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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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Yordan

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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 Issue with playback on computer

So i got this weird issue with my work laptop. When i play music with the application there are some songs that i cant play (not grayed or local) and if i start playing on my phone or other computer it dosnt pause (Im playing on two units at the same...

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So i got this weird issue with my work laptop. When i play music with the application there are some songs that i cant play (not grayed or local) and if i start playing on my phone or other computer ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify downloaded something from Onedrive.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I was uninstalling spotify because it gave the 'can't play music' error all the time, and as I was uninstalling I saw a notification pop up in the corner,...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hello. I was uninstalling spotify because it gave the 'can't play music' error...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution *EDIT*Spotify desktop app not playing

Hey! So pretty much what the title says. I have the Spotify desktop app on two computers running Windows as the OS. The same thing is happening if I stream a song, or play a local file: It shows the song progress bar "button" for a blip, then it pops...

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Hey! So pretty much what the title says. I have the Spotify desktop app on two computers running Windows as the OS. The same thing is happening if I stream a song, or play a local file: It shows the ...

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Superuser Contribution Can only play playlists... not albums or individual songs

I am running Spotify Desktop app in Windows 10. I was able to play everything last week. Now, I can only play playlists, not albums or individually selected songs. I have reinstalled Spotify (quick and clean installation), downloaded from website and...

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I am running Spotify Desktop app in Windows 10. I was able to play everything last week. Now, I can only play playlists, not albums or individually selected songs. I have reinstalled Spotify (quick a...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Radio: "More songs load as you listen" Feature not working on Windows 10 as intended...

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto Rico DeviceAcer Nitro 5 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen selecting a radio from a playlist an initial list of generated songs load along with a message at the bottom of "more songs load as you listen"...

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Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico   Device Acer Nitro 5 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When selecting a radio from a playlist an initial list of generat...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution I have a Microsoft Reward code that doesn't work. How do I fix this?

I have been struggling with this code for hours and I still haven't managed to get this code to work.

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I have been struggling with this code for hours and I still haven't managed to get this code to work.

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Superuser Contribution Song plays for 2 seconds then skips

Google ChromebookPlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle ChromebookOperating System?My Question or IssueWhenever I play a song it will play for only 2 seconds and then skips to the next song, it'll play that one as well for 2 secs before skipping...

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Google Chromebook Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Chromebook Operating System ? My Question or Issue Whenever I play a song it will play for only 2 seconds and then skips t...

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Superuser Contribution Device Synch as OPTION instead of forced mandate!

Please allow user to turn off device synching. I see this issue goes back to 2015 and it seems there is some Spotify ideology that is stopping this small issue to be resolved. Just listen to your customers and give us an option to turn off (or on) sy...

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  Please allow user to turn off device synching. I see this issue goes back to 2015 and it seems there is some Spotify ideology that is stopping this small issue to be resolved.   Just l...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now notification when playing on Desktop app

"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer import it" notification pops up when I try to play anything on my Desktop app. I tried to fix it and restart it through windows, reinstall it completely and reboot my computer ...

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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer import it" notification pops up when I try to play anything on my Desktop app. I tried to fix it and restart it through windo...

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Lyrics/mic icon still not working

I have Spotify premium (not sure if it matters) and the lyric feature (the mic icon in the now playing bar) is still not working. I uninstalled and reinstalled, logged out and back in, nothing will get it to work. I've seen threads saying this issue ...

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I have Spotify premium (not sure if it matters) and the lyric feature (the mic icon in the now playing bar) is still not working. I uninstalled and reinstalled, logged out and back in, nothing will g...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App cant connect via LAN

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Hello,my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN.Every title is grey instead of white. When i try to play something it says "Bitte deaktiviere de...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   Hello, my Spotify Windows 10 Desktop-App can't built a connection to the Internet via LAN. Every title is gre...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

I have a very unusual problem with playing songs.Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them into liked, it started playing.I tired all solutions li...

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I have a very unusual problem with playing songs. Firstly all songs from Searh menu cannot be played with "Spotify can't play this right now" which one isnt showing all time but when I added them in...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution spotify wont open even after a clean reinstall

about 2 days ago i started having an issue where spotify wouldnt open, id try and open it and then nothing, not even task manager shows anything. i tried reinstalling it and that didnt work so i tried a clean reinstall and that didnt work either and ...

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about 2 days ago i started having an issue where spotify wouldnt open, id try and open it and then nothing, not even task manager shows anything. i tried reinstalling it and that didnt work so i trie...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution All songs on all playlists unavailable after update, then "Something Went Wrong" message

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRight after my Spotify Desktop updated itself this morning, every single song in every one of my playlists were disabled and couldn't be played, with a "Con...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue Right after my Spotify Desktop updated itself this morning, every single...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Screen keep going to flicker when I play a song

CountrySwitzerlandDeviceDell Latitude 7490Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueSince today, my two screens keep going to flicker when I start to play a song.

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Country Switzerland Device Dell Latitude 7490 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since today, my two screens keep going to flicker when I start to play a song.

AlejaR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All playlist are empty only on desktop

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 I have spotify premium and i use it on 3 devices: on my desktop, on my laptop and on my Android phone and also in the web player. Since one month i can't listen any song on spotify but only in my des...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   I have spotify premium and i use it on 3 devices: on my desktop, on my laptop and on my Android phone and also in the web player....

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Superuser Contribution why can i not remove songs from my playlist

when I know longer want to have a song on my playlist i used to be able to delete it from any of my own playlists i use this function to manage the size of my playlists

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when I know longer want to have a song on my playlist i used to be able to delete it from any of my own playlists i use this function to manage the size of my playlists

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Playback speed seems to be sped up on Desktop app

I've been listening to some songs I am VERY familiar with, and they seem to be playing much faster than they should be. Some sound just faster, but other, slower songs get distorted.

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I've been listening to some songs I am VERY familiar with, and they seem to be playing much faster than they should be. Some sound just faster, but other, slower songs get distorted.

Lyubka

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