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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...
Some background. My laptop will not connect to my Bluetooth stereo. To work around this I listen to Spotify on my phone connected to my stereo and control it using my desktop while working.After listening to Spotify for an extended session I will los...
Some background. My laptop will not connect to my Bluetooth stereo. To work around this I listen to Spotify on my phone connected to my stereo and control it using my desktop wh...
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Hi all, I got error code 2 when updating to latest update. I followed the instructions but get the same notice. I have tried to uninstall to reinstall and it did not work. I am running windows 7. Spoiler (Highlight to read)
Hi all, I got error code 2 when updating to latest update. I followed the instructions but get the same notice. I have tried to uninstall to reinstall and it did not work. I am running windo...
Newbie
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During songs Spotify keeps cutting out and an errors states that "Can't play the current song" even though it's just been playing.I tried restarting the app and get about 5minutes of play time before the same thing happens again.Once it happens I can...
During songs Spotify keeps cutting out and an errors states that "Can't play the current song" even though it's just been playing. I tried restarting the app and get about 5minutes of play time befo...
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Hi all! My first post here today. I've really been enjoying the podcast section on Spotify, and it's become my favourite app to listen to podcasts on. I am a huge of audiodramas podcasts, which are found under the "storytellers" category. However, th...
Hi all! My first post here today. I've really been enjoying the podcast section on Spotify, and it's become my favourite app to listen to podcasts on. I am a huge of audiodrama...
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Hi, I recently installed the Spotify App on my Win10 Laptop and am trying to access my account through there. Unfortunately, I cannot log-in and I constantly get the error "Cannot connect to Spotify. Trying again now..." I've tried uninstalling and r...
Hi, I recently installed the Spotify App on my Win10 Laptop and am trying to access my account through there. Unfortunately, I cannot log-in and I constantly get the error "Cannot connect to...
Casual Listener
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I installed Spotify but cannot connect. The signin process hangs and I get "error 112" after a while and mentioning a firewall issue. What ports should be open for Spotify to connect?
I installed Spotify but cannot connect. The signin process hangs and I get "error 112" after a while and mentioning a firewall issue. What ports should be open for Spotify to connect?
Newbie
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Hey guys, I use Spotify for a while now, but with the last bigger update (was still in the end of 2014 I think) the program lost the for me most important function. In the previous versions it was possible so search through your local music library, ...
Hey guys, I use Spotify for a while now, but with the last bigger update (was still in the end of 2014 I think) the program lost the for me most important function. In the previous versions ...
Music Fan
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I want to organise my favourite albums and playlist in folders an subfolders. How do I move an album or playlist from one folder to another?
I want to organise my favourite albums and playlist in folders an subfolders. How do I move an album or playlist from one folder to another?
Regular
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There are so many spam topics here, it's driving me nuts.
There are so many spam topics here, it's driving me nuts.
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Hi everyone, I have read alot of old posts about changing the order of my playlist (called Hawaii)I've read "Click Artist", "click track name", "click 3 dots", "click green triangle".. none of which I can find as I think the posts Im reading are too ...
Hi everyone, I have read alot of old posts about changing the order of my playlist (called Hawaii) I've read "Click Artist", "click track name", "click 3 dots", "click green triangle".. non...
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For two days I have been unable to use the Spotify desktop app on Win8.1. It crashes immediately on startup. Yes, I uninstalled the app and have done a clean re-install, but to no avail. My version is 0.9.10.22.gf87988f9. Most annoying, but what can ...
For two days I have been unable to use the Spotify desktop app on Win8.1. It crashes immediately on startup. Yes, I uninstalled the app and have done a clean re-install, but to no avail. My version i...
Newbie
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I have a 2560x1440 main screen and 2 1080x1920 portrait monitors (one each side) after the WIndows 10 creators update Spotify will no longer render a window on the side monitors that is greater in height that the centre monitor. I fyou maximise the s...
I have a 2560x1440 main screen and 2 1080x1920 portrait monitors (one each side) after the WIndows 10 creators update Spotify will no longer render a window on the side monitors that is greater in he...
Casual Listener
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I have installed spotify-1-0-59-395 on windows 10 64bit.Everytime the spotify upgrades the program wont start and i get a message with error 0xc0000001 the app was unable to start correctly.What can i do to fix the problem?
I have installed spotify-1-0-59-395 on windows 10 64bit.Everytime the spotify upgrades the program wont start and i get a message with error 0xc0000001 the app was unable to start correctly.What can ...
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All my songs on Spotify are slower than the song actually is.. And I can't find an option for speed or whatever.. Have never changed any setting either so I don't know how this happened.. It's very annoying, it's like it's speed is set at 0,6 instead...
All my songs on Spotify are slower than the song actually is.. And I can't find an option for speed or whatever.. Have never changed any setting either so I don't know how this happened.. It's very a...
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Bonjour,Certains titres de ma musique sur playlist sont différents lorsqu'ils sont sur le web player et sur l'appli (Windows 10) C'est notamment le cas avec Ben Mazué https://open.spotify.com/track/5uDMz8kBI5cjnJ2Bh61LHlhttps://open.spotify.com/track...
Bonjour, Certains titres de ma musique sur playlist sont différents lorsqu'ils sont sur le web player et sur l'appli (Windows 10) C'est notamment le cas avec Ben Mazué ...
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Since the most recent update, whenever I attempt to open Spotify, I get this error message appear:"Spotify.exe - Application Error" followed by "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000001). Click ok to close the application".Regardless...
Since the most recent update, whenever I attempt to open Spotify, I get this error message appear: "Spotify.exe - Application Error" followed by "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc...
Newbie
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It keeps ruining my sorting and introducing all kinds of annoying inconsistancies.
It keeps ruining my sorting and introducing all kinds of annoying inconsistancies.
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Hello, I have a few local songs all MP3. But about half of them won't play in spotify, they appear but are grey (artist name) instead of whiteI have a windows laptop with windows 10 pro and use spotify version 1.0.67.582.g19436fa3. I have already tri...
Hello, I have a few local songs all MP3. But about half of them won't play in spotify, they appear but are grey (artist name) instead of white I have a windows laptop with windows 10 pro an...
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When I try to open Spotify nothing happens. Not even an error message or something. The same when I try to uninstall it. Just nothing happens.. When I try to reinstall it, it says 'installing spotify'. And again boom, nothing happens afterwards. Can ...
When I try to open Spotify nothing happens. Not even an error message or something. The same when I try to uninstall it. Just nothing happens.. When I try to reinstall it, it says 'installing spo...
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Hello, I have noticed the attached visualisation on my spotify...I'm not a big fan but can't for the life of me find where to turn it off. It appears after minimal down time, pretty annoying. Any assistance would be welcomed. Thank you,
Hello, I have noticed the attached visualisation on my spotify...I'm not a big fan but can't for the life of me find where to turn it off. It appears after minimal down time, prett...
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