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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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liliabern

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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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Jenjam

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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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MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Alot of Issues that starts with not being able to play songs

PlanFreeCountryAustrailiaDeviceDesktop PcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I think the main problem root cause is that The web player seems functional till i login then there is a sea of problems that might be because that's happening i...

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Plan Free Country Austrailia Device Desktop Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I think the main problem root cause is that The web player seems functional&nb...

SuicidalSpree

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Album bar/right side bar disapeared

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceAsus Gaming 2021 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe right side bar showing the playing playlist, album and the next song has just disappeared, have tried reinstalling Spotify but nothing, and ther...

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  Plan Premium Country Finland  Device Asus Gaming 2021 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The right side bar showing the playing playlist, album and ...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution "Your Time Capsule" loses sync via 2 pcs using Connect

I have "Your Time Capsule" open on my home pc playing, I then log into my work remote session (which uses all monitors), open Spotify and control what my home pc is playing - this always works great except this playlist. I think it's because the play...

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I have "Your Time Capsule" open on my home pc playing, I then log into my work remote session (which uses all monitors), open Spotify and control what my home pc is playing - this always works great ...

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Solved!! I always get a notification of A NEW UPDATE that doesn't work

Hello!PlanPremiumCountryPerúDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEvery time I use the PC app it seems like a blue notification, "Update Spotify Now", but when I hit it it just restarts the app and nothing happens. I have been having ...

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Hello! Plan Premium Country Perú Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I use the PC app it seems like a blue notification, "Update Spotify Now", but when I...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution lyrics disappearing

It says their still working on lyrics to "triggered" by chase atlantic but they lyrics were there yesterday? I also got the spotify update where it looks different. Im on pc.

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It says their still working on lyrics to "triggered" by chase atlantic but they lyrics were there yesterday? I also got the spotify update where it looks different. Im on pc.      

Kiril

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Superuser Contribution Select a speaker popup

Plan - PremiumCountry - USADevice - Windows PCOperating System - Windows 10 The Spotify player has a popup appear multiple times a day when I start listening to music to select a speaker. The popup appears above the "connect a device" button. This is...

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  Plan - Premium Country - USA Device - Windows PC Operating System - Windows 10   The Spotify player has a popup appear multiple times a day when I start listening to music to se...

AlejaR

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[Web Player] Opening Spotify makes display turn off

My Question or IssueOpening the Spotify Web App results in my main monitor turning off and after a few seconds on again. This happens on the first startup and then not anymore. A PC restart will result in the issue occuring again. PlanPremiumCountryA...

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My Question or Issue Opening the Spotify Web App results in my main monitor turning off and after a few seconds on again. This happens on the first startup and then not anymore. A PC restart will re...

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Superuser Contribution run in maximized state

PlanPremiumCountryKoreaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery time I launch Spotify, the program runs in a tall shape. Can i set it to run maximized?

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Plan Premium Country Korea Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every time I launch Spotify, the program runs in a tall shape. Can i set it to run maximized?

MihailY

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Web player Playlist radio only plays 2-3 songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional, Google Chrome, Spotify Web PlayerMy Question or IssueSome of my playlists will only generate 2-3 songs (from the playlist itself) for its respective playlist radio and repeat them in the ex...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 7 Professional, Google Chrome, Spotify Web Player My Question or Issue Some of my playlists will only generate 2-3 songs (from the playlis...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Album can't be deleted from library

I have added an album to the library. It shows up on the left library bar now on Windows desktop version. I click on the heart icon to remove it from the library, yet it stays, the heart icon activates itself right away. I have tried to restart the c...

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I have added an album to the library. It shows up on the left library bar now on Windows desktop version. I click on the heart icon to remove it from the library, yet it stays, the heart icon activat...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Problems with webplayer

PlanFreeCountryMaltaDeviceAcer Aspire LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 I use the webplayer on the chrome browser. My Question or IssueSongs stop playing after the first few seconds or else a song plays well then the next one plays with no sound. The ...

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Plan Free Country Malta Device Acer Aspire Laptop Operating System Windows 10   I use the webplayer on the chrome browser.   My Question or Issue Songs stop playing after the fi...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is this normal? Spotify web down on desktop PC

PlanFreeCountryItalyDevice(AMD Desktop PC 2021)Operating System(Windows 11 pro) My Question or IssueSpotify web down on desktop PC, different browsers down too, App not working too. Account works on different PC or smartphone

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  Plan Free Country Italy Device (AMD Desktop PC 2021) Operating System (Windows 11 pro)   My Question or Issue Spotify web down on desktop PC, different browsers down too, App n...

OscarDC

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Solved!! I have closed the right sidebar (not friend activity!)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have closed the right sidebar. How do I get it back? (See picture)I do not want my friends to be displayed but the current playlist or the current song with the artist. At the ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have closed the right sidebar. How do I get it back? (See picture) I do not want my friends to be d...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify (Windows Desktop) Forces Login Through Browser

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login prompt (it had stopped working maybe 2-3 days ago); instead, I receive the pro...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login pr...

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Superuser Contribution Scrollbars missing buttons

PlanFreeCountryHong KongDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, since the new updates scrollbars are missing the buttons in the top and the bottom that they used to have. I can understand that it is a design choice, like ma...

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Plan Free Country Hong Kong Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, since the new updates scrollbars are missing the buttons in the top and the bottom ...

Dian

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Stop Auto-Updating

Attention Spotify Administrators –Not that anyone at Spotify cares what I have to say (that’s obvious) as I have noted this here before. You have no idea how upset I am. You did it again. You updated Spotify and ceased usage of older versions. Why st...

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Attention Spotify Administrators – Not that anyone at Spotify cares what I have to say (that’s obvious) as I have noted this here before.   You have no idea how upset I am.  You did it a...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot access songs

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLaptop HPOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueHello Spotify, I would like to report an issue about the app, recently it started restarting whenever I opened it up, after 30 seconds it kept restarting and I couldn't be ab...

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  Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Laptop HP Operating System Windows 10   Issue Hello Spotify, I would like to report an issue about the app, recently it started restarti...

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Spotify won't work on my laptop

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia DeviceAsus TUF A15Operating SystemWindows 10 I recently bought Spotify Premium for both my phone (android) and my laptop (windows 10), both signed in with the same account. Now the issue is on my laptop, when using the app...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia   Device Asus TUF A15 Operating System Windows 10   I recently bought Spotify Premium for both my phone (android) and my laptop (windows 10), both...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Browsing albums using new sidebar

I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text. I tried disabling compact mode, but it's difficult scrolling through album thu...

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I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text.   I tried disabling ...

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Solved!! Unify liked songs in different editions of albums/singles

Hello everyone. Why doesn't a song appear liked in an album after I liked it as a single? The same thing with different editions such as deluxe etc. I understand that the metadata might differ, but the versions are clearly linked as the number of pla...

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Hello everyone.  Why doesn't a song appear liked in an album after I liked it as a single? The same thing with different editions such as deluxe etc.  I understand that the metadata might...

onceuponalucas

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