As gamers, we often listen to our favorite music while playing, which enhances our focus and adds to the enjoyment of the experience. Spotify is one of the most popular apps for streaming music during gameplay. However, some features can disrupt this experience. A prevalent issue users encounter with Spotify is the overlay banner that pops up as a notification. When changing songs, a large banner appears on the right side of the screen to show the current track. The same happens when you adjust the volume using your keyboard, displaying the volume bar and the song that is currently playing.
The main problem is that this banner takes up a significant portion of the screen and takes time to fade away. Furthermore, if you hover your mouse over the banner, the countdown to its disappearance resets, forcing you to wait longer. This can be pretty frustrating during intense gaming sessions. If you’re experiencing this issue, don’t worry—we have an easy solution to eliminate it.
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How to Turn Off Spotify Overlay on Windows 10?
- To use this feature, you must ensure that you are using at least Spotify version 1.0.42 since this feature was implemented after this update.
- You can update the application by restarting it and going to the About Spotify option. If any update is available, it will pop up there.
- Once updated, go to Menu click on Edit select Preferences and scroll down to the view Display Options tab
- Disable the “show desktop overlay when using media keys” option
I hope this guide was useful to disable the Spotify Overlay on Windows 10. If you have any queries or feedback, please leave a comment below.
This solution is not applicable for the time being, because -for some inexplicable reason- Spotify designers decided to remove this option from the settings interface in the last update.