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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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MIKAAAAEL

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Possible Bug
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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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hroski

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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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Solved!! Music is not playing on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo ThinkBook 14Operating SystemWindows 10 (Pro, I believe) My Question or IssueI can't play music on my desktop app on my new Windows 10 laptop. I've only had the laptop for a week and it worked for the first few da...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Operating System Windows 10 (Pro, I believe)   My Question or Issue I can't play music on my desktop app on my new Windo...

allisy

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Superuser Contribution Casting from desktop app stuck in shuffle play

PlanFreeCountryUSDevice(google home mini)Operating System(Windows 10) Until a few weeks ago I could start playing music on the google mini then cast from Spotify desktop app with no issues and control of songs. Now when I cast from the desktop app it...

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Plan Free Country US Device (google home mini) Operating System (Windows 10)   Until a few weeks ago I could start playing music on the google mini then cast from Spotify desktop app wi...

JanBlake

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Needs an On/Off Switch

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Surface Go, Dell Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Spotify Connect needs an on/off switch. There are many reasons, but my main one is as follows: I have Spotify installed on an elderly relative's...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Surface Go, Dell Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Spotify Connect needs an on/off switch. There are many r...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Fulscreen mode

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicewindows 10 computerOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to use fullscreen mode on my computer, but every time i put it in fullscreen it closes after 1 song. is there any way to make it stay in fullscre...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device windows 10 computer Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I am trying to use fullscreen mode on my computer, but every time i put it in ful...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Jump to first Song in Album when switching Devices

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePC/Android PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10/AndroidSpotify VersionPC1.1.41.634.gc2c73ca7Phone8.5.42.812My Question or IssueI am listening to a lot of Audiobooks via Spotify recently, and had a lot of minor issues with co...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC/Android Phone Operating System Windows 10/Android Spotify Version PC 1.1.41.634.gc2c73ca7 Phone 8.5.42.812 My Question or Issue I am listening to ...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan videos in Latvia

Hi.As I understand Joe Rogan podcasts wont be on Youtube anymore.I like to watch the videos. As I understand there is video section in USA and some other parts in the world. But in Latvia there is no video section.Will the Video section will be final...

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Hi. As I understand Joe Rogan podcasts wont be on Youtube anymore. I like to watch the videos. As I understand there is video section in USA and some other parts in the world. But in Latvia there i...

Ivan

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Changing Username On a Microsoft PC

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceLenovo Laptop Circa about ten years ago or soOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA while back I think I changed the email address linked to my account or something, or probably what I did was link a coupl...

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Plan Free Country United States   Device Lenovo Laptop Circa about ten years ago or so Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A while back I think I changed the email...

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Superuser Contribution cant add certain song to playlist

PlanFreeCountryUS DeviceDesktopOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI keep trying to add the song "Man of the year (OG)" but when I right-click, nothing shows up to add to the playlist, same thing happening with the song "slasher" by juic...

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  Plan Free Country US   Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I keep trying to add the song "Man of the year (OG)" but when I right-click, no...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify on windows doesnt work and i cant search music on browser

i am on laptop and when i open desktop spotify i cant play, it just shows me something like thisi just got spotify premium with family subscription and on phone is working perfectly(iphone xs ios 14.0.1) and on my windows 10 64 bits it doesnt work, a...

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i am on laptop and when i open desktop spotify i cant play, it just shows me something like this i just got spotify premium with family subscription and on phone is working perfectly(iphone xs ios...

vizi

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is not displaying display name, only user name

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have an issue where my display name won't show up for my logged in user. It only shows my username which is like a long range of random characters and doesn't re...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have an issue where my display name won't show up for my logged in user. It only show...

Thaliel

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Solved!! Album Cover Art Missing from the Bottom-Left Now Playing Section

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs of a few days ago, the Album cover art from the bottom-left corner of the Spotify desktop app has gone missing. The Title and Artist were to the right and the Album cover...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As of a few days ago, the Album cover art from the bottom-left corner of the Spotify desktop...

iirenechoi

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No sound on Desktop app (just re-downloaded, and NOT a general sound problem)

PlanPremium DeviceLenovo Yoga 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince last week when Spotify updated, I can't use my desktop app. It looks like it's playing the music, but there's no sound. It is NOT a computer sound issue, and I jus...

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Plan Premium   Device Lenovo Yoga 2018 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since last week when Spotify updated, I can't use my desktop app. It looks like it's pla...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10, MacOs and iOS apps not syncing

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone XS Max, Macbook Pro 2019, Desktop PC - Windows 10Operating SystemiOS 13.6.1, MacOS 10.15.6, Windows 10 2004 19041.450 My Question or Issue Hi, I've just signed up to use Spotify Premium. I'm using a desktop PC, a Macbo...

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Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone XS Max, Macbook Pro 2019, Desktop PC - Windows 10 Operating System iOS 13.6.1, MacOS 10.15.6, Windows 10 2004 19041.450   My Question or Issue ...

Converge57

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on laptop change soundmix depending on volume

My spotify seems to change the mix of the audio depending on the volume slider in spotify itself. Playing around with the system volume and the in app slider, I found out that the lower volumes are more bass heavy while the high volumes are very tinn...

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My spotify seems to change the mix of the audio depending on the volume slider in spotify itself. Playing around with the system volume and the in app slider, I found out that the lower volumes are m...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop doest work

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin7 My Question or Issue Spotify doest work, when i hit the play button nothing happens and the program stays open in the task manager even after i closei already tried search the host files, but ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Win7   My Question or Issue  Spotify doest work, when i hit the play button nothing happens and the program stays open ...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Friend Activity" is updated with one song delay

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"Friend Activity" always shows the previous song that they listened. Assume that there are 3 songs; A, B, and C and I'm listening them respectively. Let's say I st...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue "Friend Activity" always shows the previous song that they listened.    Ass...

onr1

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Superuser Contribution Queue not working correctly when adding songs (Windows)

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDell and VaioOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSymilar to another user's issue, but on Windows. Adding in queue does not add forward, it skips one song, or duplicates or triplicates. Also, moving songs does w...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Dell and Vaio Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Symilar to another user's issue, but on Windows. Adding in queue does not add forward...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Queue bug
queue error
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Downloading playlists offline to D: drive

I have been trying to figure out how to download a playlist that is already downloaded offline on my Windows 10 PC to a Scan disk drive. Can someone please help me?

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I have been trying to figure out how to download a playlist that is already downloaded offline on my Windows 10 PC to a Scan disk drive. Can someone please help me?

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