topic spotify is not working in Desktop (Windows)

spotify is not working

mef4ik — Tue, 27 May 2025 06:47:33 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

(PC)

Operating System

(Windows)

My Question or Issue

I recently ran into a problem that the spotify on my PC stopped working, nothing was playing, music was not playing, I cleaned the cache, but nothing helped

Re: spotify is not working

Jose_M — Tue, 27 May 2025 09:32:59 GMT

Hello @mef4ik!

Thanks for reaching out to the Spotify Community. I'll be here to help you out.

Let's try a few things to try to solve this. Can you try having a clean reinstall of the Spotify app? This is a little more in depth than a regular reinstall and it can help solve problems related to old data or corrupted files. Also, can you try using a different internet connection? I'd recommend you try mobile data vs WiFi to see if that makes any difference.

Let me know how it goes!

Re: spotify is not working

mef4ik — Tue, 27 May 2025 13:42:41 GMT

hi, I did everything as you told me, reinstalled everything, there is no
way to change the Internet.

Re: spotify is not working

AlejaR — Fri, 30 May 2025 18:37:58 GMT

Hey there @mef4ik,

Thanks for keeping us in the loop.

As the next step, we'd suggest you try:

Clear the Host files.
Run the app in Safe Mode with Networking to rule out any issues with your default Windows settings and basic device drivers.

If the above doesn't do the trick, we'd like to gather some additional info. Please send us:

The exact Spotify version you're running on your computer.
The exact OS version of your computer.
Do you see any errors when trying to use the app?
Does this happen if you use the Web player?
Did you notice if this started to happen after a specific event such as an OS update?

We'll be on the lookout for your reply!

Re: App not working/ constantly loading

Vegetablehater19 — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:37:12 GMT

I'm having the same issue on a computer. The app works on my phone and tv but not my computer. It shows up as black with nothing loaded. When i try to resize the window it minimizes it instead. Other times it wont open at all. I've tried reinstalling it, restarting my computer, and updating the computer.