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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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Play on same device you pressed play on?

I clicked to start music playing on the desktop client, and the music started playing on my phone, very loudly, at work. How can I prevent this from happening? It's ridiculous for my phone to start playing music because i clicked play on the desktop ...

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I clicked to start music playing on the desktop client, and the music started playing on my phone, very loudly, at work. How can I prevent this from happening? It's ridiculous for my phone to start p...

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Can't see what my friends are listening to for months now

Hi, I have spotify premium but I still cannot see what my friends are listening. I have been having this problem for months now. Can you please let me know when you will release a fix for this problem?

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Hi,   I have spotify premium but I still cannot see what my friends are listening. I have been having this problem for months now.   Can you please let me know when you will release a f...

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HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!! Black screen of death (windows 10)!!!!!!!!!!

HELP!!!!!!! Since installing spotify on my laptop i keep getting the black screen of death. I've turned off hardwear accerlation and still getting it constantly. I even got it after uninstalling spotify!!! Help!!!!!!!!!! This is making it impossible ...

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HELP!!!!!!! Since installing spotify on my laptop i keep getting the black screen of death. I've turned off hardwear accerlation and still getting it constantly. I even got it after uninstalling spot...

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Solved!! Spotify isn't fitting screen correctly.

As you can see in the photo, when Spotify is maximized it overlaps into the taskbar, as seen by the darker part on top of the taskbar.

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As you can see in the photo, when Spotify is maximized it overlaps into the taskbar, as seen by the darker part on top of the taskbar. 

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Library won't show all my saved songs (Windows)

I have a saved library of a couple hundred songs. When I browse my library on Spotify desktop, only about 15 of those songs appear, the rest do not show up. On my phone it works fine and I can see all my songs.

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I have a saved library of a couple hundred songs. When I browse my library on Spotify desktop, only about 15 of those songs appear, the rest do not show up. On my phone it works fine and I can see al...

MartinStoichkov

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Spotify opens, black screen, then send me to error.app.spotify.com, which sends me to an ISP error

No idea why. Just started yesterday, along with a few other issues. What may have happened is Spotify files became corrupted, just like most of my other files, not sure though. Thanks for any help in advance.

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No idea why. Just started yesterday, along with a few other issues. What may have happened is Spotify files became corrupted, just like most of my other files, not sure though. Thanks for any help in...

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Do any spotify developers visit this site? Help with missing preferences menu - Windows 7

Greetings - i truly need some assistance from a spotify windows developer I have been having provlems with Spotify Menus on my windows 7 64bit SP1 and I believe that if a developer was reviewing it would be an easy fix. Specifically, my edit menu onl...

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Greetings - i truly need some assistance from a spotify windows developer 🙂   I have been having provlems with Spotify Menus on my windows 7 64bit SP1 and I believe that if a developer was re...

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't open up its window and won't uninstall

Hey there, since two weeks, everytime I try to start the Spotify desktop version, the window does not appear. I'm able to find a task in my taskmanager indicating that Spotify should be running. However, it doesn't actually show me the player. I want...

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Hey there,   since two weeks, everytime I try to start the Spotify desktop version, the window does not appear. I'm able to find a task in my taskmanager indicating that Spotify should be runn...

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Music stops at random every few seconds

After the visual design update today I now cannot play any song without it stopping every few seconds and then starting as if i paused it. Even if I dont have anythign else open this problem still occurs. Restarting my pc does help for a few songs, t...

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After the visual design update today I now cannot play any song without it stopping every few seconds and then starting as if i paused it. Even if I dont have anythign else open this problem still oc...

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Don't have Show Desktop Overlay as an option

I don't have the option to turn off and or enable the option to show the song in my top left? Any way to turn it on?

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I don't have the option to turn off and or enable the option to show the song in my top left? Any way to turn it on?

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Wann werden lokale Lieder durch Spotify-Songs ersetzt?

Ich dachte, dass meine lokalen Dateien 1:1 in Spotify übernommen werden und ich diese dann z. B. am Handy downloaden kann.Ich habe aber das Problem, dass die lokalen Dateinen teilweise auf Songs bei Sportify umgeleitet werden.Ein Beispiel: Ich habe e...

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Ich dachte, dass meine lokalen Dateien 1:1 in Spotify übernommen werden und ich diese dann z. B. am Handy downloaden kann. Ich habe aber das Problem, dass die lokalen Dateinen teilweise auf Songs be...

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Premium on smartphone but not on desktop

I have an account premium on smartphone but when i log in with desktop, still with the same id, i'm free version.

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I have an account premium on smartphone but when i log in with desktop, still with the same id, i'm free version.

Maxim

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Daily Mixes sometimes aren't endless

So, sometimes daily mixes behave as they should. Wonderful non-stop playlists that let me start my music and not have to worry about it. But sometimes it won't actually load more songs and keep playing. This usually happens if I'm doing other things ...

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So, sometimes daily mixes behave as they should. Wonderful non-stop playlists that let me start my music and not have to worry about it. But sometimes  it won't actually load more songs and keep...

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Can't repeat single track

there's no chance to repeat a single track, when spotify sounds on external tools. It doesn't matter if i use spotify on android device or windows-computer. when i play music only on the device by itself there i can use repeat single track. but when ...

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there's no chance to repeat a single track, when spotify sounds on external tools. It doesn't matter if i use spotify on android device or windows-computer.   when i play music only on the dev...

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crossfade not working & no gapless option to turn off on win 10 desktop

I've tried different crossfade settings. Closed and re-opened many times. Crossfade isn't working at all for me and I see no option anymore for Gapless Playback on Spotify for Win 10 Desktop. Any help is greatly appreciated as I'd LOVE to enjoy some ...

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I've tried different crossfade settings. Closed and re-opened many times. Crossfade isn't working at all for me and I see no option anymore for Gapless Playback on Spotify for Win 10 Desktop.  ...

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Taskbar Play/Pause Control MIA in 1.0.47

In ver 1.0.47, the Windows Taskbar controls for Prev, Play/Pause, and Next are no longer displayed. I think this was removed several versions ago, but then put back after multiple [justifiable] complaints. Anyone know when this feature might be put b...

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In ver 1.0.47, the Windows Taskbar controls for Prev, Play/Pause, and Next are no longer displayed.  I think this was removed several versions ago, but then put back after multiple [justifiable]...

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Spotify stopped working, black screen

Everytime I double-click on spotify's icon, the program opens but it shows nothing.Already tried to reinstall several times, but this didn't help.I tried to open the app on my iphone and it works fine (all playlist, friend ecc)It keeps showing me the...

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Everytime I double-click on spotify's icon, the program opens but it shows nothing. Already tried to reinstall several times, but this didn't help. I tried to open the app on my iphone and it works...

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All Songs Become Unavailable after unplugging headphones during playback

I have found what I believe to be a bug in in the current version of the latest build of Spotify Desktop (1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f) on Windows 10 (Pro, ver 1607, Build 14393.693). Whenever I unplug my headphones/speakers from my PC, it essentially has no ...

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I have found what I believe to be a bug in in the current version of the latest build of Spotify Desktop (1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f)  on Windows 10 (Pro, ver 1607, Build 14393.693).   Whenever ...

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Problems with spotify on dekstop

Hi i had a computer before in Brazil where i had spotify and it was working just fine with my premium account then i went to Taiwan as a exchange student and bought another computer, a complete new one MSI GP72 6QF Leopard Pro, it came with a win 10 ...

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Hi i had a computer before in Brazil where i had spotify and it was working just fine with my premium account then i went to Taiwan as a exchange student and bought another computer, a complete new o...

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't start

Hello.When I click on the spotify icon, doesn't happen nothing. If I open the task manager, I see the spotify.exe is running.What should I try? Can u help me?

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Hello. When I click on the spotify icon, doesn't happen nothing. If I open the task manager, I see the spotify.exe is running. What should I try? Can u help me?  

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