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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 Unable to search for a song using Spotify webplayer

PlanPremiumCountry Malaysia Device LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI cant seem to search a song or artist using webplayer. I have tried refreshing the page a several times, but the problem still exist. May i know how should i re...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant seem to search a song or artist using webplayer. I have tried refreshing...

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No songs showing up other than local files.

PlanFreeCountryU.S.DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have performed 2 clean reinstalls and made sure I wasn't in offline mode, but I still can't see anything in my playlists, I can see them on mobile and on different computers,...

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Plan Free Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have performed 2 clean reinstalls and made sure I wasn't in offline mode, but I still can't see an...

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Taskbar Rewind/Play/Pause/Fast Forward Is Gone

I used to be able to hover over the taskbar icon and quickly rewind/fast forward/pause/play, but this is seemingly gone. Has this been officially deprecated or is this an issue? I've done all the usual troubleshooting (cleared cache/reinstalled/etc.)

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I used to be able to hover over the taskbar icon and quickly rewind/fast forward/pause/play, but this is seemingly gone. Has this been officially deprecated or is this an issue? I've done all the usu...

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How in the **bleep** is there STILL no dislike song button?!

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10, Web playerOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have been very frustrated with your service. PAID service. I keep looking for song dislike button and its never there. Someti...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Windows 10, Web player Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have been very frustrated with your ser...

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Superuser Contribution Playback/skipping error - 'Spotify can't play this right now'

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home - 10.0.18362 Build 18362Spotify Version1.1.35.458.g891674f3Audio OutputASUS Xonar DX audio My Question or IssuePlayback/skipping error - 'Spotify can't play this right now' I've been using S...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home - 10.0.18362 Build 18362 Spotify Version 1.1.35.458.g891674f3 Audio Output ASUS Xonar DX audio   My Question or Is...

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Why Can't You Add A Playlist Sorting Feature to Desktop UI

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow come there isn't an easy method to sort my playlists alphabetically on Spotify Desktop? Sure I can click-and-drag my playlists around, but it's incred...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How come there isn't an easy method to sort my playlists alphabetically...

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Can't reorder tracks in a playlist

i am trying to rearrange tracks inside a playlist on the desktop app (windows 10) i can't manage to do that. I've been doing that in the web browser app until now, but the browser app has suddenly stop showing new additions to the playlist. is there ...

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i am trying to rearrange tracks inside a playlist on the desktop app (windows 10) i can't manage to do that. I've been doing that in the web browser app until now, but the browser app has suddenly st...

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Podcast playlist keeps playing after adding 1 podcast to the queue

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to a music playlist and I see that a new episode of a podcast came out, I like to add the episode to the queue. So that when the current song ends, ...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I listen to a music playlist and I see that a new episode of a podcast came out, ...

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Superuser Contribution Songs still play even after 'Got it we won't play that song again'

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI play the radio for one of my mixes and it repeatedly plays the same ~30 songs, even though I have specifically clicked 'Got it we won't play that song again' MULTIPLE times on each song. They will not ...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I play the radio for one of my mixes and it repeatedly plays the same ~30 songs, even though I have specifically clicked 'Got it we wo...

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Superuser Contribution Continuous issues with desktop app in windows 10

Device(Lenovo Flex 14 Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I’m wondering why the constant glitches that I’ve seen on the help questions repeatedly aren’t being rectified. I find lately I’m spending more time trying to fix problems...

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Device (Lenovo Flex 14 Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   I’m wondering why the constant glitches that I’ve seen on the help questions repeatedly aren’t b...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify now skips all tracks unless started with "Run as Administrator"

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNot sure this started with recent windows updates I did yesterday but now spotify will only play anything if I started with "Run as Administrator", I've tried all the ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Not sure this started with recent windows updates I did yesterday but now spotify will only...

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Cannot "clear" album playing

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI have been playing an album and it is now in the "queue". However I now want to play a podcast. Trying to play it fails. Adding it to the queue seems to work initially so it looks like it will...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have been playing an album and it is now in the "queue". However I now want to play a podcast. Trying to play it fails. Adding it ...

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Superuser Contribution Group Session - Volume level is linked across all users on PC

Brief description of the issue: We started a group session on our mobile devices (because that's currently the only way we've found to do it). We changed our devices to our respective Computers. However, our volume level is forced to be the same. Whe...

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Brief description of the issue: We started a group session on our mobile devices (because that's currently the only way we've found to do it). We changed our devices to our respective Computers. Howe...

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Solved!! Cannot play song on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI start my premium plan recently. But since then, I cannot play any song on my PC (It was fine up until recently) I've tried every step the other post suggests, ...

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I start my premium plan recently. But since then, I cannot play any song on my PC (It...

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Skips songs and crashes when moving mouse

CountryBelgiumDeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue After a while when i'm coming back on the computer, when i move the mouse, spotify stops playing and will skip songs very fast.. he just goes trough the playlist till th...

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  Country Belgium Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   After a while when i'm coming back on the computer, when i move the mouse, spotify...

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Songs can't stop go to the next track

PlanFreeCountryIndonesiaDeviceROG Zephryus 14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy songs keep go to the next tracks automatically, even i'm not pressing it and it can't stop. I already reinstall but this seems not work.

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  Plan Free Country Indonesia Device ROG Zephryus 14 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My songs keep go to the next tracks automatically, even i'm not pressing i...

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Superuser Contribution Recently played in home menu dont update

Premium on windows 10My Question or IssueTitle. This has been going on for a month now. The playlist is up to date if I look at it in my library. Tried reinstalling, relogging, clearing cache. No Im not in private mode. Yes I have been listening to m...

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Premium on windows 10 My Question or Issue Title. This has been going on for a month now. The playlist is up to date if I look at it in my library. Tried reinstalling, relogging, clearing cache. No...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop can't track recently played songs

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.3, build 9600) My Question or IssueSpotify Home "Recently played" shows the same songs and albums I listened to when I *first installed* the software. The app seems pat...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.3, build 9600)   My Question or Issue Spotify Home "Recently played" shows the same songs and a...

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Desktop app not playing any songs

PlanFreeCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (build 19041.450) My Question or IssueHello, I listen to spotify often, but around 1-2 months ago, i had an issue. The desktop app weren't playing any songs. If i clicked on a song, it would sa...

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Plan Free Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (build 19041.450)   My Question or Issue Hello, I listen to spotify often, but around 1-2 months ago, i had an issue. Th...

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Playists - Date Added for Newly Added Songs displaying a countdown?

Basically starting today I noticed that songs we would add to our playlist are not showing the usual information under the date added field. Instead something I added just a minute ago says "in 10 hours".Meanwhile songs I added 2 hours ago, as you ma...

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Basically starting today I noticed that songs we would add to our playlist are not showing the usual information under the date added field.    Instead something I added just a minute ago s...

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