How to STOP music (if playing) Topic is solved

[Elenkhos]

I would like to stop Spotify from playing when I start my TV to watch a video but the problem is that {Media_Stop} doesn’t work. If the music is not playing and I use {Media_Play_Pause} command the music starts when it should stop.

Another way would be to recognise if the music is playing and send the pause command only then but I guess that would be too complicated if even possible.

I have run out of ideas how to achieve something so simple. Help would be appreciated.

[spoko]

Did you ever find a solution for this? I'd like the same thing.

[Elenkhos]

In fact, I did! I found a program named Toastify which had this functionality and spoke with its developer and found a way to send media commands straight to Spotify. It requires that you assign the right Spotify window id to a variable with this code (run in auto-execute section):

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DetectHiddenWindows, On
If WinExist("ahk_exe Spotify.exe ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_0")
{
	SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
	WinGet, SpotifyId, ID, .+ ahk_exe Spotify\.exe ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_0
	SetTitleMatchMode, 1
}
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
Return

Then use this command to stop the music:

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DetectHiddenWindows, On
If WinExist("ahk_id " SpotifyId)
	PostMessage, 0x0319,, 0x002F0000,, ahk_id %SpotifyId%
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
Return

[Masonjar13]

I'd like to post this as an alternative. It uses the Spotify API, which affects your entire Spotify account. Meaning, it can pause/play/change music/volume/etc. on any device that your account is currently streaming to.

[Elenkhos]

I'd like to post this as an alternative. It uses the Spotify API, which affects your entire Spotify account. Meaning, it can pause/play/change music/volume/etc. on any device that your account is currently streaming to.

Thanks, that seems really interesting! I will test it out.