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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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Restore Spotify Downloaded Offline Playlists to avoid Redownloading

Feeling quite P'd off at the moment as I am a very big Spotify fan. My account payment bounced so I was reduced from premium to regular/unpaid for a day. Fixed up the bank issue and restored Premium access within 24 hours. My WIndows 7 Spotify player...

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Feeling quite P'd off at the moment as I am a very big Spotify fan.   My account payment bounced so I was reduced from premium to regular/unpaid for a day. Fixed up the bank issue and restor...

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Playlist text and image revert to old version after restarting client

Hi there, Since about a week any changes I make to my existing playlists (both image and text) keep reverting back to the same old version afer restarting my Spotify client. The only way to maintain the changes is to change them, close the client, un...

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Hi there,   Since about a week any changes I make to my existing playlists (both image and text) keep reverting back to the same old version afer restarting my Spotify client. The only wa...

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Missing content

A song that is offered by Spotify "Drowning" by Clams Casino, fails to play and advises me to play it from my PC instead. I was able to play it up until about a week ago.

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A song that is offered by Spotify "Drowning" by Clams Casino, fails to play and advises me to play it from my PC instead. I was able to play it up until about a week ago. 

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Is 'Genre Listing' for public playlists absolutely necessary?

I'm interested in seeing if Spotify has an option to map a playlist that you're looking to make public with all of the genre information in the background. I'm not sure if it is necessary to have it in the playlist description that I'm writing.

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I'm interested in seeing if Spotify has an option to map a playlist that you're looking to make public with all of the genre information in the background. I'm not sure if it is necessary to have it ...

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[Win 10 App] Media keys no longer work

Switched over to the app on the Windows 10 store. After the switch the app doesn't recognize my media key inputs while the app is minimized/in the system tray while the desktop version did.

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Switched over to the app on the Windows 10 store. After the switch the app doesn't recognize my media key inputs while the app is minimized/in the system tray while the desktop version did.

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playlist stay in waiting status

Hi, i've DL a lot of playlist on my computer but one stay in waiting status indefinitely, is there a quota for DL content ? i've tried to delete some donwloaded playlist to check if the incomplete playlist restart to DL but this action produce same r...

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Hi,  i've DL a lot of playlist on my computer but one stay in waiting status indefinitely, is there a quota for DL content ?   i've tried to delete some donwloaded playlist to check...

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[Bug] Spotify moves when taskbar is docked on left

Windows 10 I have my taskbar docked on the left side of the screen. Every time I open Spotify, it moves exactly the distance of the taskbar to the left of Spotify's last known position, as if the top left of the screen is used instead of the top left...

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Windows 10   I have my taskbar docked on the left side of the screen. Every time I open Spotify, it moves exactly the distance of the taskbar to the left of Spotify's last known position, as i...

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Playlists and Music won't download

So I'm trying to download some music on my laptop (windows and I currently have no device synchronised, spotify is allowed by my firewall and I executed it as administrator. But still, when I click on a playlist and click the button to make it availa...

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So I'm trying to download some music on my laptop (windows 😎 and I currently have no device synchronised, spotify is allowed by my firewall and I executed it as administrator. But still, when I clic...

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I download the desktop app but it won't open

I'm trying to download Spotify for my desktop (Windows Vista). I go to the download page and it automatically starts downloading. Then I see an icon that says "SpotifyFullVista" on my desktop screen. I then click on that icon to open the app but noth...

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I'm trying to download Spotify for my desktop (Windows Vista).  I go to the download page and it automatically starts downloading. Then I see an icon that says "SpotifyFullVista" on my desktop s...

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Loading on start-up even when lod not to.

In my settings I have to option: start on log-in, set to no. yet it still does. (running windows 7).

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In my settings I have to option: start on log-in, set to no. yet it still does. (running windows 7).

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Spotify starts with Windows despite having automatic startup turned off

As the title says, I went into Advanced Settings and under Startup and Window Behavior where it says "Open Spotify automatically after you log into computer" it says "No," but I just turned my computer on and Spotify went ahead and opened up. Really ...

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As the title says, I went into Advanced Settings and under Startup and Window Behavior where it says "Open Spotify automatically after you log into computer" it says "No," but I just turned my comput...

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Solved!! Spotify Windows10 startet seit heute immer neu

Wenn Spitify aufgerufen wird, startet die Anwendung sauber, beendet dann selbstständig, startet von selbst neu - endlos.Das gleiche Verhalten zeigt sind, wenn Spotify mittels Taskmanager beendet wird, oder wenn der Rechner neu gestartet wird. Sobald ...

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Wenn Spitify aufgerufen wird, startet die Anwendung sauber, beendet dann selbstständig, startet von selbst neu - endlos. Das gleiche Verhalten zeigt sind, wenn Spotify mittels Taskmanager beendet wi...

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Not playing certain music on desktop only

I was wanting to play Dio's album Holy Diver and i can play the the remastered version on my pc and on my phone and i can play the original on my phone but if i try to play some of the songs that i have on my playlist from the remastered is cant play...

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I was wanting to play Dio's album Holy Diver and i can play the the remastered version on my pc and on my phone and i can play the original on my phone but if i try to play some of the songs that i h...

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Shuffle is not random

My shuffle is not working and it's really annoying. To explain what is going on: I have about 50 songs from 5 artists and this is what happens on each shuffle: It plays 5 songs from artist 'a' then 1 song from artist 'b', After that another 5 songs f...

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My shuffle is not working and it's really annoying. To explain what is going on:   I have about 50 songs from 5 artists and this is what happens on each shuffle:   It plays 5 songs...

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Solved!! Always Playing The First Track?

Recently Spotify has been always JUST playing the first track on my saved artists, regardless of what song I click on, so I have to scroll down with buttons to pick. Another thread picked this up, and said it might be the result of a recent upgrade. ...

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Recently Spotify has been always JUST playing the first track on my saved artists, regardless of what song I click on, so I have to scroll down with buttons to pick. Another thread picked this up, an...

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musik offline hören

Obwohl ich Premium Mitglied bin, kann ich Musik nicht auf meinen Windows Rechner speichern, weil der Download Button fehlt. Was tun?

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Obwohl ich Premium Mitglied bin, kann ich Musik nicht auf meinen Windows Rechner speichern, weil der Download Button fehlt. Was tun?  

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Songs are not updated on one device with windows

Hi,My song collection looked updated and in sync until yestarday across all devicesHowever today on one of my computers it only shows additions until three days agoAlready tryied logging out and back inand reinstallingAny ideas?Thanks

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Hi, My song collection looked updated and in sync until yestarday across all devices However today on one of my computers it only shows additions until three days ago Already tryied  log...

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Spotify has hi-jacked my browser

There was an update to Spotify recently. Afterwards, when I open "Chrome" which is my browser, the Spotify log-in screen appears instead of my Chrome browser page. Why is this? There was no update to Chrome only to Spotify.

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There was an update to Spotify recently. Afterwards, when I open "Chrome" which is my browser, the Spotify log-in screen appears instead of my Chrome browser page. Why is this? There was no update to...

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Spotify language problem

I live in the Netherlands. I am not Dutch, nor do I want to see Spotify in Dutch - but I do and I have no way to change this. I have the same problem with both web player and downloaded player. I tried to change country in Preferences, but the option...

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I live in the Netherlands. I am not Dutch, nor do I want to see Spotify in Dutch - but I do and I have no way to change this.   I have the same problem with both web player and downloaded pl...

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Screen changes when Spotify starts

When Spotify starts it changes the pixeling from 1920x1080 to 800x600, and when I turn Spotify off it turns back to 1920x1080.Can I change this so it stays in 1920x1080 some how?OS is Windows 10

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When Spotify starts it changes the pixeling from 1920x1080 to 800x600, and when I turn Spotify off it turns back to 1920x1080. Can I change this so it stays in 1920x1080 some how? OS is Windows 10 ...

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