Spotify Windows 11 Not Working? How to Fix?

1. Install and Add Media Feature Pack to Windows 11

The Media Feature Pack can offer support to the features of the media on Windows computer. In usual, it is installed by default in the regular systems. Yet, if you use an educational or organization account, then you need to add it manually. So, please go to the Settings and check if you have the pack or not in advance. If not, then you can follow the steps below and see how to install it on your Windows 11.

• Go to the Start menu on your Windows 11 computer. And then click on the 'Settings' option. Or you can directly press the 'Windows + I' keyboard to open the Settings app.
• Touch the 'Apps' option from the list at the left side.
• Find and hit on the 'Optional features' option.
• Then press on the 'View features' button. It will then display a new window.
• Enter 'Media Feature Pack' in the search bar to search for it.
• Once found it, hit on the checkbox next to it and then touch the 'Next' button.
• Press the 'Install' button to install the Media Feature Pack on Windows 11.
• When installed, restart your computer and reopen the Spotify app to check if the Spotify Windows 11 not working issue if fixed or not.

2. Force Close Spotify App from Task Manager

When meeting the Spotify crashing Windows 11 issue, you can go to stop it from the Task Manager app and then restart it. Here let's check out how to make it.

• Open the Task Manager program from your Windows 11 PC.
• Find the Spotify app from the list and hit on it.
• Touch the 'End task' button to end the process. At the same time, ensure that you had chosen all the entries reading Spotify.
• Launch the Spotify app again to check whether the Spotify not working on Windows 11 issue is resolved or not.

3. Uninstall and Reinstall Spotify App

If you come across the Spotify Windows 11 not working issue, you can try to uninstall the current Spotify app. And then reinstall it to try to fix this issue. Here please check the guide below on how to do that.

• Head to the 'Start' menu and click on the 'Settings' option on your Windows 11.
• Find and hit on the 'Apps' option from the list. Then choose 'Installed Apps' option.
• Locate to the Spotify app in the list and touch the three-dots icon.
• Select the 'Uninstall' option and hit on the 'Uninstall' button to delete the Spotify app on your Windows 11.
• Once uninstalled the app, then restart your computer.
• Now, you can go to the Spotify official website or the Microsoft Store to reinstall the Spotify app.
• When installed, open the Spotify app to play any song to check if the Spotify crashing Windows 11 problem is fixed or not.

4. Run Spotify App as Admin

You can try to run Spotify app as an administrator to see whether it can fix the Spotify Windows 11 not working issue. Now, please check the tutorial below to see how to do it.

• Find and right-click on the Spotify app in the Start menu.
• Choose the 'Run as administrator' option from the list.
• Then reply 'YES' in the UAC dialog box.
• At last, check whether the Spotify not working on Windows issue still occurs or not.

5. Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10

Sometimes, there are some problems occur in the new operating system. If you have issue like Spotify Windows 11 not working, then you may try to downgrade your Windows 11 to Windows 10.

• Find and click on the 'System Update' section in the Settings app on your Windows 11.
• Choose the 'Windows Update' option from the left side.
• Select the 'Advanced Options'. Then scroll down to the 'Additional' options and hit on 'Recovery'.
• Hit on the 'Go Back' button and choose the reason that you want to back to Windows 10.
• Once done, touch the 'Next' button and select 'No, thanks'. And then hit on the 'Next' button again to confirm that.
• Press the 'Go Back to Windows 10' button. Then you can get the Windows 10 version.

6. Use Spotify Web Player

If the Spotify application is not responding to Windows 11, you can use the Spotify Web Player to listen to music online. You don't need to download the Spotify app and just use it on your web browser.

To stream music using the Spotify Web Player, you can go to the open.spotify.com. Then log in to your Spotify account and start to listening to songs you like.

Yet, there is no option to download Spotify music in its web player. If you want to download Spotify music, you must do that in its app and need a Spotify premium account. If you don't have the premium plan, then you can't make it. But the good news is that you can also download Spotify songs on Windows 11 without premium. How? Just follow the steps below and learn more.