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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
I'm using the desktop client on a shared computer. I always disable/uncheck the "remember me" option whenever I log in, but even with the "remember me" option turned off, my username is still there whenever I open the desktop client. Is there any way...
I'm using the desktop client on a shared computer. I always disable/uncheck the "remember me" option whenever I log in, but even with the "remember me" option turned off, my username is still there w...
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Hi,earlier today while beeing locked in to my girlfiends wifi I played some music from my android phone to her sonos system.Now a few hours later I'm at the other side of town locked into my wifi. Sitting in front of my windows system at my place I s...
Hi, earlier today while beeing locked in to my girlfiends wifi I played some music from my android phone to her sonos system. Now a few hours later I'm at the other side of town locked into my wifi...
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I don't know if anybody else if anybody else is having the same problem as me, but when I click on the Application icon it loads up, but it actually doesn't open. Is Spotify going under some maintenance, or is it updating??? Any help please???
I don't know if anybody else if anybody else is having the same problem as me, but when I click on the Application icon it loads up, but it actually doesn't open. Is Spotify going under some maintena...
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I just signed up for premium. I am creating a playlist for the first time. I created the playlist, but when I search for a song, the name of the playlist disappears so I can't drag the song into the playlist. help!!!
I just signed up for premium. I am creating a playlist for the first time. I created the playlist, but when I search for a song, the name of the playlist disappears so I can't drag the so...
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The album linked below will not play:https://open.spotify.com/album/2pVbII6Q1cDNvgVinyaDuhIt states "The song is unavailable."I have tried on several computers, any ideas?
The album linked below will not play: https://open.spotify.com/album/2pVbII6Q1cDNvgVinyaDuh It states "The song is unavailable." I have tried on several computers, any ideas?
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i can not make public playlist
i can not make public playlist
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Recently, suggested songs started playing on their own at the end of a playlist. I'm very picky with my music and I'm not interested in that, so I want to disable it but there doesn't seem to be a way to do that ?
Recently, suggested songs started playing on their own at the end of a playlist. I'm very picky with my music and I'm not interested in that, so I want to disable it but there doesn't seem to be a wa...
Roadie
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I use Spotify Player for a while now and some issue still is bothering me. The list My Music won't download from itself for offline circumstances, because whenever my Wi-Fi isn't there, some tracks are unavailable and become blacked out (title). Is t...
I use Spotify Player for a while now and some issue still is bothering me. The list My Music won't download from itself for offline circumstances, because whenever my Wi-Fi isn't there, some tracks a...
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Hello everyone, I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs. I experience the issue when I listen to spotify on PC1 and switch to PC2 the music sto...
Hello everyone, I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs. I experience the ...
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My lap recently restarted to update some apps, including Spotify. When I open it, it only appears a black window with the toolbar above and seconds after it automatically close. I already restarted my lap again but didn't help.
My lap recently restarted to update some apps, including Spotify. When I open it, it only appears a black window with the toolbar above and seconds after it automatically close. I already restarted m...
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The new version wants to install an even newerversion. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and thenrunning the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be greatif there was a way to tell it not to auto-update (or fix the ...
The new version wants to install an even newer version. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and then running the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be great if t...
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I've got issues with songs of the old Billy Talent albums (Billy Talent I, II, III and Dead Silence). After couple seconds of playing song skip into last few seconds of it.
I've got issues with songs of the old Billy Talent albums (Billy Talent I, II, III and Dead Silence). After couple seconds of playing song skip into last few seconds of it.
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Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the headset works, I had just gotten off a skype call. Can a...
Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the heads...
Casual Listener
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Hi,I have an issue with spotify with my play button on my keyboard. Usualy when i press play it pauses/plays the song. But when i watch a youtube video and press the play/pause button on my keyboard i'm unable to use the button untill i restart my pc...
Hi, I have an issue with spotify with my play button on my keyboard. Usualy when i press play it pauses/plays the song. But when i watch a youtube video and press the play/pause button on my keyboar...
Roadie
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Hi guys, I am having a problem with scrolling on desktop Spotify.So let's say I am on my Albums library, I am scrolling the page up, but with every "scroll up" the page "scrolls back" slightly. If I am dragging the scroll bar it's fine, but whenever ...
Hi guys, I am having a problem with scrolling on desktop Spotify. So let's say I am on my Albums library, I am scrolling the page up, but with every "scroll up" the page "scrolls back" slightly. I...
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I know you've removed the notification bell, but is there no other place where I can see when the artists that I follow uploads a new song? Push notifications is a joke, if I'm at work and get a push notification I now have to have it there for the w...
I know you've removed the notification bell, but is there no other place where I can see when the artists that I follow uploads a new song? Push notifications is a joke, if I'm at work and get...
Casual Listener
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So my hotkeys (example "fn+F9" is pause) wont work and i dont know why. They are not broken its just that the hotkeys wont work. Never mind i found a program that was taking up my hotkeys things
So my hotkeys (example "fn+F9" is pause) wont work and i dont know why. They are not broken its just that the hotkeys wont work. Never mind i found a program that was taking up my hotkeys th...
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I have a laptop winth Windows 10 x64 installed, and I use many devices for playing music (laptop's speakers, headpohones, bluetooth headphones, audio output on HDMI port, audio output on docking station). When I start playing music, it's fine, but wh...
I have a laptop winth Windows 10 x64 installed, and I use many devices for playing music (laptop's speakers, headpohones, bluetooth headphones, audio output on HDMI port, audio output on docking stat...
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In the Android app, there is a wonderful tab called "Start" which I miss very much in the desktop app. Is there any chance this "Start" page could soon be introduced to the desktop version as well?
In the Android app, there is a wonderful tab called "Start" which I miss very much in the desktop app. Is there any chance this "Start" page could soon be introduced to the desktop version as well?
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I am getting bug errors like this
I am getting bug errors like this
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