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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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Friend Activity Tab not working

PlanPremium StudentCountryIndiaDeviceDell Latitude 7390 (Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe 'Friend Activity' sidebar suddenly went inactive - not an empty list, but rather it shows a dialog instructing me to enable 'Share my l...

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Plan Premium Student Country India Device Dell Latitude 7390 (Laptop) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The 'Friend Activity' sidebar suddenly went inactive - not an e...

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Superuser Contribution Why does my spotify desktop app turn black whenever i move my mouse?

Whenever i open the desktop app and try to put on some music with my mouse, the screen turns black in 2 seconds. Happens again and again whenever i touch my mouse. It does not happen with any other apps or anything on my pc.

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Whenever i open the desktop app and try to put on some music with my mouse, the screen turns black in 2 seconds. Happens again and again whenever i touch my mouse. It does not happen with any other a...

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Spotify slowing down after every update

Hello everyone ! I had an issue a while back, with my Spotify being very slow on my Windows 10 PC, and at the time it had been solved, it was here :https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Why-is-my-Spotify-so-slow/m-p/7001233 But what I've n...

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Hello everyone !   I had an issue a while back, with my Spotify being very slow on my Windows 10 PC, and at the time it had been solved, it was here : https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop...

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Superuser Contribution spotify is offline even though i have connection

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and helpPlanPremium studentCountryturkeyDeviceasus zenbookOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)windows 11My Question or Iss...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help Plan Premium student Country turkey Device asus zenbook Operating System ...

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How do I deny microphone access to Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI want to disable microphone access completely on spotify. I cannot seem to find it in the microphone section of security and privacy. I do not believe spotify should ha...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I want to disable microphone access completely on spotify. I cannot seem to find it in the mi...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Selecting multiple tracks on desktop

If you wanted to quickly add all songs on a playlist to your likes, you should be able to use CTRL + A to select all and like all.

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If you wanted to quickly add all songs on a playlist to your likes, you should be able to use CTRL + A to select all and like all.

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Spotify skipping all songs

I'm mostly just putting this here so other people with the same problem can find it. I've been experiencing the bug where Spotify will always skip five songs, play ten seconds of the next one, then go completely silent. This only happens in the web v...

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I'm mostly just putting this here so other people with the same problem can find it.   I've been experiencing the bug where Spotify will always skip five songs, play ten seconds of the next on...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Playlists] I can't see the track numbers in my playlist

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn one playlist instead of number of song i can see only note, but on others normally i can see the song numbers. Also i can see "release date" under which nothing is written, whe...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On one playlist instead of number of song i can see only note, but on others normally i can see the song nu...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify blend

I recently learnt that I can't make a Spotify blend on desktop. I wanted to ask if I could make it on mobile and be able to view it on desktop.PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating System(Windows 10

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I recently learnt that I can't make a Spotify blend on desktop. I wanted to ask if I could make it on mobile and be able to view it on desktop. Plan Premium Country   Device Laptop Operat...

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Superuser Contribution Fade in/out on pause/play, esp. at beginning of tracks

Device: Windows 11 Desktop Client Hello, I've noticed that when I pause a track, or resume a paused track, there is a noticeable fade in/out. This in and of itself is not a problem, but I also notice that the same fadeout sometimes happens at the beg...

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Device: Windows 11 Desktop Client   Hello,   I've noticed that when I pause a track, or resume a paused track, there is a noticeable fade in/out. This in and of itself is not a pro...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Installed Sound Blaster Audigy Fx V2 for Desktop. No speaker or headphone sound now.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin11 My Question or IssueSpotify won't play on Windows after installing a new Sound Blaster. The error message is "Spotify can't play this right now (etc..)After researching and trying all the fixes here ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win11   My Question or Issue Spotify won't play on Windows after installing a new Sound Blaster. The error message is "Spotify can...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify rapidly pauses and plays

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueUsing spotify desktop normally for over a year, and for several years on other devices. Today, spotify started randomly playing music. I didn't select a song, press play, or e...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Using spotify desktop normally for over a year, and for several years on other devices. Today, spot...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume control not working

Since about a week ago, i've had constant problems with the volume settings on spotify - at first, the songs randomly went on max volume for a few seconds, and then came back to normal, but now the volume slider completely stopped working. I can move...

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Since about a week ago, i've had constant problems with the volume settings on spotify - at first, the songs randomly went on max volume for a few seconds, and then came back to normal, but now the v...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Clicking local file / regular songs suddenly causing Spotify to 'freeze' up

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Computer / PC / desktopOperating System: Windows 10 My Issue:Randomly whenever I click on a song, I am suddenly unable to click any other song and cant hear any songs. Clicking on playlists causes a long loading screen...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Computer / PC / desktop Operating System: Windows 10   My Issue: Randomly whenever I click on a song, I am suddenly unable to click an...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to authenticate from Spotify app (Windows 11)

Installed Spotify on Windows 11. Clicked login, message appears 'redirecting to your browser' - the message 'Illegal Scope' appears. No idea why, not a useful error message. Login to spotify.com works fine. Sigh

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Installed Spotify on Windows 11.  Clicked login, message appears 'redirecting to your browser' - the message 'Illegal Scope' appears.   No idea why, not a useful error message.   L...

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Superuser Contribution Friend Activity - User's Time Last Played Song Was Played Not Updating

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue:On the Friend Activity section on the Windows Desktop version of Spotify (Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4), all users' last played songs...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Pro Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue: On the Friend Activity section on the Windows Desktop version of Spotify (Spot...

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Superuser Contribution Shortcuts for DELETE, COPY and PASTE don't work

Hi, Since my update earlier today, the shortcuts CTRL + X, CTRL + C, CTRL + V don't work anymore in the desktop app. Please fix this ASAP, I use those shortcuts constantly. Thanks Also, when you right-click an album title in a playlist, the context m...

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Hi,   Since my update earlier today, the shortcuts CTRL + X, CTRL + C, CTRL + V don't work anymore in the desktop app. Please fix this ASAP, I use those shortcuts constantly.   Thanks ...

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Superuser Contribution Exactly two songs of a playlist will play and then it doesn't advance to the next song

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Windows 11 desktop and web (Chrome)Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: In both the desktop application and the web application, playlists like 'Discover Weekly' will play two songs and then stops playi...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Windows 11 desktop and web (Chrome) Operating System: Windows 11   My Question or Issue:   In both the desktop application and the web appl...

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endless issues with queues and playlists.

premium plan, US, issues with windows desktop and android mobile, all current version.i don't know how it's possible to never fix an issue and have every single update break something even further without ever fixing the issues.for years, i had no pr...

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premium plan, US, issues with windows desktop and android mobile, all current version. i don't know how it's possible to never fix an issue and have every single update break something even furthe...

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