and skip works. However, the volume control wheel does not work.

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Solved!! Can't share to Twitter

I am unable to share any tracks or albums to Twitter. When I click share nothing appears on my twitter. Also when I copy an HTTP link and paste it in twitter all I get is the text of the album/track and no link. Any ideas? Thanks.

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I am unable to share any tracks or albums to Twitter. When I click share nothing appears on my twitter. Also when I copy an HTTP link and paste it in twitter all I get is the text of the album/track ...

dehliaaliyy

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EDITING ARTIST LIST

Is there any way to edit the artist list on Spotify? It's kind of annoying scrolling through loads of artist who I follow one song to get to who I want. Thanks in advance!~~

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Is there any way to edit the artist list on Spotify? It's kind of annoying scrolling through loads of artist who I follow one song to get to who I want. Thanks in advance!~~

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app is a bit too quiet.

the app for windows pc is quieter compared to the web player or my phone and it is kinda bothersome for me. is there any way to fix this?

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the app for windows pc is quieter compared to the web player or my phone and it is kinda bothersome for me. is there any way to fix this?

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