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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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szkill

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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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bluehallon

Casual Listener

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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 Everything broken on startup / Spotify starts to autoplay and won't take inputs

I did a clean install of Windows 10 Pro recently, because I started to have issues with my 5 year old install. Basically everything works fine now, but not this. 5~ days ago I did yet another a clean install of Spotify (deleted everything from %appda...

Newbie

I did a clean install of Windows 10 Pro recently, because I started to have issues with my 5 year old install. Basically everything works fine now, but not this.   5~ days ago I did yet anothe...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Modal to rename playlist not in focus

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenVersion1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-aOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen clicking rename on a playlist and start typing on the keyboard nothing happens or the playback status in the background changes. I have to manual...

Music Fan

  Plan Premium Country Sweden Version 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When clicking rename on a playlist and start typing on the keyboar...

alipi

Music Fan

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Superuser Contribution Some ads are not displayed but Access Denied instead

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceAn old HP laptop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome of the advertisement banners in the app are not displayed at all, but an "Access Denied" text and a long random string of characters instead. The...

Casual Listener

Plan Free Country Finland Device An old HP laptop computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some of the advertisement banners in the app are not displayed at al...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution [Windows] UI Design bug - header doesn't touch the side corner.

Plan: PremiumCountry: BrazilDevice: Lenovo 320m NotebookOperating System: Windows 10Spotify Version: 1.215.828.0My Question or Issue: Is this purpose? What's the point? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqLqDg_IWp8

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Plan: Premium Country: Brazil Device: Lenovo 320m Notebook Operating System: Windows 10 Spotify Version: 1.215.828.0 My Question or Issue: Is this purpose? What's the point? ...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify says Good Afternoon when its morning

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis occurs only on Windows version (11). Phone is correct using the same account.

Music Fan

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 This oc...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution NON Funziona software PC

Purtroppo NON Funziona l'accesso al software nel PC ........ nel sito Internet / account si Entra PERFETTAMENTE con mail e password , nel software del PC NON Fa Entrare , E' diventato 'na chiavica .....................

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Purtroppo NON Funziona l'accesso al software nel PC ........ nel sito Internet / account si Entra PERFETTAMENTE  con mail e password , nel software del PC NON Fa Entrare , E' diventato 'na chiav...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify "thinks" it doesn't have an internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceIrrelevantOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue with the VPN provided by my company, which leads Windows to falsely believe that there is no active internet connection. Despite being ...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Irrelevant Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue with the VPN provided by my company, which leads Windows to...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution My Liked Songs playlist is buggy, trying to export list of songs in playlist

My Liked Songs playlist has always been a bit buggy, takes ages to load on Windows, and have to wait quite a while for the playlist to load to play from it on Android. I think it's because I have 16,500 liked songs. The specific issue here is I wante...

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My Liked Songs playlist has always been a bit buggy, takes ages to load on Windows, and have to wait quite a while for the playlist to load to play from it on Android. I think it's because I have 16,...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Tray Icon: no keyboard shortcuts

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify tray icon/widget has only one function: mouse left click brings up the application. There are no keyboard actions defined (RETURN, SPACE, Shift-F10, Menu, etc.). Al...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify tray icon/widget has only one function: mouse left click brings up the application....

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Cannot use Web player and the app

PlanFreeCountryCambodiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindow 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify on my PC does not work anymore and I don't know why. I can login but I can't load the web player or the app. But I can use it normally on my phone. I tried every ...

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Plan Free Country Cambodia Device PC Operating System Window 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify on my PC does not  work anymore and I don't know why. I can login but I can't loa...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Spotify glitches, scratches or skips on Windows 10

Playing Spotify on Windows 10. During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound. Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away. Need suggestions on making it stop. ALREADY TRIED THE FOLLOWING, none of which wor...

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Playing Spotify on Windows 10.  During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound.  Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away.  Need suggesti...

bleakwavecafe

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to stop Spotify from changing its playlist based on my listen history?

I've been listening to the playlist "idk." which is made by Spotify, and over time, I noticed I kept hearing the same songs despite the playlist constantly updating. I checked, and the songs in that playlist are different when I listen to it using my...

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I've been listening to the playlist "idk." which is made by Spotify, and over time, I noticed I kept hearing the same songs despite the playlist constantly updating. I checked, and the songs in that ...

Keefewithanf

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Superuser Contribution Next and previous media keys skip twice instead of once

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMicrosoft Surface Book 2Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI use a Logitech K380 keyboard with my Surface Book 2, and when I use the media keys (next and previous) it skips the current track and the one aft...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Microsoft Surface Book 2 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I use a Logitech K380 keyboard with my Surface Book 2, and when I use the medi...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Some songs are not played

Hello.I have a strange issue from today. Some songs are not played from Spotify, only after played It many times. So for example if some song isn't played, I have pressed play maybe four or five times and after that song is played.Please, what to do ...

Roadie

Hello. I have a strange issue from today. Some songs are not played from Spotify, only after played It many times. So for example if some song isn't played, I have pressed play maybe four or five ti...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Followers on my Profile is FROZEN

Plan - PremiumCountry - BrazilDevice - (iPhone 7, Lenovo)Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My profile (Lo-fi Music) was at 990 followers yesterday at night. When I woke up today it dropped to 535 followers and it's FROZEN (on every d...

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Plan - Premium Country - Brazil Device - (iPhone 7, Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   My profile (Lo-fi Music) was at 990 followers y...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Sound on song missing, help

The song "You Like" from the artist PENTAGON has no sound, why? I asked a friend and he said he also can't hear sound on the song when he tries to play it on his devices and he is in a totally other city. Uh whats going on?

Roadie

The song "You Like" from the artist PENTAGON has no sound, why?  I asked a friend and he said he also can't hear sound on the song when he tries to play it on his devices and he is in a totally ...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution how to keep my libary opened when side bar opens or how to disable side bar?

Every time I swap an artists the track side bar opens and closes the library view. This happens on my laptop with small screen. How can I keep my library open even when the side bar opens, or how can I disable the side bar?Thank you

Gig Goer

Every time I swap an artists the track side bar opens and closes the library view. This happens on my laptop with small screen. How can I keep my library open even when the side bar opens, or how can...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution How do I get the music to start again?

Today for the first time, it kept stopping. I'd start it again and it played for maybe 15 or 20 minutes then stop again. This happened 5 or 6 times, but the last time, I could NOT start it again! No matter what I do, I can't log in and get it to play...

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Today for the first time, it kept stopping. I'd start it again and it played for maybe 15 or 20 minutes then stop again. This happened 5 or 6 times, but the last time, I could NOT start it again! ...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "feedback.added-to-playlist-specific" message appears when adding music to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMicrosoft Surface BookOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify for Windows (1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d) and when I add tracks to a playlist, a message appears saying "feedback.added-to-playlist...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Microsoft Surface Book Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify for Windows (1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d) and when I ad...

AlejaR

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