topic Re: Volume adjust delayed in Desktop (Windows)

Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:06:33 GMT

When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds

Re: Volume adjust delayed

OscarDC — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:56:37 GMT

Hey there,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community and welcome.

If you haven't tried yet, we'd recommend performing a clean reinstall of the app by following the steps in this article. This is often an overlooked step, but it’s more thorough than a quick one and can be helpful in getting rid of any cache that might be causing trouble.

If the issue persists, would you mind trying with a different Wi-Fi network to see if it makes any difference? If you don't have another one available, you can try with a mobile data hotspot.

Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes.

Re: Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:07:19 GMT

Hi, i tried both reinstalling Spotify, as well as connecting using a hotspot but neither solution worked. i appreciate your help though
(here is a video of it happening if it helps)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pMA0OVVBfo

Re: Volume adjust delayed

Vasil — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:26:04 GMT

Hey @teomas1,

Thanks for the video!
Could you let us know if this behavior has started after a recent app or OS update?
And, aside from this, we can do some more troubleshooting here. See if removing the hosts file entries (if any are present) and disabling the Hardware Acceleration setting would make a difference:

Should the issue persist after this, let us know if the volume delays are occurring when listening to only a specific library item (e.g. longer playlists, podcasts, etc.) and, if possible, log in with someone else's account (or a new free account for testing purposes) and take a look if there would be any change in the app behaviour.

Many thanks! We'll be on the lookout for your reply 🙂

Re: Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:03:43 GMT

From my memory, i dont think there was any app/os update that caused this problem, but i think it started happening around a week ago (7th december onwards).
i checked the hosts file and spotify wasn't present

Disabling hardware acceleration didn't change the behaviour of the app
The volume delays occur when listening to pretty much anything lol, and the issue also persisted when i tried logging into an alternate account. I feel like i should also mention that the first song i play when opening the app plays at FULL volume and then changes shortly after

Re: Volume adjust delayed

Eni — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:39:54 GMT

Hey there @teomas1,

Thanks for getting back to us.

Based on the things you mentioned, it sounds like the issue is device-related. In this case, could you check if the OS of your PC has any pending updates? Also, we'd like to know if you're experiencing the same issue on the web player.

Lastly, sending us the exact make/model, operating system and Spotify version of your device would come in handy.

We'll be waiting for your reply.

Re: Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:44:42 GMT

Windows 11 fully updated, and it seems that the web player doesn't have the same issue! But the app still has it. Below is the version of Spotify that I have installed. I'm not sure what you mean by exact make/model of my device but if you could clarify further I'd be happy to provide

Spotify for Windows (64 bit)
1.2.52.442.g01893f92

Re: Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:05:26 GMT

SOLUTION:

control panel > hardware and sound > manage audio devices > select audio output device > properties > advanced > make sure "enable audio enhancements" is off

Re: Volume adjust delayed

merijn2 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:19:02 GMT

I have a related issue with the sound, and I want to try this sollution, but I can't find any of the buttons you mention. Where are they? EDIT I realized you were talking about the windows control panel, which I didn't realize was called the control panel in English (in Dutch it is called configuratiescherm, which is quite different from control panel)

Re: Volume adjust delayed

teomas1 — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:27:58 GMT

LOL, did you end up being able to find what i was talking about though?

Re: Volume adjust delayed

merijn2 — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:45:17 GMT

Yeah, didn't help

Re: Volume adjust delayed

usman2 — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:05:24 GMT

For anyone using Razer Synapse to control their audio, for example with the Razer Kraken TE USB Controller, I found that updating from Synapse 3 to Synapse 4 started causing this issue. Turning off the sound enhancements through Windows as the solution suggests works but completely breaks the EQ you may have set through Synapse 4, causing the audio to sound horrible. I also found that this problem wasn't exclusive to Spotify and was also happening on Windows Media Player. Rolling back to Synapse 3 fixed everything and the volume control started working as normal.

Re: Volume adjust delayed

gcyurgcukygeuh — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:07:15 GMT

Synapse 4 has so many issues. My TE Kraken 7.1 has had issues with the mic since 'upgrading' to Synapse 4, and now this. Disabling sound enhancements makes my headset too quiet for me (no sound normalisation), but the lag is annoying. And now Synapse 3 isn't getting security updates 😞