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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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[Desktop] Spotify Randomly Goes Offline

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueSpotify randomly goes offline. I've tried searching it up, I've tried looking at previous topics pertaining to why it goes offline and how to fix it, I've tried allowing it through the fire...

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Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly goes offline. I've tried searching it up, I've tried looking at previous topics pertaining to why it goes o...

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Solved!! New headphone issues

PlanPremiumCountry(Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePurchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth and are also wired with a 3.5mm headphone jack. (Brand: OneOdio, Wireless Pr...

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Plan Premium Country (Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia) Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Purchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth ...

LazarusJames

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spotify pc

CountryItalyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?

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Country Italy Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?

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Spotify not outputting sound

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processorOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently my Spotify has stopped playing any sound even when a song is playing. I have tried other apps and eve...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processor Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my Spotify has stopped ...

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Skipping through all songs...

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAll of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip through all my tracks or all the songs on the album I tried to play and my Spotify will ...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue All of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip thro...

TaTHEj

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Solved!! Username instead of Displayname

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is there a solution to revert it back to showing my display name? because i know ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is th...

Naphe

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My songs pasue randomly.

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueUsually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minutes. It is really annoying. Please help.

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Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10 home   My Question or Issue Usually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minute...

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Disable desktop overlay media keys

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceHP laptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I use my keyboard media keys to pause a song, change songs, or change volumes, an overlay appears in the upper left-hand corner and remains there for a few ...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device HP laptop  Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue Whenever I use my keyboard media keys to pause a song, change songs, or change vo...

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Windows 10 Installation Errors Cause by Microsoft App Store (Solution)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, HP OMEN-15)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis post is a concern I have with a solution to Windows installation problems and a question for the devs....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, HP OMEN-15) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue This post is a concern I h...

TaTHEj

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Solved!! Some songs give an error while trying to play it

PlanFree CountryUSA DeviceLaptop Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 I am trying to play a song that I recently got into on youtube, but when I found it, it was grayed out and Spotify said that it can't play the song right now and if I had the song file,...

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Plan Free   Country USA   Device Laptop   Operating System Windows 10 1909   I am trying to play a song that I recently got into on youtube, but when I found it, it wa...

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Play-fi speakers not shown on Spotify's Device List

My DTS Play-fi speakers cannot be seen in Spotify's device list. These speakers are on the same wi-fi network as my Amazon Echo Dot speakers which I can see on the devices list. What do I need to do to get these to show up on the list?

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My DTS Play-fi speakers cannot be seen in Spotify's device list.  These speakers are on the same wi-fi network as my Amazon Echo Dot speakers which I can see on the devices list. What do I need ...

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App doesn't work on Windows 7

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1Spotify App Version1.1.31.703.g256add22 My Question or IssueMy app doesn't work on my PC. It opens normally, I can browse songs, artists and playlists without any error....

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Plan Premium Country Brasil Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 Spotify App Version 1.1.31.703.g256add22   My Question or Issue My app doesn't work on my PC....

dinomight

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Unable delete ghost local files

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Desktop)Operating System( Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have tried several methods. When I hold and/or press delete the songs come right back, when I delete "local-file.bnk" or change its name the local songs still rema...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device (Desktop) Operating System ( Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have tried several methods. When I hold and/or press delete the songs come righ...

dinomight

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Spotify AppData folder will not delete and Spotify won't run

So my Spotify stopped working now it isn't responding. I uninstalled Spotify and tried to delete the AppData folder for Spotify but it said that it could not delete it because the folder or file was open in another program. I checked in task manager ...

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So my Spotify stopped working now it isn't responding. I uninstalled Spotify and tried to delete the AppData folder for Spotify but it said that it could not delete it because the folder or file was ...

magicman268

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Superuser Contribution Playlist keeps skipping back to start

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 So for some reason on my Desktop app, whenever i play a playlist without shuffle (mainly the Liked Songs, don't listen to other playlists without shuffle really so don't know if the issue exists the...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   So for some reason on my Desktop app, whenever i play a playlist without shuffle (mainly the Liked Songs, don't listen to other ...

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Superuser Contribution Missing Songs

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice(iPhone x & Pc Windows 10)Operating System(iOS Windows) My Question or IssueMy saved/liked songs keep disappearing as if i never liked them before. When i googled it, i found that some artists remove songs. But rece...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device (iPhone x & Pc Windows 10) Operating System (iOS Windows)   My Question or Issue My saved/liked songs keep disappearing as if i never liked ...

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Where can I find the country version of That Don't Impress Me Much?

I can only find the pop version never had that problem beforeThis onehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqFLXayD6e8 Not This One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5nbVD7PiKw

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I can only find the pop version never had that problem before This one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqFLXayD6e8   Not This One   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5nbVD7PiKw

OneByBoo

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x Can't play current song.

PlanFree/Premium CountryUSA DeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to play my weekly discovery. If/when the track plays at all, it plays for 5 seconds and then the blue banner pops up reading: Can't play current tr...

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  Plan Free/Premium   Country USA   Device Desktop PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to play my weekly discovery.  If/when...

OneByBoo

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Shift, ctrl, alt and windows key causing songs to skip, even if app is minimized...PC windows 10

As it says in the title, these keys make songs skip continuously until I let go of them. I've tried re-installing, still does it. I use a Razer BlackWidow Ultimate, and Windows 10. Any solutions? Makes it very hard to work while listening to music as...

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As it says in the title, these keys make songs skip continuously until I let go of them. I've tried re-installing, still does it. I use a  Razer BlackWidow Ultimate, and Windows 10. Any solution...

Zedkan

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Taskbar Icon Blank

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason my Spotify taskbar icon is blank. It still works but the logo is not visible.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some reason my Spotify taskbar icon is blank.  It still works but the logo is not visible.

TaTHEj

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