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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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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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...
Music Fan
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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
Music Fan
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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...
So, this bug has been happening with me for a while.As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently playing" box is just freezed in a random song I listened to pr...
So, this bug has been happening with me for a while. As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently play...
Music Fan
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After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song name and artist stays the same. I failed to find any s...
After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song nam...
Music Fan
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Every time I start up Spotify, I get the main screen, which shuts off and then it says it's 'installing Spotify'. It only takes tiime and annoys the living daylights out of me! Can this be solved?
Every time I start up Spotify, I get the main screen, which shuts off and then it says it's 'installing Spotify'. It only takes tiime and annoys the living daylights out of me! Can this be solved?
Casual Listener
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Sometimes song information is missing from my daily mix. A restart and reinstall of spotify have not fixed the issue. Good luck. Cheers.
Sometimes song information is missing from my daily mix. A restart and reinstall of spotify have not fixed the issue. Good luck. Cheers.
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When I was listening to Spotify, one of the ads length bar said a very large amount of time 4271:00. This was not the actual length of the ad (it was a 30 second ad). This is minor and doesn't affect much, but I just thought you should be informed. P...
When I was listening to Spotify, one of the ads length bar said a very large amount of time 4271:00. This was not the actual length of the ad (it was a 30 second ad). This is minor and doesn't affect...
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Starting a few months ago if I had Spotify paused in the background of my PC, it would randomly start playing. This was pretty annoying but I learned to just close out of Spotify when I wasn't listening. The other day, however, I got an Amazon Echo a...
Starting a few months ago if I had Spotify paused in the background of my PC, it would randomly start playing. This was pretty annoying but I learned to just close out of Spotify when I was...
Newbie
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Since yesterday, my search is not working, nothing i write appears. On me cell phone or on the site search spotify works normally, any help?
Since yesterday, my search is not working, nothing i write appears. On me cell phone or on the site search spotify works normally, any help?
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hi everyone, Im premium user and using spotify desktop on windows platform. Search button is not working can't find any song albums etc. How can i fix this problem?
hi everyone, Im premium user and using spotify desktop on windows platform. Search button is not working can't find any song albums etc. How can i fix this problem?
Casual Listener
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Hi, I have a problem with my spotify on PC. Because everytime I open the app I have to redownload all the playlist that I have downloaded before. Is this a bug or I have to reinstall my spotify? I am using Windows 8 by the way. I hope there is a solu...
Hi, I have a problem with my spotify on PC. Because everytime I open the app I have to redownload all the playlist that I have downloaded before. Is this a bug or I have to reinstall my spotify? I am...
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I had problems with my dsound.dll for some reason. every time I started Spotify (and any other program that used dsound.dll) it would come up with an error message saying that "dsound.dll is not designed to run on windows or contains an error" etc., ...
I had problems with my dsound.dll for some reason. every time I started Spotify (and any other program that used dsound.dll) it would come up with an error message saying that "dsound.dll is not desi...
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Every time I try to sync songs from my pc to iPod touch, it says "Song Not Downloaded: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer."I do own the song, but it won't allow me to sync it from the computer.I've tried deleting and re-installin...
Every time I try to sync songs from my pc to iPod touch, it says "Song Not Downloaded: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer." I do own the song, but it won't allow me to sync it f...
Music Fan
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Dear Spotify,Is it possible to share saved songs as a public playlists with other users?
Dear Spotify, Is it possible to share saved songs as a public playlists with other users?
Music Fan
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Hi, i have a galxy j7 and when i download playlists it takes a lot, a playlist of 30 songs takes like 7 hours, my internet is of 50 mb, the last week was good but now no, pls help
Hi, i have a galxy j7 and when i download playlists it takes a lot, a playlist of 30 songs takes like 7 hours, my internet is of 50 mb, the last week was good but now no, pls help
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"Cannot find 'API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-2.DLL' Anyoine else expeiencing this? I can't run or even uninstall with out this showing up.
"Cannot find 'API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-2.DLL' Anyoine else expeiencing this? I can't run or even uninstall with out this showing up.
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I go here to download spotify for Windows, but the file cannot be found on server: https://www.spotify.com/se/download/windows/ Tried different browsers
I go here to download spotify for Windows, but the file cannot be found on server: https://www.spotify.com/se/download/windows/ Tried different browsers
Newbie
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Hi there,Spotify hasn't been working for me for over a week now. Whenever I try to start it, it opens but I get that spinning ring (or sometimes just a blank screen) and it just never goes beyond that stage (I have left it for up to an hour). To be c...
Hi there, Spotify hasn't been working for me for over a week now. Whenever I try to start it, it opens but I get that spinning ring (or sometimes just a blank screen) and it just never goes beyond t...
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Hi,As outlined here : https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/spotify-radio/There is no 'radio' menu on my desktop app, and when I right click a Song/Album/Artist/Playlist, there is no option to go to radio.I see the opion in the web pl...
Hi, As outlined here : https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/spotify-radio/ There is no 'radio' menu on my desktop app, and when I right click a Song/Album/...
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Hi everyone So I recently got Spotify Premium (The $1 for 3 months deal) and whenever I try and log into the desktop app through email and facebook, it does nothing. No notifications or popups, it just either does nothing or just freezes. The android...
Hi everyone So I recently got Spotify Premium (The $1 for 3 months deal) and whenever I try and log into the desktop app through email and facebook, it does nothing. No notifications or popu...
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I'm using a Windows 10 laptop and when I leave a song paused for a minute or two, when I press play there is no audio. Not muted, I can toggle volume controls, but it's just dead silence. Help?
I'm using a Windows 10 laptop and when I leave a song paused for a minute or two, when I press play there is no audio. Not muted, I can toggle volume controls, but it's just dead silence. Help?
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I have some Turtle beach headphones and when I play path of exile, it restarts my headphones (really annoying). The game recovers and just picks a random device which is usually the wrong one (again annoying). I can just disable that device and its f...
I have some Turtle beach headphones and when I play path of exile, it restarts my headphones (really annoying). The game recovers and just picks a random device which is usually the wrong one (again ...
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