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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Listening history is cleaning after desktop app update

Hi, Could you please do something with this "feature" which causes cleaning the history and currently playing playlist marker after the update and restart the desktop application? Thanks in advance best regardsPeter.

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Hi,   Could you please do something with this "feature" which causes cleaning the history and currently playing playlist marker after the update and restart the desktop application? &nbs...

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can't unfollow

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhC9JE4Ch38Gk2Zp3UM8WgLL2IRK I tried unfollowing elvis and nik&jay > as in the artist page says that I'm following one of them, despite I haven't even fav'd a single track nor is it set to following on the artist page

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https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhC9JE4Ch38Gk2Zp3UM8WgLL2IRK   I tried unfollowing elvis and nik&jay > as in the artist page says that I'm following one of them, despite I haven't even fav'd a sing...

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Spotify ignoring start automatically option

Windows 10 machine. On two different machines, I have set the option "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" to "No". Spotify continues to open automatically when the system is rebooted.

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Windows 10 machine. On two different machines, I have set the option "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" to "No". Spotify continues to open automatically when the system is r...

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Bad performance of UWP app on Surface Book

The UWP app is performing much worse than the Windows desktop Win32 app. The lag is especially apparent when moving/resizing/maximizing the application window. Also, the UI seems slow and not enjoyable to use. I would like to see either substantial i...

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The UWP app is performing much worse than the Windows desktop Win32 app. The lag is especially apparent when moving/resizing/maximizing the application window. Also, the UI seems slow and not enjoyab...

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Spotify not responding to media keys unless window is active

Two days ago Spotify stopped responding to all media key input unless the window is active. I have made no hardware or software changes, I have tried restarting the computer, I have tried logging out and back in, and I have tried doing a clean instal...

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Two days ago Spotify stopped responding to all media key input unless the window is active.   I have made no hardware or software changes, I have tried restarting the computer, I have tried lo...

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Can't get spotify radio on my laptop

I have spotify app on my phone and can get spotify radio, but on my laptop there is no link for spotify radio when I log in to spotify online. I am using windows. Is there a seperate something i have to install?

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I have spotify app on my phone and can get spotify radio, but on my laptop there is no link for spotify radio when I log in to spotify online. I am using windows. Is there a seperate something i have...

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Some songs won´t play in windows but in other devices they play.

I have spotify in my windows machine in my office, as well in my MB and my iPhone. In both apple devices works fine, but in the windows app, some songs just won´t play, I even tried to control it from my MB but it just won´t play. Thanks.

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I have spotify in my windows machine in my office, as well in my MB and my iPhone. In both apple devices works fine, but in the windows app, some songs just won´t play, I even tried to control it fro...

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Spotify AppData folder will not delete and Spotify won't run

So my Spotify stopped working now it isn't responding. I uninstalled Spotify and tried to delete the AppData folder for Spotify but it said that it could not delete it because the folder or file was open in another program. I checked in task manager ...

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So my Spotify stopped working now it isn't responding. I uninstalled Spotify and tried to delete the AppData folder for Spotify but it said that it could not delete it because the folder or file was ...

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Desktop Version doesn't automatically play the next song

Hi, My Spotify that I have downloaded on my Windows laptop doesn't play the next song on my playlists automatically. A message would pop up on the top of the page saying "Can't Play Current Song". But if I click on the next song manually, it works. I...

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Hi,    My Spotify that I have downloaded on my Windows laptop doesn't play the next song on my playlists automatically. A message would pop up on the top of the page saying "Can't Play Cu...

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Showing what song is playing in a different window

How do I make my Spotify tell me what song is playing when I go to a different window? Also, Is this my version? 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87 Adam

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How do I make my Spotify tell me what song is playing when I go to a different window?   Also, Is this my version? 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87   Adam

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Won't Uninstall

Okay, so I am not an idiot when it comes to computers but here goes. I am a Spotify premium user. On my Windows 7 64 bit computer I have set for spotify to NOT launch at start-up but the application blatantly ignores this and starts anyway. So, I the...

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Okay, so I am not an idiot when it comes to computers but here goes. I am a Spotify premium user. On my Windows 7 64 bit computer I have set for spotify to NOT launch at start-up but the application ...

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Superuser Contribution la musica se deja de escuchar cuando conecto el parlante

la musica se escucha bien desde la compu, pero cuando conecto un parlante (sony) no la puede reproducir. Que debo hacer? Gracias

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la musica se escucha bien desde la compu, pero cuando conecto un parlante (sony) no la puede reproducir. Que debo hacer? Gracias

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Solved!! Spotify starts when Windows 7 starts even when it shouldn't

I have 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' set to 'No', but Spotify starts anyway. It seems that it start happening after one of the recent updates.

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I have 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' set to 'No', but Spotify starts anyway. It seems that it start happening after one of the recent updates.

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Spotify always opens when switching on!

Hello,I did not open the setting when I turned on my computer. Nevertheless Spotify always opens. Also a new installation has brought nothing. Thank you.......

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Hello, I did not open the setting when I turned on my computer. Nevertheless Spotify always opens. Also a new installation has brought nothing. Thank you.......

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Solved!! Windows 10 Desktop bug

Hi everyone, After reading some posts, I noticed that the last Spotify version on windows desktop was 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87... I'm not having any trouble but my Spotify version is 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946...I'm not in the Beta Band and did nothing to "for...

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Hi everyone,   After reading some posts, I noticed that the last Spotify version on windows desktop was 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87...   I'm not having any trouble but my Spotify version ...

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Local files problem

Hello therePlease excuse my bad english, I am from Germany.I've got a problem with local files: Everytime I add them to a playlist, some of them don't get displayed as a local file but as an online file. But I want to listen to it, when I am offline,...

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Hello there Please excuse my bad english, I am from Germany. I've got a problem with local files: Everytime I add them to a playlist, some of them don't get displayed as a local file but as an...

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Question about Radio feature

So I have some questions about the spotify future to create playlists based on song, playlist, or artist. * Does the radio update each time I add some songs to the playlist the radio is based on ? or when artists the song is based on added new track ...

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So I have some questions about the spotify future to create playlists based on song, playlist, or artist.    * Does the radio update each time I add some songs to the playlist the radio i...

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spotify sur window's

spotify ne réussit pas à lire les titres sélectionnés et les fait défiler sans interruption

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spotify ne réussit pas à lire les titres sélectionnés et les fait défiler sans interruption

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NO download option For library on desktop program

I uninstall the program and when i reinstall it, the download option on my library doesn't exists, I already remove the device from my account but it doesn't appear again after the reinstall on my account devices, it only let me download playlist but...

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I uninstall the program and when i reinstall it, the download option on my library doesn't exists, I already remove the device from my account but it doesn't appear again after the reinstall on my ac...

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Spotify Closes immediately after being opened- Windows 10

When I open spotify on my computer, it opens and immediately closes. I have tried troubleshooting for a while and cannot get it to work.I have:Restarted computerUninstalled and resinstalled spotifyUninstalled Spotify, ensured C:\Users\\AppData\Local\...

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When I open spotify on my computer, it opens and immediately closes. I have tried troubleshooting for a while and cannot get it to work. I have: Restarted computer Uninstalled and resinstalled s...

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