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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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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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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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Error Code 13 - installer problem

I am getting error code 13:The installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created. This happened after an automatic update today which failed mid-way through installation. It got as far as un-installing the progra...

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I am getting error code 13: The installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created.   This happened after an automatic update today which failed mid-way t...

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[Bug] Move maxied window to other screen

Hi Using Windows 10 (x64) and multimonitor setup. When the window is maximized and I move to another screen with "Win + shift + left/right arrow" the UI is not responding. If I then resize to window mode and maximized again, it works. I've tested it ...

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 Hi   Using Windows 10 (x64) and multimonitor setup.   When the window is maximized and I move to another screen with "Win + shift + left/right arrow" the UI is not responding. &n...

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Solved!! Noticably worse quality in Spotify compared to YouTube

Hello! I've been a premium user for more than 2 years now. I've always though that Spotify's quality tops that of pretty much any YT video, but I noticed that a particular song in my playlist sounds noticably worse than when listening to in on YouTub...

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Hello!   I've been a premium user for more than 2 years now. I've always though that Spotify's quality tops that of pretty much any YT video, but I noticed that a particular song in my pl...

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Dit nummer is niet beschikbaar. Als het bestand op je computer staat, kun je het importeren.

Dit nummer is niet beschikbaar. Als het bestand op je computer staat, kun je het importeren. Deze foutmelding krijg ik de laatste dagen bij alle nummers die ik aanklik.Ik hoor verder ook geen muziek en zie niks afspelen. Opnieuw gedownload en oude ve...

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Dit nummer is niet beschikbaar. Als het bestand op je computer staat, kun je het importeren.   Deze foutmelding krijg ik de laatste dagen bij alle nummers die ik aanklik. Ik hoor verder ook g...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I find the "Your Daily Mix " on a Laptop/PC?

I noticed the "Your Daily Mix" lists that get presented to you when you use the cell phone app, but I don't see on the full desktop application on my laptop. Can someone tell me where I can find these when using the applicaiton on a Windows laptop? T...

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I noticed the "Your Daily Mix" lists that get presented to you when you use the cell phone app, but I don't see on the full desktop application on my laptop. Can someone tell me where I can find thes...

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Create similar playlist

Don't think a lot of people actually noticed this update, and since it's pretty awesome (and actually works very good, yes looking at you Radio) I thought I'd share it. There now is a "Create Similar Playlist" option in the context menu of playlists....

Gig Goer

Don't think a lot of people actually noticed this update, and since it's pretty awesome (and actually works very good, yes looking at you Radio) I thought I'd share it.   There now is a "...

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Spotify se cierra cuando lo abro en la PC

Hola. Hace una semana que intento abrir Spotify desde una Notebook. intenta abrir, pero empieza a ponerse la pantalla en blanco y se cierra. no me da tiempo ni a logguearme. Tengo Windows. se cierra y queda el inioco de Spotify en la barra de inicio ...

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Hola. Hace una semana que intento abrir Spotify desde una Notebook. intenta abrir, pero empieza a ponerse la pantalla en blanco y se cierra. no me da tiempo ni a logguearme. Tengo Windows. se cierra ...

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new Windows 10 build, Spotify embarrassingly slow

I've tried all these deleting cache techniques and what not, but this is a new system build with no local files. Super fresh. Spotify is insanely slow. So to make this a little less complainy to help the devs: -When Spotify is minimized, and I click ...

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I've tried all these deleting cache techniques and what not, but this is a new system build with no local files. Super fresh. Spotify is insanely slow. So to make this a little less complainy to help...

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Solved!! [Windows] Wrong song being shown

So, this bug has been happening with me for a while.As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently playing" box is just freezed in a random song I listened to pr...

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So, this bug has been happening with me for a while. As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently play...

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Solved!! Local files don't play

I have a few MP3s on my computer and Spotify automatically detected them. I went to play them on my computer, and it told me the song wasn't available, but I could import it if I have the files on my computer(this is stilll in the local files folder)...

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I have a few MP3s on my computer and Spotify automatically detected them. I went to play them on my computer, and it told me the song wasn't available, but I could import it if I have the files ...

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Still no EQ for PC...

Hi guys. This discussion already happened last year on the forum and labelled as not right now. But honestly, please can we get and EQ here. This is a great app. To me, its the best music app. It just hurts without EQ, especially when I plug it into ...

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Hi guys. This discussion already happened last year on the forum and labelled as not right now. But honestly, please can we get and EQ here. This is a great app. To me, its the best music app. It jus...

DaFatNibbler

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Spotify no se abre en Windows

Desde hace unas semanas, cuando abro la aplicación de Spotify en mi ordenador, aparece en pantalla pero no llega a mostrarme el menú de inicio y se apaga tras varios "intentos" en los que parpardea. Finalmente se cierra. He desinstalado la aplicación...

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Desde hace unas semanas, cuando abro la aplicación de Spotify en mi ordenador, aparece en pantalla pero no llega a mostrarme el menú de inicio y se apaga tras varios "intentos" en los que parpardea. ...

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Spotify gets stuck on ads?

Whenever I open Spotify on my desktop, my music will play for a few songs, then it gets stuck on an ad. It gets left at 0:00. Clicking the play button or trying to play a new song doesn't fix it. I have to reboot everytime it gets stuck? Any solution...

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Whenever I open Spotify on my desktop, my music will play for a few songs, then it gets stuck on an ad. It gets left at 0:00. Clicking the play button or trying to play a new song doesn't fix it. I h...

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Disable media keys for Spotify

I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android.However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing music. Even if it's minimized to the task bar. How do ...

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I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android. However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing m...

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passaggio a Premium non funziona più riproduzione

dopo essere passato alla versione premium non funziona più in nessun modo la riproduzione da PC con windowsrilascia sempre la dicitura: questo brano non è disponibile.Se il file si trova sul computer puoi importarlo. come si fa?

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dopo essere passato alla versione premium non funziona più in nessun modo la riproduzione da PC con windows rilascia sempre la dicitura: questo brano non è disponibile.Se il file si trova sul comput...

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Solved!! Who is following my playlist?

Alright, so I can see what people are following my account by clicking on followers.. but why can't I click on the followers of a single playlist? It says 10 followers but I want to know who they are.. is there any way to do this?

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Alright, so I can see what people are following my account by clicking on followers.. but why can't I click on the followers of a single playlist? It says 10 followers but I want to know who they are...

beckssziku

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Superuser Contribution No offline switch for saved songs in Windows 10

Hello, just like the title says I have no offline switch to download my saved songs like I have on my iPhone. Is it normal that the PC client can only download playlists and not saved songs like the mobile version? Thank you.

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Hello, just like the title says I have no offline switch to download my saved songs like I have on my iPhone. Is it normal that the PC client can only download playlists and not saved songs like the ...

DJ_Minx

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Connection Problem with Proxy Server

Hi, I'm using windows desktop app version 1.0.34.146. I can connect successfully via direct internet connection but when I'm connected to my corporate network which has a proxy server, I have "Error Code:4 no internet connection detected" even though...

Newbie

Hi,   I'm using windows desktop app version 1.0.34.146. I can connect successfully via direct internet connection but when I'm connected to my corporate network which has a prox...

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Superuser Contribution Wrong song name and artist after ad

After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song name and artist stays the same. I failed to find any s...

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After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song nam...

MichelRa

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