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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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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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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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Superuser Contribution hello,i would like to change my volume control button to a custom button

hello, i would like to change my volume control button to a custom button instead of using the ctrl + up arrow method.

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  • hello, i would like to change my volume control button to a custom button instead of using the ctrl + up arrow method.
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Superuser Contribution how do i block an artist on pc

I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop

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  • I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop  
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Queue tab crashing

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands Operating SystemWindows 11 home My Question or Issueafter adding a song to my Queue through my app the spotify app Queue tab crashes and closes, in the web player i can still see the Queue but the song will display as an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Operating System Windows 11 home   My Question or Issue after adding a song to my Queue through my app the spotify app Queue tab crashes and clos...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs won't play with sound settings at 384000 Hz

Plan - PremiumUnited States Device - Custom PC Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster AE-5Operating System - Windows 10 (1903) Issue/bug (?) More wanted to bring this up as not sure if anyone else has this issue or a work around. I noticed when I did 32...

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  • Plan - Premium United States   Device - Custom PC  Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Operating System - Windows 10 (1903)   Issue/bug (?)   More wanted t...
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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.
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Superuser Contribution how do I sort the spotify pop up playlists menu when I try to add a song?

My main playlist menu is set to alphabetically, and i like it that way. But in the moment I try to add a song to a playlist.. the pop up menu appears and all my playlists are not in alphabetical order. i tried to find in which order is.. and it set t...

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  • My main playlist menu is set to alphabetically, and i like it that way. But in the moment I try to add a song to a playlist.. the pop up menu appears and all my playlists are not in alphabetical orde...
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Removing Devices from 'Connect to a Device' list.

PlanPremium FamilyCountryCanada Device & Operating SystemHP Laptop running Windows 10 My Question or IssueI want to remove some devices that are from a customers house that I was at MONTHS ago. He had a speaker in his baby's room that showed up on my...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Canada   Device & Operating System HP Laptop running Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to remove some devices that are from a customers ...
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Superuser Contribution Repeat One button stops repeating after a couple of times

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicedesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuefor the last day or so, when I put a song on repeat one, after the song repeats maybe four or five times, the playlist automatically moves on to the next song, even though I...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue for the last day or so, when I put a song on repeat one, after the song repeats maybe four or fiv...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify lagging/stuttering PC when on the Home screen

I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can happen when tabbing back into the app after a whil...

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  • I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can...
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Superuser Contribution Issue with Spotify Integration on Discord – "Listening to Spotify" Not Showing

PlanPremiumCountrysaudi arabiaDevicepersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello Spotify Support Team,I'm experiencing an issue with Spotify's integration on Discord, where the "Listening to Spotify" status does not appear on...

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  • Plan Premium Country saudi arabia Device personal Computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Support Team, I'm experiencing an issue with Spotify's inte...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unpin a playlist

PlanFreeDeviceDesktop WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't figure out how to unpin a playlist I pinned

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  • Plan Free Device Desktop Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't figure out how to unpin a playlist I pinned
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[FE BUG] - WEBAPP - when i turn IMAGES OFF in chrome the app breaks (network requests fail to load..

...proper resources.for like 6 or 7 years I've been able to turn off the images to help with my ADHD problem. I know its odd but i find a lot of advantages (strangely) to turning off images on most sites i use. Because i'm ADHD it helps me focus. whe...

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  • ...proper resources. for like 6 or 7 years I've been able to turn off the images to help with my ADHD problem.    I know its odd but i find a lot of advantages (strangely) to turning...
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Superuser Contribution Installer doesn't install

I just downloaded the SpotifySetup executable (for Windows, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit version 24H2 build 26100.3037, to be precise). It said it was for Spotify version 1.2.56.502.ga68d2d4f. You can check that in the Windows file properties on the downloa...

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  • I just downloaded the SpotifySetup executable (for Windows, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit version 24H2 build 26100.3037, to be precise).  It said it was for Spotify version 1.2.56.502.ga68d2d4f.  Y...
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Superuser Contribution Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume won't change

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating Systemwindow 11 My Question or IssueWhen i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it or raise it in any way. I have already try to reinstall the app but it doesn't work....

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  •   Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System window 11   My Question or Issue When i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it ...
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Superuser Contribution Issue with Action Centre Music Display not updating with Windows 11

When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping to the previous track or the beginning of the track,...

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  • When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify will not update with elevated admin privileges

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 home My Question or IssueI tell spotify to run as an administrator so that a password is required to run the app.Every week or so the desktop app tries to perform an automatic update, but n...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 home   My Question or Issue I tell spotify to run as an administrator so that a password is required to run the app....
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Repeat more than one song?

Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to repeat.

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  • Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to r...
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I cannot find where to change the playback device.

All the helpful advice on the internet says to click the gear wheel top right, there isn't a gear wheel. All the other buttons, dots, lines and pictures don't lead there either. So desperation leads me here.

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  • All the helpful advice on the internet says to click the gear wheel top right, there isn't a gear wheel. All the other buttons, dots, lines and pictures don't lead there either. So desperation leads ...
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