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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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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 Not playing songs unless liked; liked songs removed

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify would not play certain songs for me unless they were in my liked playlist. I restarted my PC to no avail. I then uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify, but all my liked...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify would not play certain songs for me unless they were in my liked playlist. I restarted my ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution this message keeps popping up i tried everything

a message saying firewall blocking spotify something like that even though turned it off (auth error 15 ). i tried eveything on google. i turned off firewall i uninstalled spotify but the same message presists idk what to do

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a message saying firewall blocking spotify something like that even though turned it off (auth error 15 ). i tried eveything on google. i turned off firewall i uninstalled spotify but the same mes...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution How to change shorcuts ?

I HAVE A PROBLEMMY SPACE BAR IS MY PAUSE SHORTCUT BUT I WANT TO HAVE FN+F9 TO PAUSE IT HOW DO I CHANGE ?

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I HAVE A PROBLEM MY SPACE BAR  IS MY PAUSE SHORTCUT BUT I WANT  TO HAVE FN+F9 TO PAUSE IT HOW DO I CHANGE ?  

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Local files is broken, unable to be sent to iPhone (need Spotify staff help)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro, Windows laptopOperating Systemidk the new Windows, like whatever it is, 10 or something, maybe 11, who cares My Question or Issue I have spent the last 2 hours attempting to fix my local files issue on Spo...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 11 Pro, Windows laptop Operating System idk the new Windows, like whatever it is, 10 or something, maybe 11, who cares   My Question or Issue ...

Enigma777

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Starting Spotify from DOS CMD

I'm running a music server in core mode and start my music software with DOS commands. What is the command to start Spotify from the CMD line?

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I'm running a music server in core mode and start my music software with DOS commands. What is the command to start Spotify from the CMD line? 

AlexFlores

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Superuser Contribution Won't stop shuffling

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps acting as if shuffle is selected when playing from Liked Songs. I cleared out my queue, thinking maybe it was a disconnect there, but once I hit play again, the qu...

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Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps acting as if shuffle is selected when playing from Liked Songs. I cleared out my queue,...

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Superuser Contribution discover weekly not playing new playlist for days after updating

for months, my discover weekly will update on the day it's supposed to, but when i try to listen to the new playlist, it doesn't update. if i press the big green play button, it continues to play last week's playlist, and if i press play on the first...

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for months, my discover weekly will update on the day it's supposed to, but when i try to listen to the new playlist, it doesn't update. if i press the big green play button, it continues to play las...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop stops playing music when screen falls asleep [Windows 10]

While playing music via the Spotify Desktop app and going AFK from my Windows 10 PC, Spotify stops playing my music after my screen falls asleep. This has not been an issue in the past, and I frequently used to leave my PC AFK while playing music whi...

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While playing music via the Spotify Desktop app and going AFK from my Windows 10 PC, Spotify stops playing my music after my screen falls asleep. This has not been an issue in the past, and I frequen...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Web Player Not Working On Firefox

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe web player does not work for me while I am signed into Spotify and on firefox. It says "Something went wrong try reloading the page" whenever I try to use it. The strang...

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Plan Free Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The web player does not work for me while I am signed into Spotify and on firefox. It says "Somet...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution spotify isn't working on windows after uninstalling ad blocker

i had installed an ad blocker for spotify on my windows pc, but as it failed to work i uninstalled it. now i cannot log in to my account on spotify on pc and web player too. has my device been banned from spotify? because spotify is working completel...

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i had installed an ad blocker for spotify on my windows pc, but as it failed to work i uninstalled it. now i cannot log in to my account on spotify on pc and web player too. has my device been banned...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "more" option on searching playlist now showing.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCambodia DeviceWindows My Question or Issuehi, so ive had this problem for a while now. usually, when i search for playlists on spotify, there would be a "more" button to view all the other playlists that cannot be fit into the...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Cambodia  Device Windows  My Question or Issue hi, so ive had this problem for a while now. usually, when i search for playlists on spotify, there would be ...

Dian

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Offline Mode bug (PC,Win10)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePCOperating SystemWin10 latest release Spotify Versionlatest ConnectionEthernet, no WiFi available My Question or IssueGetting the Error "please turn off offline mode and try again" when trying to play a song/podcast/p...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Device PC Operating System Win10 latest release   Spotify Version latest   Connection Ethernet, no WiFi available   My Quest...

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Superuser Contribution Xbox One App randomly switches Left and Right stereo channels

PlanPremium (issue occurs with both Free and Premium)CountryUnited StatesDeviceXbox OneOperating SystemXbox One My Question or IssueOn the Xbox One Spotify app (which updates, so I assume support hasn't been discontinued), the Left and Right stereo c...

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Plan Premium (issue occurs with both Free and Premium) Country United States Device Xbox One Operating System Xbox One   My Question or Issue On the Xbox One Spotify app (which upd...

Dian

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"New Releases for you" Removed?!

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHave they removed the "New Releases for you"? After the Notifications bell, did they also remove this section now?Can others confirm this?

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Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Have they removed the "New Releases for you"? After the Notifications bell, did they also remove th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify still in Offline Mode even after Unistalling it mutiple times.

PlanFreeCountryFloridaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify still continues to show Offline Mode even after Unistalling and Reinstalling it mutiple times, it works on Website Player but physical Desktop App, all the song...

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  Plan Free Country Florida Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify still continues to show Offline Mode even after Unistalling and Reinstalling...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly stops playing music when using some Microsoft apps on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceLenovo Ideapad 5 Pro Gen 6, listening on a Bose QuietComfort 45Operating SystemWindows 11 22000.739 build My Question or IssueHi,I've recently noticed that Spotify randomly stops playing my music, when I'm using some Micr...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro Gen 6, listening on a Bose QuietComfort 45 Operating System Windows 11 22000.739 build   My Question or Issue Hi, I've rece...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast sorting on Windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe issue is with the sorting options in the Spotify desktop app for Windows 10. There is no option to sort by recently added episodes, like there you can do on the mob...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The issue is with the sorting options in the Spotify desktop app for Windows 10. There is no...

StinkorTheLegend

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Is this the cache folder?

Hello Without having to reinstall the Spotify Windows app, is this the path where one can safely delete the cache? For me the data folder current size is: 1.14GB Path is below with edited username for privacy reasons. Thank you in advance for any ans...

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Hello    Without having to reinstall the Spotify Windows app, is this the path where one can safely delete the cache? For me the data folder current size is: 1.14GB   Path is below...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes randomly when playing games

Plan: FamilyPremiumCountry: Norway DeviceHuawei Matebook D 15 signature edition Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello!I have recently ran into a problem with my Spotify application.Whenever I play music in the background while playing ...

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  Plan: Family Premium Country: Norway   Device Huawei Matebook D 15 signature edition   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello! I have recently...

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