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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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Superuser Contribution Desktop downloads what I download on mobile.

Whenever I download something on my mobile installation it then also downloads it on my desktop. I couldn't find anything about this and it's incredibly annoying. I have absolutely no need to waste storage space on my PC that's always connected to th...

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Whenever I download something on my mobile installation it then also downloads it on my desktop. I couldn't find anything about this and it's incredibly annoying. I have absolutely no need to waste s...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10: Media Controls not showing up

Hello, I've searched the whole internet without any solution...The windows 10 media controls are not showing for me for Spotify if I turn up or lower the volume via the control keys of my keyboard. It's working on my laptop and my Windows 10 surface,...

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Hello,   I've searched the whole internet without any solution... The windows 10 media controls are not showing for me for Spotify if I turn up or lower the volume via the control keys of my ...

Vasil

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Bug on the ad banner

PlanPremium CountrySpain DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust to report that I spotted this bug on the ad banner.Now it looks correct, but I just wanted to point out the problem.Hope it helps you.chilicongraphic_0-166685498794...

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Plan Premium   Country Spain   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Just to report that I spotted this bug on the ad banner. Now it looks c...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this file right now.

I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app. But when I tried to play on browser it works.Windows 11.

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I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app. But when I tried to play on browser it works. Windows 11.  

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Profile Categories to have option to be public

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop, Samsung S21UOperating SystemWindows 11, Android 11 My Question or IssueOn my profile, I notice there have been my top artists and top tracks for the month. I wish there was a way to make these publi...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop, Samsung S21U Operating System Windows 11, Android 11   My Question or Issue On my profile, I notice there have been my top arti...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Gives Error: The code execution can not proceed

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have installed Spotify after resetting my pc and now it gives "The code execution cannot proceed because ResampleDmo.DLL was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this pro...

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  Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have installed Spotify after resetting my pc and now it gives "The code execution cannot proceed ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't download offline playlist

Since a few days I can't anymore download playlists for offline listening. When I want to click on the arrow, a bubble spawn with "Unlock downloads et and others features with Spotify Premium". Okay, but I'm Premium (Duo).When I try on my phone, I wo...

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Since a few days I can't anymore download playlists for offline listening. When I want to click on the arrow, a bubble spawn with "Unlock downloads et and others features with Spotify Premium". Oka...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play songs in artist page unless add it to liked tracks or playist

When I click play on songs in artist page, song cover and name on the bottom left corner went blank. It's been 2 months. This problem started when I moved to a new place, so it might be an Internet issue.

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When I click play on songs in artist page, song cover and name on the bottom left corner went blank. It's been 2 months. This problem started when I moved to a new place, so it might be an Internet i...

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Superuser Contribution It has been deleted without any confirmation when I clicked the "delete downloaded songs" mistakenly

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceHP ProbookOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIt has been deleted without any confirmation when I clicked the "delete downloaded songs" mistakenly. Why?! I had 5K songs and now puff! I must download again now and i...

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Plan Premium Country   Device HP Probook Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue It has been deleted without any confirmation when I clicked the "delete downloaded song...

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows Spotify app says "spotify cannot play this song right now" to all songs

I have restarted my computer, cleared my cache and clean reinstalled spotify a few times now but I keep getting that error message when I try to play any song. However it works fine on my Apple phone and Chrome browser. Its specifically the app that ...

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I have restarted my computer, cleared my cache and clean reinstalled spotify a few times now but I keep getting that error message when I try to play any song. However it works fine on my Apple phone...

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A firewall may be blocking Spotify.

So I'm using the web player, no app installed at all.. and as soon as I sign into Spotify I get the ''Something went wrong'' error. If I'm not signed into my account then the error doesn't appear. I don't get it

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So I'm using the web player, no app installed at all.. and as soon as I sign into Spotify I get the ''Something went wrong'' error. If I'm not signed into my account then the error doesn't appear. ...

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Please why

I can't use my password and the reset link isn't working

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I can't use my password and the reset link isn't working

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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 ...

matzel

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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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