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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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PlanFree/PremiumperúCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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

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No sync between desktop and mobile, albums won't play either

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play music from my phone, I am able to sync the Spotify mobile app with the web app, and vise versa. However, I recently have been unable to sync music from eith...

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Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I play music from my phone, I am able to sync the Spotify mobile app with the web app, and ...

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Superuser Contribution local files

Hello, first excuse me for my english i'm french , i have a problem with my local files , i put local files from my computer on a playlist , they appear correctly but when i enriched my playlist all local files disapear from the playlist , thanks if ...

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  Hello, first excuse me for my english i'm french , i have a problem with my local files , i put local files from my computer  on a playlist , they appear correctly but when i enriched my...

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Superuser Contribution Song is missing on list of "songs of artist x that I liked".

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 Education Edition x64 My Question or IssueI liked the song of an artist a couple of days ago, but it doesn't appear in the list of songs of that artist that are in my likesMaybe it's buggy because h...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 Education Edition x64   My Question or Issue I liked the song of an artist a couple of days ago, but it doesn't appear in the lis...

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Superuser Contribution "Your version of Windows is out of date" Banner needs to stop.

I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can't do anything until it does.Can this be disabled?An...

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I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can'...

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glitching spotify

turning off screen when i click onto spotify on browser

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turning off screen when i click onto spotify on browser

Prague

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked albums don't appear until unliked and liked again

Liked albums sometimes just disappear in my library. If I search for the album on the main search, it will still show that I liked it. I always have to unlike and like it again.Happens on all my devices.

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Liked albums sometimes just disappear in my library. If I search for the album on the main search, it will still show that I liked it. I always have to unlike and like it again. Happens on all my de...

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Superuser Contribution Albums not Playing on Windows Desktop App

On my Windows Desktop App, playlists work fine, but many albums, especially the recent ones I've "liked" won't play. They play on the "Web", my laptop, and my phone, but NOT the Windows desktop. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. Nothing. Please advis...

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On my Windows Desktop App, playlists work fine, but many albums, especially the recent ones I've "liked" won't play.  They play on the "Web", my laptop, and my phone, but NOT the Windows desktop...

Dian

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karışık çalıyor

spotify premium olmasına rağmen hala karışık çalıyor. karışık çal butonu kapalı olmasına rağmen

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spotify premium olmasına rağmen hala karışık çalıyor. karışık çal butonu kapalı olmasına rağmen

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Superuser Contribution Windows 7: A popup must be dismissed every time Spotify starts

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceDesktop Gaming PC Operating SystemWin7x64 My Question or IssueA popup is shown every time Spotify starts. The popup must be dismissed manually before being able to search for the song I want to play in my music player, ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device Desktop Gaming PC   Operating System Win7x64   My Question or Issue A popup is shown every time Spotify starts.   The popup must...

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Superuser Contribution spotify unfollows my followers for me

PlanPremiumCountryCzech republic My Question or IssueHi! Spotify randomly unfollowed my follower and made them unfollow me. I cannot access their profile, when I try using a link to their profile I get the 'Couldn't find that page' pop up. We did not...

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Plan Premium Country Czech republic   My Question or Issue Hi! Spotify randomly unfollowed my follower and made them unfollow me. I cannot access their profile, when I try using a link to ...

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Superuser Contribution some songs will not play on my computer

There are some songs that are not playing on my Windows 10 22h2 system. I am running Spotify for Windows 1.2.6.863.ge7902f05. One of the songs is Basket Case by Green Day. The same song plays on my Android phone, while on the same Wifi network.

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There are some songs that are not playing on my Windows 10 22h2 system. I am running Spotify for Windows 1.2.6.863.ge7902f05. One of the songs is Basket Case by Green Day. The same song plays on my...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play my playlists

I'll click play in a playlist, it'll play that first song, and then it'll play whatever it wants after, stuff that's not even in the playlist! I used to never have this problem and hadn't changed any of the settings. I tried turning off autoplay but ...

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I'll click play in a playlist, it'll play that first song, and then it'll play whatever it wants after, stuff that's not even in the playlist! I used to never have this problem and hadn't changed any...

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Search bar in Liked Songs page triggers crash when typing specific characters

Never mind. Latest update fixed this. Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueQuite simple. Typing specific characters in the search bar of the Liked Songs page causes the internal browser to crash and prompt a reload. So far the characters I'...

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Never mind. Latest update fixed this.   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Quite simple. Typing specific characters in the search bar of the Liked Songs page causes th...

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Superuser Contribution Multiple songs selection doesn't work in Spotify's Top Songs (Charts) Playlists

I'm using Spotify for Windows 1.2.6.863.ge7902f05 For years I've been creating "top hits" playlists, with top songs from countries' charts. Today, when trying to select the top 10 songs for any country chart, the multiple selection didn't work. I tri...

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I'm using Spotify for Windows 1.2.6.863.ge7902f05   For years I've been creating "top hits" playlists, with top songs from countries' charts. Today, when trying to select the top 10 songs for ...

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Shift-clicking, clicking, then shift-clicking selects the wrong songs

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWin11 My Question or IssueWhen selecting multiple songs in a list (playlist, album, popular song list on artist page, probably others), using a mouse and the shift key, some state seems to be discarded,...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Win11   My Question or Issue When selecting multiple songs in a list (playlist, album, popular song list on artist page, probably...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on Windows not Downloading Podcasts

My desktop app on Windows will not download any podcasts. It downloads music just fine, it is only podcasts that have a problem. My app is up to date, I've restarted the computer, I've even deleted and reinstalled the app, and it still is not working...

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My desktop app on Windows will not download any podcasts. It downloads music just fine, it is only podcasts that have a problem. My app is up to date, I've restarted the computer, I've even deleted a...

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Superuser Contribution Songs do not play when selected from anywhere but my own playlists.

PlanPremium StudentCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am unable to play any songs unless they are already in my playlists or likes. I have attached a video showing the problem. EDIT: I do not have this problem on the w...

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Plan Premium Student Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am unable to play any songs unless they are already in my playlists or likes.  I ha...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify shuts down whenever play butoon is used (Windows 11)

Student spotify account works without issues on other android and Windows devices. Recently I installed windows on a new laptop (Windows 11) and whenever I press the play button, the app becomes unresponsive for 3 sec ca. and then shuts down complete...

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Student spotify account works without issues on other android and Windows devices. Recently I installed windows on a new laptop (Windows 11) and whenever I press the play button, the app becomes unre...

Yordan

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