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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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App doesn't work after Windows 10 update

Recently, I've updated my laptop to Windows 10 Version 1903, and my Spotify app doesn't work anymore. I've tried reinstalling, restarting my laptop and everything that I could possibly think. Anyone having the same trouble? or anyone knows how to fix...

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Recently, I've updated my laptop to Windows 10 Version 1903, and my Spotify app doesn't work anymore.  I've tried reinstalling, restarting my laptop and everything that I could possibly think.&...

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Spotify uses 2 folders to save data

PlanPremiumDeviceHP OmenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've set up Spotify to store my offline songs on my hard drive (H:), because I'm trying to keep my Windows drive light, but there's still a folder that weighs about 8GB just o...

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Plan Premium Device HP Omen Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've set up Spotify to store my offline songs on my hard drive (H:), because I'm trying to keep my Wind...

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"Like" heart sporadically does not work

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8, Windows 10 PC (Spotify.exe)Operating SystemAndroid PI, Windows 10 1904 My Question or IssueSporadically, some songs will not show up as liked even though they are in my liked playlist. It is not...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S8, Windows 10 PC (Spotify.exe) Operating System Android PI, Windows 10 1904   My Question or Issue Sporadically, some songs wi...

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Superuser Contribution Not getting all features available with different accounts

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada Device: Desktop PCOperating System: Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue: Signed up for Spotify Premium Duo account for me and my wife. We both installed the desktop version on our 2 separate Windows 10 machines. When she ...

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Plan: Premium Country: Canada   Device: Desktop PC Operating System: Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue: Signed up for Spotify Premium Duo account for me and my wife. We both i...

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[Desktop] Autoplay does not work after selecting an individual song from the History

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceASUS VivoMini PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home (1909) x64 My Question or IssueI enabled Autoplay and it works properly as soon as an album or playlist is finished playing. However, when I select a specific song individ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device ASUS VivoMini PC Operating System Windows 10 Home (1909) x64   My Question or Issue I enabled Autoplay and it works properly as soon as an album or ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify windows application shows local music files without my consent (privacy issue!)

Today I activated my Spotify Premium again (I was premium user in the past). Today I downloaded and installed Spotify Windows application for my PC, Windows 10. When I started playing music I noticed under section 'Songs' a song by a singer who's mus...

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Today I activated my Spotify Premium again (I was premium user in the past). Today I downloaded and installed Spotify Windows application for my PC, Windows 10. When I started playing music I noticed...

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Spotify VERY slow to do anything - from changing volume to load my albums.

Hello,My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t load either, nothing at all. This started from nowhere, real...

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Hello, My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t lo...

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Can't Play the Current Track

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWoke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play any songs without getting a message "Spotify can't play the current track....

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Woke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play an...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App does not work

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify sends an error message saying that it can't play the song, but that "if you h...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify s...

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Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen...

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIm getting always the same message since a few days... "Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen...". I reinstalled Spotify and erased the cache. What can i do now?

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Im getting always the same message since a few days... "Spotify kann dies zurzeit ...

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Superuser Contribution Don't launch at startup

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this behavior happens with other Spotify users as well. How can I help to fix th...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this...

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Superuser Contribution Headphone problem

I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, but it has issues on my desktop Windows 10 pc. I have...

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I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, bu...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closing on its own at random

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of opening and playing music the app closes on its own like it crashed. This has b...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of ope...

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Superuser Contribution Major problems with getting Spotify to work at all.

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi, Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as well as the box) saying – The Spotify application is not responding – despite i...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   Hi,   Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as ...

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Recently Played NOT updating

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having the Home page always with 3 playlists present as Recently Played and it's really annoying because these are NOT the latest... not even close. Please fix...

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Plan Premium Country Romania   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I'm having the Home page always with 3 playlists present as Recently Play...

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Automatically starts playing, changing device, skipping songs wth

Hello there, So I am using spotify premium on my windows PC, and on my android phone. There wasn't any problem yet, but today i was sleeping, and i wake for random **bleep**ty rap music playing. Since then, spotify keep playing random music when it i...

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Hello there,   So I am using spotify premium on my windows PC, and on my android phone.  There wasn't any problem yet, but today i was sleeping, and i wake for random **bleep**ty rap mus...

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Expiring Playlist Link

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or Issue Hey. I have recently put together a playlist of a bunch of songs I use in my YouTube videos. My subscribers have asked for a link to the playlist, so I put a link in the d...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue   Hey. I have recently put together a playlist of a bunch of songs I use in my YouTube vid...

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Spotify App in WIn10 Skips Every SOng and wont play.

PlanPremiumCountryAUDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueSpotify skips every song. On pc.Able to play on Sonos via direct connect from PC.Reinstalled and restarted. Happened since last Spotify Software Update (1.1.35.458.g89167...

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Plan Premium Country AU Device PC Operating System Windows 10 1909   My Question or Issue Spotify skips every song. On pc. Able to play on Sonos via direct connect from PC. Reinstall...

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Playback on Windows laptop is corrupted.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen playing back on my laptop, the songs pause/buzz/distorted/crackle etc. This does not hap...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When pl...

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PLAYBACK FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST

i wish to play an artist's albums from oldest to newest. But it only lists them from newest to oldest..is there a way to sort the albums with their oldest albums at the top of the page?..that way i can start at the begining of an artists career and p...

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i wish to play an artist's albums from oldest to  newest. But it only  lists them from newest to oldest..is there a way to sort the albums with their oldest albums at the top of the page?.....

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