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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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can't fix my hacking problem

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I believe my account's been hacked and I've done everything to try and fix it.I changed my password (3 times!!) and logged out everywhere multiple times. I...

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Plan Student Premium Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi! I believe my account's been hacked and I've done everything to try and fix it. ...

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PC Windows Desktop is Glitchy

I'm on Premium and have the desktop app on my PC using Windows 10.The desktop app feels particularly glitchy for podcasts.1) When I hit pause, the audio/video continues to play for 5-10 seconds. Similarly when I hit play, it can take 5-10 seconds to ...

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I'm on Premium and have the desktop app on my PC using Windows 10. The desktop app feels particularly glitchy for podcasts. 1)  When I hit pause, the audio/video continues to play for 5-10 s...

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Solved!! Spotify Starts Automatically Even When Advanced Settings are Changed

My Question or IssueMy advanced settings are set to "No" for automatic start up but Spotify still starts automatically and every time it does my computer slows down and freezes even if I exit from the app. I use this app every day but if this continu...

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My Question or Issue My advanced settings are set to "No" for automatic start up but Spotify still starts automatically and every time it does my computer slows down and freezes even if I exit from ...

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spotify won't work

i've tried uninstall and reinstall on my pc - and nothing worksi've tried deleting cache - nothing worksi've tried unclick the hardware acceleration - nothing!!! no matter what i did/do - spotify don't play anything!!! i'm losing it! help

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i've tried uninstall and reinstall on my pc - and nothing works i've tried deleting cache - nothing works i've tried unclick the hardware acceleration - nothing!!!   no matter what i did/do ...

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Spotify keeps skipping songs

PlanPremiumDeviceLenovo LegionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I tried to play a song, it keeps skipping, this is really frustrating. What can I do about it? It works fine with my phone but with my laptop it is so annoying. I trie...

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  Plan Premium Device Lenovo Legion Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   When I tried to play a song, it keeps skipping, this is really frustrating. What can ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify has lost its mind nothing really working right

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on my pc has been acting really strange lately and I have no idea how to fix it. I can navigate just fine but I can't choose the song to play. I click it and not...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify on my pc has been acting really strange lately and I have no idea how to fix ...

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Superuser Contribution Cant like songs

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI'm trying to like 2 songs that I found on spotify, but when I try to, the button isn't there at all. What can I do in this situation? The songs are https://open.spotify.com/...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to like 2 songs that I found on spotify, but when I try to, the button isn't there at all. Wha...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Album art, Artist and Track all out of sync/frozen

Brief description of the issue:The album art, artist and track title seem to freeze at random occasions after an ad has played. Post advert, the song slider remains stuck at 30 seconds and is unusable. See attached image. Steps to reproduce the issue...

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Brief description of the issue: The album art, artist and track title seem to freeze at random occasions after an ad has played. Post advert, the song slider remains stuck at 30 seconds and is unusa...

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App auto-downloading all music on device

PlanPremiumCountry Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi there - when I log in to the Spotify app on Windows it's auto downloading ALL the music on my laptop - about 150GB - which will take 13 hours and makes the app unusable. How do I ge...

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Plan Premium Country   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi there  - when I log in to the Spotify app on Windows it's auto downloading ALL the music on my lapt...

GrifGrif

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Solved!! "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceAcer Nitro 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo about a week ago my Spotify app stopped working and kept saying if you have the file on your computer you can import it and I have read through about 15 f...

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  Plan Free Country United States Device Acer Nitro 5 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So about a week ago my Spotify app stopped working and kept saying i...

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I cannot get spotify premium on my account anymore

PlanFree but I used to have premiumCountryUnited StatesMy Question or IssueI used to have Spotify premium but I cancelled my plan a few months ago, however now I want to require Spotify Premium and every time I try to upgrade the message of "Somethin...

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Plan Free but I used to have premium Country United States My Question or Issue I used to have Spotify premium but I cancelled my plan a few months ago, however now I want to require Spotify Pre...

Billy-J

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[Desktop] Optimising the Spotify app on Windows

Currently the Spotify app on Windows 10, whether it be from the Windows store or not, runs like garbage. Would it be possible to optimise the app so it runs as well as it does on IOS and Android?

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Currently the Spotify app on Windows 10, whether it be from the Windows store or not, runs like garbage. Would it be possible to optimise the app so it runs as well as it does on IOS and Android?&nbs...

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no sound on Windows

Hi everybody,I have the Problem that since few weeks i have no sound on Windows 10. I use the desktop app of germany and the free version of Spotify. I done everything. I installed it new, restart the Laptop from Lenovo etc. I does not have any clue ...

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Hi everybody, I have the Problem that since few weeks i have no sound on Windows 10. I use the desktop app of germany and the free version of Spotify. I done everything. I installed it new, restart ...

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Superuser Contribution Moving about within long podcasts on Garmin Spotify

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceGarmin Fenix 5+Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I tend to find the Spotify app on Garmin smartwatches (i have the Fenix 5+) tends to crash in between sessions, so for example, aft...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Garmin Fenix 5+ Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I tend to find the Spotify app on Garmin...

Xenia

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How to check Offline & cached music

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceAsus TUG FA506IVOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi everyone, I figured out only today how to check the downloaded music on my phone, which was quite nice.However, when looking for something similar for my l...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Asus TUG FA506IV Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I figured out only today how to check the downloaded music on my phon...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app for W10 out of service

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceASUS F550L core i7, 8GB RAMOperating Systemwindows 10 version 1903 x64 My Question or IssueThe App does not start! I cannot use it!

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device ASUS F550L core i7, 8GB RAM Operating System windows 10 version 1903 x64   My Question or Issue The App does not start! I cannot use it!

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs playlist does not match Songs playlist on Desktop

After the recent update to Spotify the user experience has fallen below the expectations of a long-time premium subscriber. I mainly use Spotify by liking a song and listening to the playlist of songs that I've previously liked on my PC and iPhone. A...

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After the recent update to Spotify the user experience has fallen below the expectations of a long-time premium subscriber. I mainly use Spotify by liking a song and listening to the playlist of song...

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Dual Monitors Different Resolution Issue

Starting spotify on my second monitor running at 1920x1080p and then dragging it to the larger 2560x1440p monitor creates a weird fullscreen issue. I've tried changing all of the compatability settings under spotify to no avail. Here's an printscreen...

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Starting spotify on my second monitor running at 1920x1080p and then dragging it to the larger 2560x1440p monitor creates a weird fullscreen issue.  I've tried changing all of the compatability ...

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Superuser Contribution I can't play any song

PlanPremiumCountryIndoneisaDeviceAsus A442UROperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play any song on my spotify. my web player and phone are working just fine but my desktop app can't do anything. My playlist wont sync too.

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Plan Premium Country Indoneisa Device Asus A442UR Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't play any song on my spotify. my web player and phone are working just fine ...

Ivan

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