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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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adrienpastel

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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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I think my account is not receiving any updates.

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindow 11, Android 10My Question or IssueI am not receiving any updates on Spotify, and I see that some features have been removed. I used the new interface for two days and then reverted to the old int...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Window 11, Android 10 My Question or Issue I am not receiving any updates on Spotify, and I see that some features have been removed. I...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't play or open playlist

PlanPremiumCountryItalyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play any song and if i try to open a playlist it tells me: cannot find playlist.

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Plan Premium Country Italy Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't play any song and if i try to open a playlist it tells me: cannot find playlist.

Eni

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Still unable to send links to other websites

When I copy the links straight from Spotify they do not work as they should https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/2JIJbtGrkPx0YclNkQVkEO?si=813e864629084d07 The issue is, " /int-de/ " was never part of the copied links before and cause this is in th...

Roadie

When I copy the links straight from Spotify they do not work as they should   https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/2JIJbtGrkPx0YclNkQVkEO?si=813e864629084d07   The issue is, " /int-de...

yaquyphdwrto0erjguid

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes immediatly

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon shows up for a split second in the tray. If I hover over it in the task...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon...

Huothar

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Superuser Contribution Stop desktop version linking to iPhone

When I'm at the gym, I listen to Spotify on my iPhone. When home, I prefer to listen to Spotify on my Windows PC. I like that Spotify appears to continue where you left at a song even after it's been shut down. Problem is, when I get home to listen o...

Roadie

When I'm at the gym, I listen to Spotify on my iPhone.   When home, I prefer to listen to Spotify on my Windows PC. I like that Spotify appears to continue where you left at a song even after ...

Jenjam

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Spotify keeps changing the song I have playing to one particular song. Without my knowledge, as if a

PlanPremiumCountryMoldovaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps changing the song I have playing to one particular song. Without my knowledge, as if a person from another device is doing it.When I'm going to listen to mu...

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Plan Premium Country Moldova Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps changing the song I have playing to one particular song. Without my knowledge, a...

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Can't play any song in Spotify from my Windows Desktop machine

PlanPremiumDevice(Desktop Computer)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI get the following error whenever I try to play any song from the Spotify desktop app on Windows 11. See attached screenshot. I have tried uninstalling and reinstall...

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Plan Premium Device (Desktop Computer) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I get the following error whenever I try to play any song from the Spotify desktop ap...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Solved!! glitchy audio

Idk why this started but idk if it was an emulator i downloaded on my HP labtop, after using it, i noticed the glitchy audio and tried everything from uninstalling the emulator, uninstalling and clean reinstalling spotify, updating sound drivers, unp...

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Idk why this started but idk if it was an emulator i downloaded on my HP labtop, after using it, i noticed the glitchy audio and tried everything from uninstalling the emulator, uninstalling and clea...

blacksnake4276

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Superuser Contribution song lyrics do not synchronize

PlanFreeCountryEcOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or Issueif the "friends activity" bar is not present on the screen, the lyrics are no longer synchronized.Recent problem after last update

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Plan Free Country Ec Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue if the "friends activity" bar is not present on the screen, the lyrics are no longer synchronized. Recent problem after l...

Alex

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change a music via the task barr on windows

Hello when i am on the web page and i want to change a music without to go on the application i haven't the fonctionality for change a music quikly Thanks

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Hello when i am on the web page and i want to change a music without to go on the application i haven't the fonctionality for change a music quikly   Thanks

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Windows Desktop Full Screen

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA while ago, when going into full screen mode in Windows, this was changed from the album cover, to the artists picture/profile or whatever.I did not agree with this, b...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A while ago, when going into full screen mode in Windows, this was changed from the album co...

Prague

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sidebar with album and artist information

My Question or IssueHi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it anymore.For me, it was really helpful.

Casual Listener

My Question or Issue Hi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it any...

iim2godly

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Superuser Contribution Right Sidebar: Showed tour, merch, and next in queue

Since the new update, I have been unable to find where this sidebar has gone. There used to be a small icon next to the volume area in the bottom right-hand section of the desktop application. This said sidebar showed up in the same area as the "frie...

Casual Listener

Since the new update, I have been unable to find where this sidebar has gone. There used to be a small icon next to the volume area in the bottom right-hand section of the desktop application. This s...

NŪR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Embeds stoped dissplaying themself

They link looks like this now: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4 Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "intel-de" and since the "intel-de" part is in the copied links I can't s...

Roadie

They link looks like this now:   https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4   Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "int...

Enzo16

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How can I remove forever the new useless Now Playing View trash?

We just got another problem with the windows client. Now for some weird reason we get a hideous "Now Playing View" thing that closes our friend activity every time a new track starts. It's really stupid, and I can't even understand what's that trash ...

Roadie

We just got another problem with the windows client. Now for some weird reason we get a hideous "Now Playing View" thing that closes our friend activity every time a new track starts. It's really stu...

ben0012

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New Folders don't appear in the new version

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAny new folders I create don't show up since the update, I see that a folder has been created because the number of folders goes up but the folders can't be se...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Any new folders I create don't show up since the update, I see that a folder has be...

gimpboy76

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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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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 ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! When I spam shuffle it just shows the same list of songs each time

I used to always click shuffle a few times until I got a nice queue of songs. However now that smart shuffle has been implemented, each time I click shuffle it toggles between how my playlist lists the song and a random shuffled list that never chang...

Casual Listener

I used to always click shuffle a few times until I got a nice queue of songs. However now that smart shuffle has been implemented, each time I click shuffle it toggles between how my playlist lists t...

-Pati

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Superuser Contribution How can I turn on the informations about the song, the Artist etc. again?

Hey there,I recently went through my Spotify settings to check some things out. I clicked on "See what your friends are playing" and the right side exchanged the informations about the artist, monthly listeners etc. with the friends overlay. I honest...

Newbie

Hey there, I recently went through my Spotify settings to check some things out. I clicked on "See what your friends are playing" and the right side exchanged the informations about the artist, mont...

Streetwise

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The hideous new interface...

- "friends activity" button VANISHED;- album cover "expand" option is covering the playlists;- everything is obnoxiously large, a very bad use of space (this ruined the "expand" option for album covers);- it's just plain UGLY. The reason this makes m...

Music Fan

- "friends activity" button VANISHED; - album cover "expand" option is covering the playlists; - everything is obnoxiously large, a very bad use of space (this ruined the "expand" option for album ...

cosmicbunny

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