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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can you send me my inbox playlist?? Also please bring this feature back.
Can you send me my inbox playlist?? Also please bring this feature back.
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So i use the windows standalone version of Spotify, and i have multiple monitors. It seems that when i start Spotify in my lower resolution monitor, it gets stuck as that window size when fullscreening on my bigger monitor. But the weird thing is tha...
So i use the windows standalone version of Spotify, and i have multiple monitors. It seems that when i start Spotify in my lower resolution monitor, it gets stuck as that window size when fullscreeni...
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So my spotify has recently decided to stop working... When I try to load it, it loads; but it's blank. See attached. I've reinstalled, updated my graphics drivers as well as tried the cmd trick:%APPDATA%\Spotify\spotify.exe --disable-accelerated-laye...
So my spotify has recently decided to stop working... When I try to load it, it loads; but it's blank. See attached. I've reinstalled, updated my graphics drivers as well a...
Roadie
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Hello just new to Premium I use it with windows desktop & on iphone (family version) How can I play tracks in order and not randomly once I have chosen an album ? Thanks
Hello just new to Premium I use it with windows desktop & on iphone (family version) How can I play tracks in order and not randomly once I have chosen an album ? Thanks
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Hi,I recently got premium and started adding my local files to tSpotify... The files appear in "local files", but the aritst and album names are all grey. They are all .mp3. I can play about half of them; the other half will say I need to locate the ...
Hi, I recently got premium and started adding my local files to tSpotify... The files appear in "local files", but the aritst and album names are all grey. They are all .mp3. I can play about half o...
Casual Listener
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Hey, I'm getting really sick of these Norwegian ads on spotify, playing horrible music that I have to listen to every time there's an ad (there's only like 3 different ads in Norwegian, and it's usually the one ad that keeps playing every time), but ...
Hey, I'm getting really sick of these Norwegian ads on spotify, playing horrible music that I have to listen to every time there's an ad (there's only like 3 different ads in Norwegian, and it's usua...
Casual Listener
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Spotify will not play anything on my laptop (win10), it keeps saying "can't play the current song". I've tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, I've tried switch hardware acceleartion. I've checked my firewall settings so that is not blockin...
Spotify will not play anything on my laptop (win10), it keeps saying "can't play the current song". I've tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, I've tried switch hardware acceleartion....
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I've been trying to install Spotify on my new laptop for several days now, without success. I've tried both the app store and the webpage. When I install Spotify, it opens as an empty black box with no content. Yesterday I managed to install it corre...
I've been trying to install Spotify on my new laptop for several days now, without success. I've tried both the app store and the webpage. When I install Spotify, it opens as an empty black...
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2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well as checked, muted, unmuted my volume mixer, uninsta...
2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well ...
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I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it. Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, specifically for the "Your Daily Mix" section. Doesn't matter that ...
I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it. Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, sp...
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It happens on my windows 7 desktop app and on another laptop with windows 10Also with Alexa The Spotify start playing music automatically if the app is running, without any command.Also, it can pause songs by itself, without me pausing it. Every 5-10...
It happens on my windows 7 desktop app and on another laptop with windows 10 Also with Alexa The Spotify start playing music automatically if the app is running, without any command. Also,...
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when i have downloaded it i cant open it
when i have downloaded it i cant open it
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Spotify won`t go online i have internet but still it`s offline and it say error 4 I`ve windows 10 Education 64bit and spotify v1.0.63.617.g5aca9a2a Plz Help
Spotify won`t go online i have internet but still it`s offline and it say error 4 I`ve windows 10 Education 64bit and spotify v1.0.63.617.g5aca9a2a Plz Help
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Hello, When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive. Help is appreciated
Hello, When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive. Help is appreciated
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Last week after an update to Spotify, it would open but just be a blank screen. So I contacted Spotify Cares on Facebook. They had me do the followingRestart my router.uninstall the app from Control Panel > Programs.Delete the "Spotify" folder in %Ap...
Last week after an update to Spotify, it would open but just be a blank screen. So I contacted Spotify Cares on Facebook. They had me do the following Restart my router. uninstall&...
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I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to move or close that thread, so sorry about this being p...
I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to mov...
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Hi all!I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection.... ...but why does the desktop version (PC) automatically syncs the settings, ther...
Hi all! I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection.... ...but why d...
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Title. I have several playlist that divide my music based on genre, category, etc. For some reason I can't right click the currently playing song in Play Queue or add that song to any of my playlists. I have to manually look it up in browse or a play...
Title. I have several playlist that divide my music based on genre, category, etc. For some reason I can't right click the currently playing song in Play Queue or add that song to any of my playlists...
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When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one.
When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one.
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