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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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Superuser Contribution When listening to Release Radar or Discover Weekly and hiding a song, the wrong song is played next

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueRecently I've noticed if I'm listening to Release Radar or Discover Weekly and hide a song that I don't like, instead of going to the next song in the queue like usual, it ju...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Recently I've noticed if I'm listening to Release Radar or Discover Weekly and hide a song...

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"Now playing preview" makes the scrollbar unusable

On Windows Desktop version: it's difficult to click the scrollbar because it's so thin and keeps disappearing, now there's a little box with an arrow that keeps appearing and moving everything over while I'm trying to click the scrollbar. Why on eart...

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On Windows Desktop version: it's difficult to click the scrollbar because it's so thin and keeps disappearing, now there's a little box with an arrow that keeps appearing and moving everything over w...

dinomight

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Superuser Contribution Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Spotify, Discord and the Microsoft store are struggli...

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Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Sp...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify not showing album covers

Hi, so i have an issue where album covers are not showing and downloading, I'm using Spotify that I downloaded from the Spotify site also I'm running on windows 11.

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Hi, so i have an issue where album covers are not showing and downloading, I'm using Spotify that I downloaded from the Spotify site also I'm running on windows 11.

Dessi

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System tray icon keeps disappering on Windows and Linux?

Had this issue for a long time now. Windows 11 for a couple of years and Linux for a few weeks. It seems to have gone insane lately and I need to re-enable it almost every time I open the app. Is there a fix? Why is this not fixed????

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Had this issue for a long time now. Windows 11 for a couple of years and Linux for a few weeks. It seems to have gone insane lately and I need to re-enable it almost every time I open the app. Is the...

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Superuser Contribution how do I remove an entire album from a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't remove an album from one of my playlists

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't remove an album from one of my playlists

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Superuser Contribution Accessibility: Screen reader accessibility issues for search results (and other views)

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn the latest update (1.2.86) or maybe a bit earlier,...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 11 &nbsp...

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Superuser Contribution Spodify won't play any music! HELP!!

I've tried restarting my computer, going on the app, clearing cache etc- and everything on the support/help! It's not a computer issue, all other apps, including music apps work fine, except this. Nothing I click on gets played no matter what. It sta...

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I've tried restarting my computer, going on the app, clearing cache etc- and everything on the support/help! It's not a computer issue, all other apps, including music apps work fine, except this. No...

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Superuser Contribution No more warning when adding duplicate songs

I used to get a warning when adding duplicate songs. This is no longer displayed in the Windows app. Unfortunately, I can't find a setting to reactivate this.Is this a bug or Works as Designed?

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I used to get a warning when adding duplicate songs. This is no longer displayed in the Windows app. Unfortunately, I can't find a setting to reactivate this. Is this a bug or Works as Designed?

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Now playing and queue

Device - WindowsIs there any way to see now playing screen and queue at the same time?Everytime I click on the queue button, the now playing screen closes to open queue screen.I want to keep them both opened at the same time. Please suggest any way t...

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Device - Windows Is there any way to see now playing screen and queue at the same time? Everytime I click on the queue button, the now playing screen closes to open queue screen. I want to keep th...

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Superuser Contribution Custom Sort For Playlists Gone

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just got an update pushed to Spotify and now the Custom Sort option is gone for my playlists in my library. Can we get this pushed back out? I have a specific order to how I...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just got an update pushed to Spotify and now the Custom Sort option is gone for my playlists in m...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to remove a song from local files

I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?

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I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?

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Superuser Contribution The mix tool is stuck on some playlists, can't be removed

Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - Acer laptop Operating System - windows 11 My Question or Issue For playlists that I was trying out the new mix tool on, it's stuck and can't be removed. For playlists that I wasn't using the new tool on, the mix o...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK  Device - Acer laptop Operating System - windows 11 My Question or Issue   For playlists that I was trying out the new mix tool on, it's stuck and ca...

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Superuser Contribution Win 11 Problme

Hello everyone. I"m using Win11 (All updates current).For approx. At the beginning of the year, my PC crashes/freezes when I use the Spotify app/Exe, whether it"s the APP from the MS Store or the EXE from Spotify.Reinstalling the APP or EXE did not h...

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Hello everyone. I"m using Win11 (All updates current). For approx. At the beginning of the year, my PC crashes/freezes when I use the Spotify app/Exe, whether it"s the APP from the MS Store or the E...

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Superuser Contribution Don't fullscreen automatically

Do not automatically fullscreen. If I wanted the app to go fullscreen I would do it. Don't automate things like this or atleast make a setting for it. It's super annoying when I alt-tab and can't access any menus inside spotify until I click a lyric ...

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Do not automatically fullscreen. If I wanted the app to go fullscreen I would do it. Don't automate things like this or atleast make a setting for it. It's super annoying when I alt-tab and can't acc...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution How do I get rid of Artist displays in the right column, for good, it covers and closes the queue?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueBoth in MacBook Pro and Windows 10, I face always the reoccuring problem when chosing random ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Both in...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Restarting windows explorer makes spotify disappear from system tray

Operating SystemWindows 10 21H1 Client versionSpotify for Windows1.1.72.439.gc253025e My Question or IssueDuplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after windows explorer (explorer.exe) restart. Doesn't matter if the app is in fore...

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Operating System Windows 10 21H1   Client version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e   My Question or Issue Duplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after ...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not syncing between desktop and iPhone, sometimes

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePC, iPhone SE 2020Operating SystemWindows 11, iOS 18.6.2My Question or IssueI’m experiencing a persistent issue with liked songs not syncing properly between devices. When I like a song on the Windows 11 desktop app, it ...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC, iPhone SE 2020 Operating System Windows 11, iOS 18.6.2 My Question or Issue I’m experiencing a persistent issue with liked songs not syncing properly b...

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

I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?

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I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?

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