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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Entry Point Not Found error

I've been trying to download spotify on my pc but I can't open it as I get the error message"The procedure entry point SetThreadDescription could not be located in the dynamic link libraryC:\users\M\appdatta\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe." I've tried d...

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I've been trying to download spotify on my pc but I can't open it as I get the error message "The procedure entry point SetThreadDescription could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\us...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug: Podcast played status not syncing to desktop

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDevice(iPhone 11, iMac, Windows laptop)Operating System(iOS 16, Mac OS 10.15, Windows 11) My Question or IssueWith the release of the new Spotify mobile app (the one with tiktok feed stuff), the played status of podcasts ...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device (iPhone 11, iMac, Windows laptop) Operating System (iOS 16, Mac OS 10.15, Windows 11)   My Question or Issue With the release of the new Spotify...

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Superuser Contribution Issue with playing songs on spotify

So i joined someones jam on spotify on the spotify web player, however i had to then install the app if i wanted to listen in on the jam. However i then uninstalled the app after as i prefer the web player, but upon returning to the web player it no ...

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So i joined someones jam on spotify on the spotify web player, however i had to then install the app if i wanted to listen in on the jam. However i then uninstalled the app after as i prefer the web ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Fullscreen mode layout issue in Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.61.431.g05f88175

The left edge of full screen mode shows the contents of the library when the Your Library tab is active, it works correctly if the Your Library tab is hidden. And this problem gets even worse by disabling the "Now Playing screen".Steps to replicate t...

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The left edge of full screen mode shows the contents of the library when the Your Library tab is active, it works correctly if the Your Library tab is hidden. And this problem gets even worse by disa...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Cant play any music

I am in the UK on my desk top and get Spotify OK till now.....now nothing What can I do?

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I am in the UK on my desk top and get Spotify OK till now.....now nothing What can I do?

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Superuser Contribution "No results found" for any prompt

Whenever I search anything on PC nothing pops up. It always says "No results found" no matter what I type.

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Whenever I search anything on PC nothing pops up. It always says "No results found" no matter what I type.

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after 1-2 songs

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repeat one track " after 1-2 repeats it crashes without any error.I tried:reinst...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repe...

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Superuser Contribution Webplayer podcast episodes end early

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDeviceWebplayer on Chrome and Edge Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssuePodcast episodes frequently stop early and the next episode in My Episodes will start playing. It usually happens within a minute before the concl...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US Device Webplayer on Chrome and Edge   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Podcast episodes frequently stop early and the next episode in ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No More Offline Mode in Desktop Versions

The new update for the Desktop Versions (Mac and Windows) have removed the application's "offline" mode function. You can still download songs and put it available for offline playing but putting the entire app on "offline" mode is no longer possible...

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The new update for the Desktop Versions (Mac and Windows) have removed the application's "offline" mode function. You can still download songs and put it available for offline playing but putting the...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not see music from local disk

I want to add files to Spotify from a local disk on my PC Windows 10. No matter how many folders I add in the Spotify settings, all folders are saved.

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I want to add files to Spotify from a local disk on my PC Windows 10. No matter how many folders I add in the Spotify settings, all folders are saved.

Eni

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Spotify DDOSing my router

Hi All, A bit of a weird one. I've seen at least twice.I don't understand why and what's triggering it. The Spotify app will start sending A LOT (100Mbits/s) of network traffic, all of those tiny packets (between 54 and 60 bytes). This causes my rout...

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Hi All,   A bit of a weird one. I've seen at least twice. I don't understand why and what's triggering it. The Spotify app will start sending A LOT (100Mbits/s) of network traffic, all of tho...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Windows doesn't share my activity, for apps that summary activity

My Question or IssueSo, when Im listening to Spotify on my Windows 10 app, it doesn't share my activity to other apps. But when Im using it on Google Chrome, or my phone (Android) everything works well, and data is shared normally. I dont have privat...

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  My Question or Issue So, when Im listening to Spotify on my Windows 10 app, it doesn't share my activity to other apps. But when Im using it on Google Chrome, or my phone (Android) everythin...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution recover deleted songs in a playlist , help needed

I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago

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I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago

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Superuser Contribution Volume slider locked, can't change volume

PlanPremiumCountryPLDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm experiencing an issue with my Spotify aplication where I'm unable to adjust the volume as the volume slider appears to be locked. Also I can't change the device I'm playin...

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  Plan Premium Country PL Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm experiencing an issue with my Spotify aplication where I'm unable to adjust the volume ...

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Superuser Contribution App is Playing Music, But then Randomly Stops?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows HPOperating SystemWindows 11 Home (OS Build is 26100.3476) My Question or IssueOur app is not catching up to the songs being played, and then completely stops playing music. One song will play, then the app will sta...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows HP Operating System Windows 11 Home (OS Build is 26100.3476)   My Question or Issue Our app is not catching up to the songs being played, a...

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Superuser Contribution Old Playlist Shown Before Update on Windows App

PlanFreeCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11Spotify Version1.2.60.564.gcc6305cbMy Question or IssueRecently, the New Music Friday and Release Radar playlists don’t update immediately. The old playlists from the previous week are always show...

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Plan Free Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version 1.2.60.564.gcc6305cb My Question or Issue Recently, the New Music Friday and Release Radar playlists don’t upd...

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Superuser Contribution My bluetooth headphones keep pausing spotify

If I go on a discord call while listening to spotify, it will mute spotify. Even if I hit play on the music there is no music. I can see the music is still playing, I just can't hear it. If I exit a discord call, the music will resume.

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If I go on a discord call while listening to spotify, it will mute spotify. Even if I hit play on the music there is no music. I can see the music is still playing, I just can't hear it. If I exit a ...

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Really??? Cannot display playlist and lyrics at same time???

Hi guys, is their a way to display the lyrics and the playlist at the same time?! It looks like that it is not possible! What brings me to the topic, how shitty can a app in 2025 be, that you cannot adjust it like you want it? @Spotify: Its a shame s...

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Hi guys,   is their a way to display the lyrics and the playlist at the same time?!   It looks like that it is not possible! What brings me to the topic, how shitty can a app in 2025 be...

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