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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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Що робить якщо спотіфай не відкриваються , але я з України

я пробую зайти в свій аккаунт але не входить"Возможно, Spotify заблокированбрандмауэром. Открой его настройки иразреши приложению доступ к интернету. КрoMe Toro, Tb Mожешь изменить настройки прокси (код ошибки: client_token:101)"вилазіть о ця помилка

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я пробую зайти в свій аккаунт але не входить "Возможно, Spotify заблокирован брандмауэром. Открой его настройки и разреши приложению доступ к интернету. КрoMe Toro, Tb Mожешь изменить настройки пр...

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Superuser Contribution Search Results Limitation (1,000)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC/Chrome BrowserOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueWhenever I run a search using the search interface in both the desktop app and through the web browser (Chrome), it limits the results to 1...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device PC/Chrome Browser Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue Whenever I run a search using the search interface in both the ...

Dian

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What is the meaning of the widget for windows 11

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating System windows 11 My Question or IssueWhat is the meaning of this widget, you can't connect it to your account, is it just some kind of promotion? you can click on a song and play it for 20 seconds is all...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System  windows 11   My Question or Issue What is the meaning of this widget, you can't connect it to your account, is it ...

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AHK Hotkeys don't work when Spotify is minimized

So, because Spotify for some reason still doesn't have global hotkeys, (GPM-DP has it since ages), I tried to use auto hotkey to control the volume with hotkeys.Here's my simple script (as an example just volume up): ; "CTRL + UP" for volume up^Up::{...

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So, because Spotify for some reason still doesn't have global hotkeys, (GPM-DP has it since ages), I tried to use auto hotkey to control the volume with hotkeys. Here's my simple script (as an examp...

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Superuser Contribution Media keys hijacked by iTunes

I'm on Windows 10, and when I have iTunes running, it hijacks my media keys. How can I lock them to Spotify? Thanks

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  I'm on Windows 10, and when I have iTunes running, it hijacks my media keys. How can I lock them to Spotify?   Thanks

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Superuser Contribution Como deletar pasta?

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueCriei uma pasta no Spotify, agora quero apagar e não consigo. Como resolver?

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  Plan Premium Country Brasil Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Criei uma pasta no Spotify, agora quero apagar e não consigo. Como resolver? ...

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Superuser Contribution Why Spotify Windows desktop app is accessing my device camera?

PlanPremiumCountry IndiaDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without asking for any permission? Why does a music app needs background access to my lapto...

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Plan Premium Country  India Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without as...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop : Spotify says "'something went wrong''

PlanFreeCountrypoland Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issuewhen i log in on browser it says something went wrong when i login on desktop app it just loads last things i have listened to but i cnanot play anything and there are n...

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  Plan Free Country poland   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue when i log in on browser it says something went wrong when i login on desktop ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify offline installer not working on Windows Vista

Operating SystemWindows Vista Question or IssueI've download ed a bunch of old spotify offline installer s and no one work.All of them tell: The procedure entry point TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL3...

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Operating System Windows Vista   Question or Issue I've download ed a bunch of old spotify offline installer s and no one work. All of them tell: The procedure entry point TryAcquireSRWLock...

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Superuser Contribution Musik fehler

Wenn ich musik abspiele stoppt es die musik automatisch nach 20 sekunden das die ganze zeit was muss ich tun?

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Wenn ich musik abspiele stoppt es die musik automatisch nach 20 sekunden das die ganze zeit was muss ich tun?    

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me play my friend's Chill Mix playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueHere's a strange issue. A friend sent me a link via WhatsApp to their playlist called "Chill Mix" which they compiled themselves. When I click on that link in the What...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue Here's a strange issue. A friend sent me a link via WhatsApp to their playlist called "Chill Mix"...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution One track starts, then it plays for 10 seconds and then the sound disappears

Plan: FreeCountry: UA Device: PCOperating System: Windows 7/10/11 My Question or IssueSomehow it works on a PC in a strange way ... One track starts, then it plays for 10 seconds and then the sound disappears, then it jumps between tracks to others, ...

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Plan: Free Country: UA   Device: PC Operating System: Windows 7/10/11   My Question or Issue Somehow it works on a PC in a strange way ... One track starts, then it plays f...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + S) no longer toggles shuffle

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceWindows desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy current version is:Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.16.947.gcfbaa410Since the previous update, I have not been able to use Ctrl + S to toggle shuffle. I'm h...

Gig Goer

Plan Free Country Australia Device Windows desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My current version is: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.16.947.gcfbaa410 Since ...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App not working, can't update

I have been having problems with the Spotify desktop app for the past few weeks. Whenever I click on the shortcut to launch it, the window appears for several seconds and then it crashes and disappears. I thought it was a bug and that if I downloaded...

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I have been having problems with the Spotify desktop app for the past few weeks. Whenever I click on the shortcut to launch it, the window appears for several seconds and then it crashes and disappea...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stopping working partially the longer it is launched

PlanFree+PremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I am experiencing an issue for several weeks (just decided to try some investigation with you). When I am using my desktop, Spotify launches automat...

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  Plan Free+Premium Country Czech Republic   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi,   I am experiencing an issue for several weeks (ju...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify refuses to play certain songs

PlanFreeCountryNorth AmericaDeviceMicrosoft Surface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy spotify skips over my recently added songs and will not play them no matter what I do, I uninstalled the app, restarted my device, logged out. It...

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Plan Free Country North America Device Microsoft Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My spotify skips over my recently added songs and will not play them no ...

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Superuser Contribution I can't watch podcasts in video format in Spotify in both browser and desktop app.

I made a clean reinstall and still, nothing changed. the video play button doesn't even exist. in the browser when I press the play video button a black screen appears when I hit play the screen dissapears and the podcast continues to play in audio f...

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I made a clean reinstall and still, nothing changed. the video play button doesn't even exist. in the browser when I press the play video button a black screen appears when I hit play the screen diss...

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Random Drill Beats

When I have the Spotify program open, the artist Drill beats randomly starts playing. Sometimes it plays when I'm browsing the web, playing video games, or listening to music. This is really annoying

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When I have the Spotify program open, the artist Drill beats randomly starts playing. Sometimes it plays when I'm browsing the web, playing video games, or listening to music. This is really annoying

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Superuser Contribution BUG: cpu usage of Spotify desktop UI is stuck at 50% when idling

With version 1.2.13.661 The CPU usage of the chrome thread for the UI is using around 50% CPU usage even when idling in the background. I can kill the relevant Spotify process/thread, and it will cause the UI to reload. I tested downgrading, and it s...

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With version 1.2.13.661 The CPU usage of the chrome thread for the UI is using around 50% CPU usage even when idling in the background.  I can kill the relevant Spotify process/thread, and it wi...

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