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Discuss Spotify for Windows
PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
Newbie
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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...
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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
Visitor
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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...
When I put my playlist on shuffle, it only plays songs that are within 20 or so songs of the originally played song. For example, if I play song number 670 ( I have 731 songs in this playlist) It will only shuffle songs 650-690.
When I put my playlist on shuffle, it only plays songs that are within 20 or so songs of the originally played song. For example, if I play song number 670 ( I have 731 songs in this playlist) It wil...
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Since the update of the desktop app today, the "Discovered on" on an artist about page is gone. This was a really good way to find Spotify curators that's not owned by the big labels and I wonder if it's possible to find this function somewhere else.
Since the update of the desktop app today, the "Discovered on" on an artist about page is gone. This was a really good way to find Spotify curators that's not owned by the big labels and I wonder if ...
Roadie
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Hello i have tried to change my location for the "off line mode"by default it's in C://users appdata folders i tried to change it to my other drive and got the message "you need to restart spotify so this change will take effect" so i did, but when i...
Hello i have tried to change my location for the "off line mode" by default it's in C://users appdata folders i tried to change it to my other drive and got the message "you need to rest...
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Don't think a lot of people actually noticed this update, and since it's pretty awesome (and actually works very good, yes looking at you Radio) I thought I'd share it. There now is a "Create Similar Playlist" option in the context menu of playlists....
Don't think a lot of people actually noticed this update, and since it's pretty awesome (and actually works very good, yes looking at you Radio) I thought I'd share it. There now is a "...
Gig Goer
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Hey! I work with a docked laptop at work, and whenever I undock the computer, Spotify crashes. Since this happens a few times a day, it has become quite annoying. I've seen a few other posts mentioning this, and there seems to be no official comment ...
Hey! I work with a docked laptop at work, and whenever I undock the computer, Spotify crashes. Since this happens a few times a day, it has become quite annoying. I've seen a few other posts mentioni...
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Hi, I tried adding new local files today, they do show up in "Local Files" but when I press play I get the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Additionally some files I unchecked in the setti...
Hi, I tried adding new local files today, they do show up in "Local Files" but when I press play I get the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can ...
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I am a long time user of Spotify, but recently on my computer, I am getting a ridiculous amount of ads. I get that I am being pushed to buy premium but I am getting about 3 of my songs, maybe 7-10 minutes of music, and then around 3-5 ads, 15-30 seco...
I am a long time user of Spotify, but recently on my computer, I am getting a ridiculous amount of ads. I get that I am being pushed to buy premium but I am getting about 3 of my songs, maybe 7-...
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Hi all, I tested connecting my Spotifyprofile with my Facebookacoount and I now want to not just disconnect these two again, I do want to remove all Facebookdata from my Spotifyprofile. Like picture, name etc. How does this work? Thanks in advance!
Hi all, I tested connecting my Spotifyprofile with my Facebookacoount and I now want to not just disconnect these two again, I do want to remove all Facebookdata from my Spotifyprofile. Like...
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Hi, I was just wondering if there was any way to go back to the original radio mix after it has reloaded a new selection of songs? I wanted to listen to the Radio Genre Soul, but after a certain amount of songs it reloaded with a whole new selection....
Hi, I was just wondering if there was any way to go back to the original radio mix after it has reloaded a new selection of songs? I wanted to listen to the Radio Genre Soul, but after a certain amou...
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Isn't my hardware, already checked for that with youtube. Already cleared my cache. Already turned off connection to facebook. Have already tried toggling hardware acceleration. Don't know if this is a general issue people have or if there is a quick...
Isn't my hardware, already checked for that with youtube. Already cleared my cache. Already turned off connection to facebook. Have already tried toggling hardware acceleration...
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I installed Spotify yesterday and I can't play any local file in it.I saw the problem and some 'solution' here on the forum, but nothing works for me.I reinstalled. My quicktime player says its uptodate.I checked the mixer thru the icon in my systray...
I installed Spotify yesterday and I can't play any local file in it. I saw the problem and some 'solution' here on the forum, but nothing works for me. I reinstalled. My quicktime player says its u...
Casual Listener
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I run Windows 7 64bit program version (not webplayer). I already looked in FAQ, and googled for a solve everywhere but I can't seem to fix this. It is very tilting to be unable to search within a playlist that has thousands of songs, I'm at a point w...
I run Windows 7 64bit program version (not webplayer). I already looked in FAQ, and googled for a solve everywhere but I can't seem to fix this. It is very tilting to be unable to searc...
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I've got a Surface Book (Windows 10) and music stops playing everytime the screen goes to sleep, I'm sure the screen should just turn off without Spotify stopping as well. As soon as I wake it up Spotify resumes playing. This shouldn't happen and NO,...
I've got a Surface Book (Windows 10) and music stops playing everytime the screen goes to sleep, I'm sure the screen should just turn off without Spotify stopping as well. As soon as I wake it u...
Newbie
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I have been experiencing an "issue" for some months now, where the Friend Activity pane on the Windows desktop application is only showing and updating only 1 followed user's listening activity.I follow 3 users that I wish to get listening activity f...
I have been experiencing an "issue" for some months now, where the Friend Activity pane on the Windows desktop application is only showing and updating only 1 followed user's listening activity....
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When will the Win10 platform have an EQ? It's a little pathetic that a media player service in 2017, specificallly focused on playing music alone, doesn't have a user-adjustable equalizer.
When will the Win10 platform have an EQ? It's a little pathetic that a media player service in 2017, specificallly focused on playing music alone, doesn't have a user-adjustable equalizer.
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Y a t'il une communauté d'aide en FR ???
Y a t'il une communauté d'aide en FR ???
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Currently running most recent spotify desktop app on Windows 10. Unable to add songs to queue. Tried uninstall and reinstall. Any simple solutions out there?
Currently running most recent spotify desktop app on Windows 10. Unable to add songs to queue. Tried uninstall and reinstall. Any simple solutions out there?
Casual Listener
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Hello everyone!A while ago, I noticed that my playlist of Welcome Mix wasn't updating each day, as it used to do, based on my daily searches. As you can see here in the screenshot, the last time they refreshed was 2017-05-09. I don't know what did I ...
Hello everyone! A while ago, I noticed that my playlist of Welcome Mix wasn't updating each day, as it used to do, based on my daily searches. As you can see here in the screenshot, the last ...
Newbie
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I formatted my computer yesterday thinking that my user profile had been corrupted as I was unable to use the 1, 2, 9, 0 keys across the top row, the 1 key in the num pas, and the f, and j keys in the middle. Hardware tests at the BIOS level had all ...
I formatted my computer yesterday thinking that my user profile had been corrupted as I was unable to use the 1, 2, 9, 0 keys across the top row, the 1 key in the num pas, and the f, and j keys in th...
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When going to my Control panel, add-remove programs, I cannot remove Spotify. Anyone know why? I do not use it. Perhaps I neeed to first "close" my account?
When going to my Control panel, add-remove programs, I cannot remove Spotify. Anyone know why? I do not use it. Perhaps I neeed to first "close" my account?
Casual Listener
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