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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

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...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

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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Solved!! 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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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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Windows 10 App update resets spotify related Windows Settings

The last three updates for spotify have reset my windows settings for the spotify app. The stay on all desktops option and bandwidth limit. The file name keeps changing so windows and my bandwidth shaper think it is a different app. The Win32 version...

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The last three updates for spotify have reset my windows settings for the spotify app. The stay on all desktops option and bandwidth limit. The file name keeps changing so windows and my bandwidth sh...

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[Desktop] Friends feed only displaying certain friends

So this has been going on for nearly a month now, currently I'm using the Windows Store version of the app but I also have the same problem on the regular PC Desktop version as well. I have 345 Facebook friends on Spotify, and I "Follow All" of them,...

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So this has been going on for nearly a month now, currently I'm using the Windows Store version of the app but I also have the same problem on the regular PC Desktop version as well. I have 345 Faceb...

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canzone cambiata

ciao a tutti, vorrei capire perchè dopo 5 anni che ascolto un brano della mia playlist improvvisamente me la ritrovo mixata, in un altra versione...sapreste dirmi il perchè??????????????????????????????????????

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ciao a tutti, vorrei capire perchè dopo 5 anni che ascolto un brano della mia playlist improvvisamente me la ritrovo mixata, in un altra versione...sapreste dirmi il perchè???????????????????????????...

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Win10 Desktop app unresponsive after using mobile player on Android

Brief description of the issue:I use the Win10 desktop app in the morning. At lunch time I take android spotify with me when I'm out. When i return to my desktop spotify shows a green bar (spotify connect?) along the bottom which says i am listening ...

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Brief description of the issue: I use the Win10 desktop app in the morning. At lunch time I take android spotify with me when I'm out. When i return to my desktop spotify shows a green bar (spo...

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Solved!! Shuffle button has disappeared

Is this a thing now for Spotify Free or is it just a mistake with an update?

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Is this a thing now for Spotify Free or is it just a mistake with an update?

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Superuser Contribution Local Files Doesn't Load From New Locations I Set

Every since I started trying Spotify I've had many problems. First, when I go to preferences and I add a storage location to add music from, Spotify never loads the music to the Local Files section. Every single time I try to add music, I first have ...

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Every since I started trying Spotify I've had many problems. First, when I go to preferences and I add a storage location to add music from, Spotify never loads the music to the Local Files section. ...

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Spotify stops playing

Premium account on a windows 7 pc. Spotify randomly stops playing, only started happening over the last few days. I searched and saw threads concerning this with phones, but not on desktops.Will resume immediately after hitting the play button again....

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Premium account on a windows 7 pc. Spotify randomly stops playing, only started happening over the last few days. I searched and saw threads concerning this with phones, but not on desktops. Will re...

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Low Volume

First of all, sorry for my english, I'm spanish so I don't speak it as well as I would like. I have a problem, well I would say a big problem. I don't know if it has been solved before here, because I get lost reading and looking for so much. Well, t...

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First of all, sorry for my english, I'm spanish so I don't speak it as well as I would like.  I have a problem, well I would say a big problem. I don't know if it has been solved before here, ...

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Can't get songs to play on windows 10 (Shuffle bug)

Hi, I have reinstalled and this has not helped this issue.. I can't even play a song as seen in the video. Every time I open the app it auto shuffles and I cant change the song or even edit the queue. Having no luck on getting this app to work on win...

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Hi,   I have reinstalled and this has not helped this issue.. I can't even play a song as seen in the video. Every time I open the app it auto shuffles and I cant change the song or even edit ...

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lost all my saved songs

had alot of songs saved I had to sign in when I didnt have to b4 it just opened on my laptop & everything was gone

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had alot of songs saved I had to sign in when I didnt have to b4 it just opened on my laptop & everything was gone

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Solved!! All playlists deleted

I logged into Spotify today and although I'm still on the same account as before and I haven't changed my subscription all of my playlists are gone. I still have my Spotify radios but the playlists just vanished. Restarting Spotify and trying differe...

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I logged into Spotify today and although I'm still on the same account as before and I haven't changed my subscription all of my playlists are gone. I still have my Spotify radios but the playlists j...

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Local files COVFEFE

I have several live albums on my HD and am trying to view them in spotify under local files, however, any track with the same title as another in an online album or saved album is transposed in place of the file that exists on my HD. These tracks app...

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I have several live albums on my HD and am trying to view them in spotify under local files, however, any track with the same title as another in an online album or saved album is transposed in place...

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Volume lowering again - existing tips dont work

On New Lenovo Thinkpad Win10 volume and sound quality lower whenever I click out of the Spotify window. tried tips "Communication - Do nothing in sound settings". Doesnt happen every time, about 80% of time, weird. Any help please?

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On New Lenovo Thinkpad Win10 volume and sound quality lower whenever I click out of the Spotify window. tried tips "Communication - Do nothing in sound settings". Doesnt happen every time, about 80% ...

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Playlist custom description & image not changing

Hi there, I have a tedious little problem with Spotify for the PC. I have a few different playlists and gave them each names, descriptions, and custom images from my computer all ostensibly supported by Spotify (JPEG format and all that). I can chang...

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Hi there,   I have a tedious little problem with Spotify for the PC. I have a few different playlists and gave them each names, descriptions, and custom images from my computer all ostensibly ...

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No audio on my PC

I've been listening to Spotify for about a month on my PC. I haven't come across any problems until today. I can start a song, and it'll show that it is playing, but no audio will come through my speakers. I've tried checking to see if it's muted in ...

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I've been listening to Spotify for about a month on my PC. I haven't come across any problems until today. I can start a song, and it'll show that it is playing, but no audio will come through my spe...

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Solved!! Proxy-Settings at LogIn after new Update

Hello people, I installed Spotify at work and wanted to log-in. I knew I need to configure the proxy settingsin order to get a connection with Spotify and I remember you can set them at the Login-Window,but it seems like that Login-Window got strongl...

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Hello people,   I installed Spotify at work and wanted to log-in. I knew I need to configure the proxy settings in order to get a connection with Spotify and I remember you can set them at th...

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Solved!! Windows 8 not downloading

When I want to install Spotify on Windows 8 it says Its not possible to download spotify we'll try again in 10, 9, etc. And then it says: the instalationprogram can't connect with the internet, but my internet is fine! Specs: Win8 6,00 gig ram 64 bit...

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When I want to install Spotify on Windows 8 it says Its not possible to download spotify we'll try again in 10, 9, etc.   And then it says: the instalationprogram can't connect with the ...

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Impossible reinstalling spotify

i have some problems with Spotify. Yesterday I tried many times to log in into spotify but it didn't allowed me to do it. I've uninstalled it in order to solve that problem by downloading it again, but nothing happened, i tried to go to spotify web s...

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i have some problems with Spotify. Yesterday I tried many times to log in into spotify but it didn't allowed me to do it. I've uninstalled it in order to solve that problem by downloading it again, b...

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Error: "This song is not available", but song plays on Echo

[Devices in use: Windows 10, Amazon Echo]I receive the error mentioned in title when attempting to play any tracks from the Chemical Brothers album "Further". I can play songs downloaded locally on my computerI can play chemical brothers songs from o...

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[Devices in use: Windows 10, Amazon Echo] I receive the error mentioned in title when attempting to play any tracks from the Chemical Brothers album "Further".   I can play songs downloaded l...

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Transfer spotify music to Sony Walkman

Can anyone please help? I am not technically savvy and am having difficulty finding out how to transfer my Spotify music onto my Sony Walkman. Sony have said I cannot transfer the music directly from Spotify onto my Walkman, nor can I use Media Go to...

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Can anyone please help? I am not technically savvy and am having difficulty finding out how to transfer my Spotify music onto my Sony Walkman. Sony have said I cannot transfer the music directly from...

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