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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic troubleshooting Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows are...

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Superuser Contribution Adding links to playlist description

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlease, how to add links to another Spot...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

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Superuser Contribution change name of devices on my laptop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app and website not working on Chromebook

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceChromebook Operating SystemAndroid I think My Question or IssueOkay so, I have tried both the website and app on this Chromebook I just got from my bf's sister. It keeps skipping songs, like it'll play for maybe 2 seconds a...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Chromebook  Operating System Android I think    My Question or Issue Okay so, I have tried both the website and app on this Chromebook I just ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Plan Premium   Device PC / Android   My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, ...

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Large playlists increasingly unusable on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi folks - have those of you with large playlists been noticing that Spotify is increasingly unable to handle operations with those playlists? I have a large playlist...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi folks - have those of you with large playlists been noticing that Spotify is in...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Admin account install error

Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTHER APP on the planet? Win10

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Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTH...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs not showing up properly on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueSo basically a bunch of my liked songs that I recently put don't show up on desktop but they do on mobile, and half the time there's no set time frame of what doesn't show up, but most of...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Issue So basically a bunch of my liked songs that I recently put don't show up on desktop but they do on mobile, and ...

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Superuser Contribution Misaligned title bar on Discography screen

I noticed today, after the latest update installed on Windows 10 app, that the title bar seems to be misaligned, only on the Discography page. All other pages it's at the very top, but on the Discography panel the title bar is floating down a few inc...

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I noticed today, after the latest update installed on Windows 10 app, that the title bar seems to be misaligned, only on the Discography page.  All other pages it's at the very top, but on the D...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume won't change

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating Systemwindow 11 My Question or IssueWhen i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it or raise it in any way. I have already try to reinstall the app but it doesn't work....

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  Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System window 11   My Question or Issue When i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it ...

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Superuser Contribution Web player login "Something Went Wrong"

PlanPremium FamilyCountryCanadaDeviceAcer Aspire Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueI've made a magnitude of attempts to login in to Spotify Web Player with no success, I've tried making sure all updates are completed I've restarted ...

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Plan Premium Family Country Canada Device Acer Aspire  Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue I've made a magnitude of attempts to login in to Spotify Web Player ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs not updating if i update then on a different device

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf i like a song on any device other than the specific windows laptop, the liked songs playlist do not update on the Windows App. Even if i start the playli...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If i like a song on any device other than the specific windows laptop, the liked...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Remove "shows you might like", "episodes for you", "popular with, "picked for you" from podcasts

I'm on desktop Windows, non-premium.I do not want to have podcasts suggested to me by the algorithm, and I do not want these suggestions to be prioritized over new episodes. I especially don't want random playlists that were "picked for me" on my pod...

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I'm on desktop Windows, non-premium. I do not want to have podcasts suggested to me by the algorithm, and I do not want these suggestions to be prioritized over new episodes. I especially don't wa...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song stops playing after around 5-8 seconds and gives the message "can't play the current song".

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Of AmericaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to play songs, some of them wont even start playing and some of them will play for about 5-8 seconds then stop (not paused) and then get a ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Of America Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play songs, some of them wont even start playing and some of them w...

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Superuser Contribution Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop PC Intel Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Followed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at star...

hroski

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Superuser Contribution Crossfade stopped working on my account across all devices

Hi everyone,I've been experiencing an issue with Crossfade for several months.Crossfade is enabled (I've tried multiple values, including 12 seconds), but songs never fade into each other, they always switch instantly.I've already tried:Clean reinsta...

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Hi everyone, I've been experiencing an issue with Crossfade for several months. Crossfade is enabled (I've tried multiple values, including 12 seconds), but songs never fade into each other, they a...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Windows writes excessive amounts of data to the SSD/disk

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceWindows desktop computer12-generation Intel 12400FSamsung NVME SSDOperating SystemWindows 11 23H2App versionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 My Question or IssueAfter 8 hours of use, Spotify has writte...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows desktop computer 12-generation Intel 12400F Samsung NVME SSD Operating System Windows 11 23H2 App version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to increase volume of Spotify, instead of whole windows?

PlanFreeDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So I got multimedia keys on my keyboard, and when I click to increase volume of music it increases volume of whole windows not only Spotify. Is there any way to increase volume of o...

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Plan Free Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So I got multimedia keys on my keyboard, and when I click to increase volume of music it increases volum...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify for Windows – Discography view

PlanPremium DuoVersionSpotify for Windows version: 1.2.95.453.g0eeebbed (64-bit)CountryGreeceOperating SystemWindows 11 Home 64 bit, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.8875 My Question or IssueWhen I go to an artist's Discography and click "Show all", all ...

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Plan Premium Duo Version Spotify for Windows version: 1.2.95.453.g0eeebbed (64-bit) Country Greece Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 bit, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.8875   My Q...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Changing the Music volume INGAME

Sometimes you need to hear staps of the enemy ingame... but dont like to altways pause your musik. The should be the possibility to change the SPOTIFY VOLUMEN with a Hotkey. But only the volumen of spotify.

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Sometimes you need to hear staps of the enemy ingame... but dont like to altways pause your musik.  The should be the possibility to change the SPOTIFY VOLUMEN with a Hotkey. But only the vo...

julianderksen

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Superuser Contribution I am unable to search for music

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemNVIDIAMy Question or IssueI am able to use crl + k to search, but the search bar in the windows app no longer allows me to search for songs or playlists.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System NVIDIA My Question or Issue I am able to use crl + k to search, but the search bar in the windows app no longer allows me to searc...

MihailY

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