topic Re: Error Code 4. Forever. in Desktop (Windows)

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

russwebb — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:00:32 GMT

Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Spotify, Discord and the Microsoft store are struggling

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

russwebb — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:13:22 GMT

And now discovered the NVIDIA app can't update drivers

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Rivian_Soldier — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:29:24 GMT

I have the same problem. Can't log-in in the desktop app, I get the error code:4.
Already tried a clean uninstall and install, but it doesn't work.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Eni — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:55:06 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for getting in touch about this here in the Community.

Could you let us know if this started happening after a specific event such as an update? We'd also like to know if you're able to log in to your accounts on the web player.

On another note, would you mind giving a different internet connection a go to see if the same happens? If you've been using WiFi, we suggest that you create a hotspot on your phones and use that to test this.

Keep us posted on how it goes.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Rivian_Soldier — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:39:57 GMT

There were no updates, one day the app just didn't play any songs, then I realized my profile avatar was blank, so I tried to log out and log in again, after that I was unnable to log in again.

The Web Player works fine.

I can't try another connection since my pc doesn't have WiFi.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

MihailY — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:58:19 GMT

Hey @Rivian_Soldier,

Thanks for your reply.

As a next step, you can also try:

Restarting your router.
Temporarily disabling your antivirus/firewall/VPN.
Check your hosts file.
Reinstall your network adapter drivers.

Let us know how it goes.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Rivian_Soldier — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:05:37 GMT

Fixed it.
I clean uninstalled again and reinstalled from the Spotify website. Then I logged in using the QR Code option, then used my smartphone to log in.

There wasn't the QR Code option before, only after reinstall.

Thanks for the help.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

danverr — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 13:29:37 GMT

Same happened to me 3 days ago. Tried everything. Yesterday QR code appeared (almost all the time the the square is just grey) and i logged in but then app stopped working again. After installing it again QR code doesn't appear and i can't log in again.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Maria — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:31:29 GMT

Hey @danverr,

Thanks for joining the conversation!

Just to confirm, have you tried the steps mentioned earlier by @MihailY?

Another thing that comes to mind is to flush DNS, if you haven't already. You can do so by following these steps:

At the bottom left corner of desktop, type 'cmd' in the Start menu's search bar, and press Enter.
Type 'ipconfig /flushdns' in the Command Prompt, and press Enter (You should be prompted with a message that it's been successfully completed).
Restart the Spotify app.

Should the issue persist, it would be great if you could let us know the exact troubleshooting steps you've tried so far, as this will help us avoid repeating steps 🙂

Keep us posted!

Re: Error Code 4

vyk9 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:10:59 GMT

Hi! I'm currently going through the same problem and I'm only able to use Spotify in web browser, but not the desktop app. Were you able to sort it out in the end?

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

0utsider — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:06:31 GMT

Hil, tried already the DNS flushing way without success. Also in my case spotify desktop stopped working suddenly as well as the microsoft store connection problem, and i didn't any w10 update, I'm logged in on other pc running w11, on mobile phones and ipad and everything works smoothly.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Vasil — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:17:54 GMT

Hey folks!

Sorry to see you've been experiencing difficulties with this!

@vyk9, @0utsider and anyone new experiencing the issue, in case it appears in the web browser when you're trying to log in, you can try removing your browser's cache & cookies to see if it would make a difference. If the issue persists you can try setting a different browser as the default one.

In case this is occurring with on desktop app, aside from the already present troubleshooting steps listed in this thread, you can check if any of these additional steps would help out:

Uninstall any ad-blocker apps.
Try running Windows in Safe Mode with Networking - if the app works with no issues there, we'd suggest adjusting different network settings and uninstalling any software that might be conflicting with Spotify's connectivity.
If possible, try connecting your desktop to the internet via a mobile hotspot. Should the app work through it, consult with your router's manufacturer.
If you're on a non-personal device or network (student laptop, student network, corporate laptop, corporate network), get in touch with the administrator for assistance.

Hope you'll find this info helpful! We're here for you if there's anything else 🙂

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

0utsider — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:25:59 GMT

Hi, i really don't know what happened but now it's working. This is what i did:

connected to web spotify
clicked install app via microsoft store (after updating to w11 and installing all the updates and fixes it started working again)
once the app was installed (it was already by the way) at login page a QR code appeared
i scanned it with mobile phone and magically spotify desktop started working again

Really weird weird thing. The only reason i can imagine for the issue are some broken w10 updates, otherwise i don't know.

Thanks anyway for your support.

Raf

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

0utsider — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:45:34 GMT

False positive...today i was logged in the desktop app but unable to reproduce music....this thing is getting me mad!

Then i tried to logout and i was unable to login again.

So i tried connecting with an alternative internet connection by mobile hotspot without success.

I also tried to run Spotify in safe mode with networking enabled and it worked but when i restarted in normal mode it stopped playing music again....so it's something related to antivirus/firewall that are blocking the app. I'm not using windows defender but Karsperky. I'll keep trying to make it work again.

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

0utsider — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:32:27 GMT

I solved the problem.

I upgraded Kasperky Total Security to Plus (include in my subscription) and everything started working properly.

So the problem was the personal firewall/antivirus.

Hope this helps everybody else.

Re: Spotify offline (error code 4)

Vain06 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:07:18 GMT

Wow! This is really an old persisting issue.

I started facing this from today. It worked fine till last night (about 12 hours ago since this post).

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

livinginafairytale — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:32:36 GMT

I'm having the same issue, just completely stopped working two days ago for no reason! I've tried every single fix in this entire thread except for the QR code one as my reinstall did not come with that option, and so far nothing has worked

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Susan_GP — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:40:37 GMT

Hi there folks,

Thank you for your replies in this thread.

In this case, we recommend adding Spotify as an exclusion to Windows Security. You'll find the steps to do it on the Microsoft Support page. Or If you're using an antivirus program, check the settings to make sure it's not blocking Spotify from accessing the internet. Allow Spotify in your antivirus software and try restarting the app again.

Additionally, make sure you try using a different internet connection. A mobile hotspot is usually a convenient way to test this.

On another note, are you using a VPN? If so, try disabling it and check if the issue persists.

Keep us posted!

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

livinginafairytale — Sun, 18 May 2025 10:50:54 GMT

I don't have a VPN, i;ve added it as an exclusion, I've made sure it's allowed with my internet security, i've tried a different internet source, i'm now trying to do a fix that was suggested by the kaspersky community help but now when I try to log on, it redirects to a browser page that is all white and just says "illegal scope" whereas I was getting the correct login page before

Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Dessi — Sun, 18 May 2025 13:36:34 GMT

Hey @livinginafairytale,

Thanks for the cooperation!

Before clicking the Log in button, can you click on Settings beneath it instead and make sure the Proxy type is set to No proxy? Try restarting the app afterwards to see if you'd be able to log in. If it still doesn't work, I'd recommend restarting your PC as well.

Is the Web Player opening on your end? If it is, can you try logging in there to see if you get the same behavior? In case everything's fine, can you try the desktop app afterwards since it should detect that you're already logged in the browser and the authentication window that opens should just say Continue to the app.

Keep us posted.