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Discuss Spotify for Windows
PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
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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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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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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...
I'm a user from Hong Kong so my English may be so bad. my spotify has no problem till these days i cannot check my profile, it shows "please go online to view user profile" and i cannot search song too. when i type something in the search bar nothing...
I'm a user from Hong Kong so my English may be so bad. my spotify has no problem till these days i cannot check my profile, it shows "please go online to view user profile" and i canno...
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Hi, I pay Spotify $10/month (premium) Please tell me how to disable upload / p2p stuff that makes me lag every 5 minutes. Can't enjoy playing games while listening to music. I have AT&T U-verse with a crappy 1.5mpbs upload. I also heard that AT&T thr...
Hi, I pay Spotify $10/month (premium) Please tell me how to disable upload / p2p stuff that makes me lag every 5 minutes. Can't enjoy playing games while listening to music. ...
Community Legend
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Logged in today, was told I had wrong password, which wasn't correct. My name and profile pic are still the same, but I can't find any of my playlists! If someone would help me find thwem, I'd be so grateful! Thanks! Cathy Philpot
Logged in today, was told I had wrong password, which wasn't correct. My name and profile pic are still the same, but I can't find any of my playlists! If someone would help me find thwem, I'd be so ...
Community Legend
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I restarted, logged out and back in and my activity log is, my profile and user's profiles are still unavailable...
I restarted, logged out and back in and my activity log is, my profile and user's profiles are still unavailable...
Community Legend
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Was getting this message in yellow bar constantly in older versions 8.5.133 "could not synchronize playlists, retrying". Then began getting them on my work computer also. Constantly there. Making spotify social completely shut down, the "played" feed...
Was getting this message in yellow bar constantly in older versions 8.5.133 "could not synchronize playlists, retrying". Then began getting them on my work computer also. Constantly there...
Community Legend
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I just used a facebook-link for a friends album-suggestion while beeing logged on to my Spotify premium account. The program quit and reappeared with the album. My name is still in top, right corner, but my account seems to have disappeared. All play...
I just used a facebook-link for a friends album-suggestion while beeing logged on to my Spotify premium account. The program quit and reappeared with the album. My name is still in top, right co...
Regular
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Is there anyway I can install Spotify on my Windows Phone without going to the App Store? It's not available in the Windowsphone App Store in my country. Thank you!
Is there anyway I can install Spotify on my Windows Phone without going to the App Store? It's not available in the Windowsphone App Store in my country. Thank you!
Community Legend
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Spotify opens on startup, but not in minimized mode as it's set. Any idea? (win 7 32bit)
Spotify opens on startup, but not in minimized mode as it's set. Any idea? (win 7 32bit)
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I jus installed Spotify .9.7.16 on Windows 7 x64 with dual monitors. I'm not able to minimize the Spotify window. By that I mean the full Spotify window with the main/apps/your music window refuses to minimize to the task bar. If I click on the minim...
I jus installed Spotify .9.7.16 on Windows 7 x64 with dual monitors. I'm not able to minimize the Spotify window. By that I mean the full Spotify window with the main/apps/your music window refuses t...
Community Legend
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Coming back to spotify after a few months and I'm clearly just missing something but I can't seem to search for playlists or facebook friends. I go to "follow" which seems to be the only sensible option but this brings up only a top bunch of friends ...
Coming back to spotify after a few months and I'm clearly just missing something but I can't seem to search for playlists or facebook friends. I go to "follow" which seems to be the only sensible o...
Casual Listener
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Good morning or afternoon I just want to use spotify-connect! How do set it up? I'm just trying to connect it to a desktop which is connected to my speakers, so if other words what do I need to do to make that work. I also have spotify premium. I'm r...
Good morning or afternoon I just want to use spotify-connect! How do set it up? I'm just trying to connect it to a desktop which is connected to my speakers, so if other words what do I ne...
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I have searched high and low and I cannot find a solution on how to view what my friends are listening to. This used to appear on the right hand side of my spotify screen on a PC. Please help.
I have searched high and low and I cannot find a solution on how to view what my friends are listening to. This used to appear on the right hand side of my spotify screen on a PC. Please ...
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This Album doesn't do Gapless playback, while it should. Is this a feature or a problem of Spotify?
This Album doesn't do Gapless playback, while it should. Is this a feature or a problem of Spotify?
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Ok this is a weird question, but I understand why Spotify won't allow someone else to play my local files on a playlist I share with them, but I wonder if there is a way for at least the title of the song to show up on their end? I ask because I use ...
Ok this is a weird question, but I understand why Spotify won't allow someone else to play my local files on a playlist I share with them, but I wonder if there is a way for at least the title of the...
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My playlist "no...no nonono" or something disappeared. And instead my old playlist that i deleted came up when i logged in. What's happening?
My playlist "no...no nonono" or something disappeared. And instead my old playlist that i deleted came up when i logged in. What's happening?
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Dear Spotify, I love to make playlists of a specific genre, the problem is nobody can find my playlists. I also tryed to searche for the playlist of my friends (who are public) and could find them eigther. Do you know the solusion for this problem, I...
Dear Spotify, I love to make playlists of a specific genre, the problem is nobody can find my playlists. I also tryed to searche for the playlist of my friends (who are pu...
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Please please please PLEASE let us delete radio stations! I have a slight form of OCD and love to clean up my music folders, playlists, etc and I have several radio stations that didn't work and I hate how they still show up. I've read many similar r...
Please please please PLEASE let us delete radio stations! I have a slight form of OCD and love to clean up my music folders, playlists, etc and I have several radio stations that didn't work and I ha...
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Hallo ich hab folgendes Problem:Ich hab 3 Playlisten auf 2 Laptops offline verfügbar gemacht, weil ich an dem Standort kein Internet hab. Nun hab ich aber bei einem Laptop das Problem, wenn ich ein Lied weiterschalte oder es automatisch weitergeht, n...
Hallo ich hab folgendes Problem: Ich hab 3 Playlisten auf 2 Laptops offline verfügbar gemacht, weil ich an dem Standort kein Internet hab. Nun hab ich aber bei einem Laptop das Problem,...
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Surely there has to be a keyboard shortcut to add a song to the Play Queue? Either I have glaringly missed it or there surely needs to be a keyborad shortcut added? CTRL + Q on Windows seems like a logical option in my mind if there isn't already one
Surely there has to be a keyboard shortcut to add a song to the Play Queue? Either I have glaringly missed it or there surely needs to be a keyborad shortcut added? CTRL + Q on ...
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Lots of songs on my playlists that are marked as explicit have magically started playing their clean counterparts and its quite annoying. I am an adult and I don't want to listen to listen to clean songs. This started about a week ago. What's going o...
Lots of songs on my playlists that are marked as explicit have magically started playing their clean counterparts and its quite annoying. I am an adult and I don't want to listen to listen to clean s...
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