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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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BUG: odd extra entries in recent listening history & more ads played

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicePC HP - intel 3th gen processorOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issuesee image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not listened to nor skipped, they were added by Spotify without interaction from m...

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Plan Free Country Netherlands Device PC HP - intel 3th gen processor Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue see image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not li...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesnt play the next song on the playlist

PlanPremiunCountryNorwayDeviceAcer Aspire laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home My Question or IssueHiSo it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When I search for a song in a playlist (please see the attached screenshot), and I press pl...

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  Plan Premiun Country Norway Device Acer Aspire laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home   My Question or Issue Hi So it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play, nor log me in on desktop

PlanIndividual PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one being that there are random songs in my playlists that the app refuses to play (...

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Plan Individual Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one bein...

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Superuser Contribution Can't log in to my Windows App, getting "Illegal scope" when forwarded to the website

I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!

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I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!

TmSbls

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Superuser Contribution spotify is not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(PC)Operating System(Windows) My Question or Issue I recently ran into a problem that the spotify on my PC stopped working, nothing was playing, music was not playing, I cleaned the cache, but nothing helped

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (PC) Operating System (Windows)   My Question or Issue  I recently ran into a problem that the spotify on my PC stopped working, nothing was playin...

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Superuser Contribution 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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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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Superuser Contribution Re: Spotify Web Player Auto Logs-out After Closing Browser

if this was meant to be fixed it isn't. Still being asked to log in every time I open in browserthere's no remember me option and logging in requires an email code which is ridiculous. And no I'm not going to use the app.What is spotify thinking maki...

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if this was meant to be fixed it isn't. Still being asked to log in every time I open in browser there's no remember me option and logging in requires an email code which is ridiculous. And no I'm n...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify unable to play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueNo matter what song I pick I get the “Spotify is unable to play this right now.” Message. I have tried doing a clean reinstall, restarting my device, logging out and back...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue No matter what song I pick I get the “Spotify is unable to play this right now.” Messa...

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Solved!! Illegal Scope, Spotify Web loading long, Play Button dont work in web, App doesnt work at all

My spotify is completly Broken On Phone everything works perfectly fine but on PC (WINDOWS 10) its all Broken and nothing works (at the time of writing this i have spent about 3 hours googling and using chat gpt and other stuff)

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My spotify is completly Broken On Phone everything works perfectly fine but on PC (WINDOWS 10) its all Broken and nothing works   (at the time of writing this i have spent about 3 hours googli...

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Spotify icon not showing on desktop

Hello, recently I have a reaccuring issue that I can't seem to solve. The spotify icon on my desktop keeps turning into a white blank page. I tried many different things, just throwing it into the trash and placing it on my desktop again, reinstallli...

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Hello,   recently I have a reaccuring issue that I can't seem to solve. The spotify icon on my desktop keeps turning into a white blank page. I tried many different things, just throwing it in...

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Superuser Contribution Volume is too low.

I'm using my Windows 11 PC and all other apps play at the same level that I'm used to. That means I can play everything at 30% of max volume and the level sounds great. Spotify sounds like it's almost half the volume of the other apps.

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I'm using my Windows 11 PC and all other apps play at the same level that I'm used to. That means I can play everything at 30% of max volume and the level sounds great. Spotify sounds like it's almos...

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Spotify crashing laptop

Spotify randomly crashes on my laptop. And not only does it crash, it takes the whole laptop with it. Everything freezes and it goes black screen. Cannot reset or restart with ctrl-Alt-Del. I always have to do a hard reset with the power button. Plan...

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Spotify randomly crashes on my laptop. And not only does it crash, it takes the whole laptop with it. Everything freezes and it goes black screen. Cannot reset or restart with ctrl-Alt-Del. I always ...

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Disable animations or switch to a minimum

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC CPU: Intel Core i7 8700 - 3.19 GHzRAM 16,0 GBSpotify and Windows run on a SSD Samsung 870GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey guys! I saw in the Task-Manager,...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC   CPU: Intel Core i7 8700 -  3.19 GHz RAM 16,0 GB Spotify and Windows run on a SSD Samsung 870 GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) ...

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Superuser Contribution Not possible to scroll in artist view

When using Spotify web player, entering an artist page, I cannot scroll in the view. No scrollbar is present, and scrolling on mouse does nothing. PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceLenovo Thinkpad (PC) Windows 11/Chrome My Question or IssueWhen using Sp...

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When using Spotify web player, entering an artist page, I cannot scroll in the view. No scrollbar is present, and scrolling on mouse does nothing.  Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Leno...

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Premium Family

Premium Family Denmark Windows PC Hi! I can't login to my son's education PC. I cant get the same options to switch between my account and my son's. I can at my mobile.

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Premium Family  Denmark   Windows PC    Hi!  I can't login to my son's education PC. I cant get the same options to switch between my account and my son's. I can at my ...

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Superuser Contribution translation (german)

when you add a song in the german translation (at least o nthe desktop idk if its the same on phoen but prob.) as the date when i added it it shows in 2min, which means in 2min xD but thats not correct, it should show vor 2min (2min ago)

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when you add a song in the german translation  (at least o nthe desktop idk if its the same on phoen but prob.) as the date when i added it it shows in 2min, which means in 2min xD but thats not...

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Superuser Contribution "can't play this right now" when clicking on tracks on an artist's discography page

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayOS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updatesSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" after a short while:1. Open the page of an artist2. Click on "Show all"...

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Plan: Premium Country: Norway OS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updates Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89   Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" aft...

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music keeps stopping every 30 seconds since i’ve got premium

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicexbox series sOperating SystemidkMy Question or Issuemusic keeps stopping after 11:20 pm

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device xbox series s Operating System idk My Question or Issue music keeps stopping after 11:20 pm  

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify on start-up opens just on half of the screen

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceAsus tuf15Operating SystemWindows 11 I have been having lately issue with spotify that it opens just on half of my screen. I tried fixing it many times and it always opens just on one half of the screen and it triggers ...

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Plan Premium Country Czechia Device Asus tuf15 Operating System Windows 11   I have been having lately issue with  spotify that it opens just on half of my screen. I tried fixing i...

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