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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 (Windows Desktop) Forces Login Through Browser

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login prompt (it had stopped working maybe 2-3 days ago); instead, I receive the pro...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login pr...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot play or load anything

PlanDoesn't work on either planCountrySlovakiaDeviceAsus VivoBook X512UFOperating SystemWindows 11 home My Question or IssueSpotify cannot play any music or load things like playlists, profile or library. I tried to reinstall multiple times. I assume...

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  • Plan Doesn't work on either plan Country Slovakia Device Asus VivoBook X512UF Operating System Windows 11 home   My Question or Issue Spotify cannot play any music or load things like ...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist folder sharing

Operating SystemiOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue It should be a button to share playlist folder (not a Playlist itself, but a folder that Spotify fixed in a clever way). Only thing you can do is rename or delete it for now.

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  •   Operating System iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  It should be a button to share playlist folder (not a Playlist itself, but a folder that Spotify f...
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message keeps saying can't play this song right now

I go to play my songs as an artist and others start playingand the message says on bottom when I try to play mineis cant play this song right now

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  • I go to play my songs as an artist and others start playing and the message says on bottom when I try to play mine is cant play this song right now
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Zoom settings not saving.

On the Spotify app (Win 11, downloaded through Microsoft Store), the zoom level applied is not saved when the app is closed and reopened. This leaads to me having to rezoom the window and resize the library and now playing tab every time I open the a...

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  • On the Spotify app (Win 11, downloaded through Microsoft Store), the zoom level applied is not saved when the app is closed and reopened. This leaads to me having to rezoom the window and resize the ...
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Can't Start Spotify App on Windows 10

I get the following when I try to start the Spotify App on Windows 10 PC. "The procedure entry point GetSecureSystemAppDataFolder could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\System32\daxexec.dll" Any help would be appreciate.

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  • I get the following when I try to start the Spotify App on Windows 10 PC.   "The procedure entry point GetSecureSystemAppDataFolder could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\S...
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Superuser Contribution [desktop] desktop app defaults to web login

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the spotify desktop app on my school laptop but the school has the spotify website blocked. Since the app requires website login and I am unable to access this, is there...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have the spotify desktop app on my school laptop but the school has the spotify website blocked. Since...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify always skips one specific song

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceBoth laptop and desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 and Windows 10 (respectively) My Question or IssueEvery time I try to listen to the Danger Days album from start to finish, "Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid / Traffic Report" ALW...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Both laptop and desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 and Windows 10 (respectively)   My Question or Issue Every time I try to listen to the Danger Days a...
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Superuser Contribution Remove specific podcasts from home screen

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI almost never listen to podcast. That is why a lot of my recommendations for podcasts are ones I'm not interested in. Could there be an option to hide specif...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I almost never listen to podcast. That is why a lot of my recommendations for podc...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app makes my game stutter/freeze till I tab out

Hello,so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to tab out my game to fix the stutter and tab in again. ...

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  • Hello, so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to ...
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Superuser Contribution Hissing/static when listening.

So I have an issue when listening to the desktop Spotify app I on and off hear hissing/static that follows the bass/melody of the specific song. I am using wireless pro artic Steelseries headphones and the hissing/static is definitely from the spotif...

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  • So I have an issue when listening to the desktop Spotify app I on and off hear hissing/static that follows the bass/melody of the specific song. I am using wireless pro artic Steelseries headphones a...
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Spotify installer - error code: 24

Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro My Question or Issue My computer is in a work domain and my domain user can't install from the temp directory so I updated Spotify with a local administator to version 1.0.94.262 (un...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy  Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro   My Question or Issue My computer is in a work domain and my domain user can't install from th...
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Superuser Contribution bug with show less

STR:Open spotify on webLoginNavigate to any artist with at least 10 songs in PopularClick on Show moreClick on Show lessObserve behaviorCurrent result:Popular list does not collapse to 5 songsExpected result:Popular list does collapse to 5 songs

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  • STR: Open spotify on web Login Navigate to any artist with at least 10 songs in Popular Click on Show more Click on Show less Observe behavior Current result: Popular list does not collapse...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify freezing my pc.

The spotify app(even in the browser) keeps freezing my pc for approximately 0.5 seconds when I boot it up. I tried reinstalling it, deleting all left over files(there were none) and ofc restarting. Nothing worked, hence why I'm asking for a solution ...

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  • The spotify app(even in the browser) keeps freezing my pc for approximately 0.5 seconds when I boot it up. I tried reinstalling it, deleting all left over files(there were none) and ofc restarting. N...
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Superuser Contribution Stop the sync between devices

I want to prevent Spotify synchronizing between the devices I use. When I'm in the office of in the car I like to listen to certain songs, but while I'm at home on my desktop I want to listen to different sort of music.Please do not suggest use playl...

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  • I want to prevent Spotify synchronizing between the devices I use. When I'm in the office of in the car I like to listen to certain songs, but while I'm at home on my desktop I want to listen to diff...
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Superuser Contribution "Wired connection" is playing, but nothing is playing anywhere

PlanPremiumCountryusaOperating Systemwindows11My Question or IssueWhen I select 'this computer' from speaker list, it then shows current device as 'wired connection' .. track time is increasing but nothing is playing on any of my devices. There are n...

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  • Plan Premium Country usa Operating System windows11 My Question or Issue When I select 'this computer' from speaker list, it then shows current device as 'wired connection' .. track time is in...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop: Can't Decrease Window Size

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceHP Spectre x360Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify Desktop application on my HP Spectre laptop, and I'm not able to resize the window to be smaller than a certain size. I tend to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States   Device HP Spectre x360 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify Desktop application on my HP Spectre laptop, ...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Expanding Album Art Eliminates Friend Activity

Expanding the album artwork opens the album art in the right-side panel. This causes the Friend Activity panel - normally in that spot - to completely go away. Even when the album art is minimized, the Friend Activity panel does not reappear. When I ...

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  • Expanding the album artwork opens the album art in the right-side panel. This causes the Friend Activity panel - normally in that spot - to completely go away.    Even when the album art ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When family member listens on Echo Dot it stops playing on my device

I have a family plan, and everyone has set up their own accounts which I invited.If I am listening to my account on Windows PC at work or Android phone in car and daughter starts playing music on her account on her Echo Dot it takes control and sound...

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  • I have a family plan, and everyone has set up their own accounts which I invited. If I am listening to my account on Windows PC at work or Android phone in car and daughter starts playing music on h...
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