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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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hroski

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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 No more warning when adding duplicate songs

I used to get a warning when adding duplicate songs. This is no longer displayed in the Windows app. Unfortunately, I can't find a setting to reactivate this.Is this a bug or Works as Designed?

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I used to get a warning when adding duplicate songs. This is no longer displayed in the Windows app. Unfortunately, I can't find a setting to reactivate this. Is this a bug or Works as Designed?

maxidge

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Now playing and queue

Device - WindowsIs there any way to see now playing screen and queue at the same time?Everytime I click on the queue button, the now playing screen closes to open queue screen.I want to keep them both opened at the same time. Please suggest any way t...

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Device - Windows Is there any way to see now playing screen and queue at the same time? Everytime I click on the queue button, the now playing screen closes to open queue screen. I want to keep th...

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Superuser Contribution Custom Sort For Playlists Gone

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just got an update pushed to Spotify and now the Custom Sort option is gone for my playlists in my library. Can we get this pushed back out? I have a specific order to how I...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just got an update pushed to Spotify and now the Custom Sort option is gone for my playlists in m...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to remove a song from local files

I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?

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I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?

buddy1959

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Superuser Contribution The mix tool is stuck on some playlists, can't be removed

Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - Acer laptop Operating System - windows 11 My Question or Issue For playlists that I was trying out the new mix tool on, it's stuck and can't be removed. For playlists that I wasn't using the new tool on, the mix o...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK  Device - Acer laptop Operating System - windows 11 My Question or Issue   For playlists that I was trying out the new mix tool on, it's stuck and ca...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Win 11 Problme

Hello everyone. I"m using Win11 (All updates current).For approx. At the beginning of the year, my PC crashes/freezes when I use the Spotify app/Exe, whether it"s the APP from the MS Store or the EXE from Spotify.Reinstalling the APP or EXE did not h...

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Hello everyone. I"m using Win11 (All updates current). For approx. At the beginning of the year, my PC crashes/freezes when I use the Spotify app/Exe, whether it"s the APP from the MS Store or the E...

S3pp3l

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Superuser Contribution Don't fullscreen automatically

Do not automatically fullscreen. If I wanted the app to go fullscreen I would do it. Don't automate things like this or atleast make a setting for it. It's super annoying when I alt-tab and can't access any menus inside spotify until I click a lyric ...

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Do not automatically fullscreen. If I wanted the app to go fullscreen I would do it. Don't automate things like this or atleast make a setting for it. It's super annoying when I alt-tab and can't acc...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution How do I get rid of Artist displays in the right column, for good, it covers and closes the queue?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueBoth in MacBook Pro and Windows 10, I face always the reoccuring problem when chosing random ...

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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 Both in...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Restarting windows explorer makes spotify disappear from system tray

Operating SystemWindows 10 21H1 Client versionSpotify for Windows1.1.72.439.gc253025e My Question or IssueDuplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after windows explorer (explorer.exe) restart. Doesn't matter if the app is in fore...

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Operating System Windows 10 21H1   Client version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e   My Question or Issue Duplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after ...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not syncing between desktop and iPhone, sometimes

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePC, iPhone SE 2020Operating SystemWindows 11, iOS 18.6.2My Question or IssueI’m experiencing a persistent issue with liked songs not syncing properly between devices. When I like a song on the Windows 11 desktop app, it ...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC, iPhone SE 2020 Operating System Windows 11, iOS 18.6.2 My Question or Issue I’m experiencing a persistent issue with liked songs not syncing properly b...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?

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I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?

forge_bmw

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App now hiding media controls

For me it's not just when the lyrics are open, it's always. When the window is resized below a certain size the content overflows and gets clipped (in this case the media controls get clipped at the bottom of the window).

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For me it's not just when the lyrics are open, it's always. When the window is resized below a certain size the content overflows and gets clipped (in this case the media controls get clipped at the ...

TheLittleRedPanda

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UI customisation - New PC UI sucks

At this point, the new PC app UI update is unnaceptable. For YEARS we were able to have the library side panel open alongside lyrics and the queue side panel. Now? If you activate lyrics the whole library pane disapears and so do the controls? The pe...

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At this point, the new PC app UI update is unnaceptable. For YEARS we were able to have the library side panel open alongside lyrics and the queue side panel. Now? If you activate lyrics the whole li...

genericcode

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app skips songs repeatedly without input

I'll hit the skip button once, and Spotify will sometimes start skipping repeatedly. The number of skipped songs varies, from around 50 to hundreds. This happens both with and without shuffle on, and it's been occurring multiple times a day for sever...

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I'll hit the skip button once, and Spotify will sometimes start skipping repeatedly. The number of skipped songs varies, from around 50 to hundreds. This happens both with and without shuffle on, and...

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No sound coming from spotify

IssueBasically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The thing is, if I use spotify on the google browser it wor...

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Issue Basically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The th...

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Superuser Contribution Jam Won't Open To Desktop App

PlanPremium (Solo)CountryUSADeviceDesktop (Ryzen 5 5600G w/ NVIDIA RTX 3060) / Motorola Edge+ (2022)Operating SystemWindows 11 / Android My Question or IssueAs the subject infers, I can't join Jams via desktop. When I click a link to join a jam, it o...

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Plan Premium (Solo) Country USA Device Desktop (Ryzen 5 5600G w/ NVIDIA RTX 3060) / Motorola Edge+ (2022) Operating System Windows 11 / Android   My Question or Issue As the subject in...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App now hiding media controls

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify is now hiding media controls and the window bar when Lyrics/Cover or Video is open. Can this be somehow disabled?Also it does not keep showing lyrics when the song switches.

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Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify is now hiding media controls and the window bar when Lyrics/Cover or Video is open. Can this be somehow disabled? Also...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Using AI DJ and going from phone, to desktop, back to phone, it replays the same songs

PlanPremiumCountryIreland/AustraliaDeviceiPhone 14 plus, HP computerOperating SystemiOS, Windows My Question or IssueEvery time I listen to music on my phone using the DJ, and switch to the desktop in work, it continues playing from where I stopped o...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland/Australia Device iPhone 14 plus, HP computer Operating System iOS, Windows   My Question or Issue Every time I listen to music on my phone using the DJ, an...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution can i do a sleep timer on a laptop

on my phone, I can set a sleep timer and it stops playing at the time I put it too so I was wondering if I could do that on my laptop as well

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on my phone, I can set a sleep timer and it stops playing at the time I put it too so I was wondering if I could do that on my laptop as well

magicronn

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