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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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szkill

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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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earthbound

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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 Spotify Skips every song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop + topping MX3 DAC/AMPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song get skipped from the desktop application with the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop + topping MX3 DAC/AMP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every song get skipped from the desktop application with the error "...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Names not Showing

PlanPremiumDeviceHP Omen LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting today there are some playlist names not showing. In particular one folder called Flava Flavas has several playlists in it, and the second, third and fourth playlis...

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Plan Premium Device HP Omen Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting today there are some playlist names not showing. In particular one folder called Flava Flav...

Novy

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hide a song

When I hide a song in the Android app. Why is the song not hidden in the Windows 10 app. It needs to be synced.

Newbie

  When I hide a song in the Android app. Why is the song not hidden in the Windows 10 app. It needs to be synced.

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded songs are glitchy and wont play properly offline

Hey guys, So I’m a premium user on desktop and my school has a system that blocks Spotify from accessing the internet. So, I downloaded my songs and I was all happy with myself but when I went to listen to my music on my computer while doing some sch...

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Hey guys,  So I’m a premium user on desktop and my school has a system that blocks Spotify from accessing the internet. So, I downloaded my songs and I was all happy with myself but when I went...

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Superuser Contribution app desktop spotify is very slow

PlanFreeCountryFranceDevicelaptop HPOperating SystemWindows 10 20h2 OS 19042.844 My Question or IssueI'm tired of spotify being very slow. how come spotify is so slow to:start;Navigate between pagesLiked songs is not displayed to disconnect, spotify ...

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Plan Free Country France Device laptop HP Operating System Windows 10 20h2 OS 19042.844   My Question or Issue I'm tired of spotify being very slow.   how come spotify is so slo...

Jeremy

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Songs liking score

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (20H2) My Question or IssueOne of the features I liked about the spotify desktop app was the ability to see the liking score for each song.In which version this killer feature was removed?? I 'd like to d...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (20H2)   My Question or Issue One of the features I liked about the spotify desktop app was the ability to see the liking score for eac...

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Superuser Contribution all other music says "content not available" after selecting a playlist

PlanIt's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials. DeviceFirefox on PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having ...

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Plan It's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials.   Device Firefox on PC ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Start stream to Chromecast Audio from Windows Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceWindows 10 PC running spotify V1.1.53.608. ChomeCast Audio running 1.42.172094 (updated 3.3.21) My Question or IssueI want to start a stream from the Windows desktop app to my Chromecast Audio. It does not appear in ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Windows 10 PC running spotify V1.1.53.608.  ChomeCast Audio running 1.42.172094  (updated 3.3.21)     My Questi...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Monthly listeners scroll bug

Hello everyone,I noticed this bug some months ago on Desktop Spotify (Windows 10). 1. Go to an artist page2. Click on Monthly Listeners3. Scroll down to the end of the page4. Click on the previous button next to the research bar5. End up at the end o...

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Hello everyone, I noticed this bug some months ago on Desktop Spotify (Windows 10).   1. Go to an artist page 2. Click on Monthly Listeners 3. Scroll down to the end of the page 4. Click o...

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Superuser Contribution UI Glitches badly when hardware acceleration is on.

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceCustom built gaming PCIntel i5-4690KAMD RX580 GPU16GB DDR3 RAM Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen resizing or moving the application, the UI glitches like crazy, it's unusable. I turned off hardware accel...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Custom built gaming PC Intel i5-4690K AMD RX580 GPU 16GB DDR3 RAM   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When res...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify UI is slow

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDeviceDesktop PC - i7 8700K - RTX 2080 - 16 GB ramOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My Question or IssueThe UI very slow when responding to the user input for example hitting play will take couple of seconds for the music to play...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Egypt Device Desktop PC - i7 8700K - RTX 2080 - 16 GB ram Operating System Windows 10 20H2   My Question or Issue The UI very slow when responding to the user inpu...

Novy

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[Desktop][Connect] Streaming Spotify to my TV, with Chromecast

Hello, Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast). Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecast I normally use, can't be selected. I can't see it in that list. I t...

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Hello,   Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast).   Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecas...

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Superuser Contribution Je n'entend plus le son

Aucune des informations ci-dessous n'est requise. Cependant, plus vous fournissez, plus il nous sera facile d'essayer de vous aider.PlanGratuitPaysFranceDispositifOrdinateur PortableSystème opérateurWindows 10 Ma question ou mon problèmeBonjour,sur l...

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Aucune des informations ci-dessous n'est requise. Cependant, plus vous fournissez, plus il nous sera facile d'essayer de vous aider. Plan Gratuit Pays France Dispositif Ordinateur Portable Sys...

BiklusNik

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps resuming songs after I pause

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceAlphaSync RTX 3070 Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 1TB HDD 480GB SSD Gaming Desktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. My spotify keeps resuming songs after I pause them. It takes about 10-15 seconds and it just sta...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium   Country UK   Device AlphaSync RTX 3070 Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 1TB HDD 480GB SSD Gaming Desktop PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello....

Dr_Nyanpasu

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 UWP app vs web

How to make the album cover appear like in a web player in windows 10 uwp app? the playlist design looks like 10 years ago(

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How to make the album cover appear like in a web player in windows 10 uwp app?  the playlist design looks like 10 years ago(   

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Keeps Refreshing Randomly to Main Menu

Operating SystemWindows 7 and XP My Question or IssueWhile using the desktop app player, what ever I am doing, like navigating into my playlists, searching music or whatnot, the app refreshes or reloads into the main menu. Its kind of annoying specia...

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Operating System Windows 7 and XP   My Question or Issue While using the desktop app player, what ever I am doing, like navigating into my playlists, searching music or whatnot, the app refr...

Alex

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[Desktop] Autoplay doesn't work

My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!

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My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Windows 10] White bar at top when Maximised

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363 My Question or IssueI have had this issue for a long time now, and nothing on the older topics seems to have helped me. I have a white bat at the top when my w...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363   My Question or Issue I have had this issue for a long time now, and nothing o...

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Solved!! Media Keys Using Youtube and Not Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting 2 days ago my Spotify hasn't actually been using my pause/play media key, instead it just pauses/plays youtube in chrome. I looked up solutions and nothing so far has...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting 2 days ago my Spotify hasn't actually been using my pause/play media key, instea...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stays on top, toggling hardware acceleration only works for a while

Hi,I am using Spotify app on a PC running W10 and unfortunately it tends to stay on top whenever I try to switch to another opened application. This issue is apparently quite common as I found a couple of solutions online. The thing is solutions are ...

Newbie

Hi, I am using Spotify app on a PC running W10 and unfortunately it tends to stay on top whenever I try to switch to another opened application. This issue is apparently quite common as I found a co...

Alex

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