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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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!! Spotify doesn't follow my playlist during playback

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 ProSo I recently got this issue on my PC. It works fine on my Mac and my iPhone, but when I play songs from my main playlist on PC, Spotify jumps to random Stevie Wonder songs (that I have ne...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro So I recently got this issue on my PC. It works fine on my Mac and my iPhone, but when I play songs from my main playli...

Emilia_8

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Unavailable song in liked songs

Hi, In my liked songs playlist I have a song which has become unavailable, so whenever I start to play my liked songs playlist, it will come up with an error that "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can impor...

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Hi,   In my liked songs playlist I have a song which has become unavailable, so whenever I start to play my liked songs playlist, it will come up with an error that "Spotify can't play this ri...

Emilia_8

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Necessary Podcast Player Updates

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10,etc. My Question or IssueIt seems like whoever is in charge of the Desktop Podcast experience does not listen to podcasts. Some of these have been addressed in other threads and for other p...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10,etc.   My Question or Issue It seems like whoever is in charge of the Desktop Podcast experience does not listen to ...

Peter

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Lists at "home" page is broken

PlanFree/PremiumCountryRussiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan't see all lists at home page, they look clipped or broken. What should I do to see them all? Spoiler (Highlight to read)

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Plan Free/Premium Country Russia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Can't see all lists at home page, they look clipped or broken. What should I do to see them all? &nbs...

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Solved!! Audio popping and cracking. Reinstalledm, updated drivers, disabled hdwr accel, nothing.

I'm running the Windows 10 desktop audio app and I've been having audio pops and cracks at random intervals in all the music I listen to (It's not clipping or part of the song). It happens more often when my computer is doing a high intensity task li...

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I'm running the Windows 10 desktop audio app and I've been having audio pops and cracks at random intervals in all the music I listen to (It's not clipping or part of the song). It happens more often...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify IP Address Range?

Spotify has recently seemed to start using some IP addresses on the Google Cloud. Those IP addresses don't seem to be documented anywhere, which means my IT department cannot open port 4070 to allow Spotify to work on our network. Is there anyone at ...

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Spotify has recently seemed to start using some IP addresses on the Google Cloud. Those IP addresses don't seem to be documented anywhere, which means my IT department cannot open port 4070 to allow ...

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Music keeps pausing

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6s, Asus LaptopOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or IssueMusic keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to the internet. It happens to both my laptop and phone. I have tried reinstall...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6s, Asus Laptop Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Music keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify cannot play this file right now. If the file exist on the computer you can import it

Ive tried different kind of solutions... Turning off hardware acceleration, delete local files bla bla but im fed of this. Spotify cost money per month meaning im paying that money, in return i want the stuff to work. If i am to dig deep in the web t...

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Ive tried different kind of solutions... Turning off hardware acceleration, delete local files bla bla but im fed of this. Spotify cost money per month meaning im paying that money, in return i want ...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution The Selected song will be played after the ads

Plan FreeCountry Canada Device PC running Windows 10(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Ok I am running Windows 10 (64 bit) and when I have Spotify...

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Plan Free Country Canada   Device PC running Windows 10 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) ...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't launch

I recently installed Windows 10 1607 64-bit and wanted to install Spotify on it but once it installed, I cannot open the program. There is nothing in the task manager and have reinstalled it twice and restarted my PC. I have installed .NET framework,...

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I recently installed Windows 10 1607 64-bit and wanted to install Spotify on it but once it installed, I cannot open the program. There is nothing in the task manager and have reinstalled it twice an...

Peter

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Windows 10 as Spotify Connect Receiver

Hello,I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify account, as if it were a Chromecast, Android TV, etc. ...

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Hello, I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify a...

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Solved!! errorcode -4 - cant connect to internet - everything else works

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, after the automatic update my spotify cant connect to the internet. I always have to downgrade my program to use it. for example: "spotify-1-0-85-259" works fine. ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, after the automatic update my spotify cant connect to the internet. I always have to do...

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Error 112 on Windows 10 Desktop and nothing plays from Web Player

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playing. I closed the App and opened it back up and was unable to log back in to th...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playi...

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Solved!! [Web Player] on Win10 with Chrome not working

PlanPremium w/ familyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello there,since yesterday (September 2nd 2019) I cannot access the web player on my work PC.I'm using Windows 10 with Chrome Version 76.0.3809.132 (Official Build) (64-bit).When I ...

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Plan Premium w/ family Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello there, since yesterday (September 2nd 2019)  I cannot access the web player on my work PC. I'm using ...

Luan

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Autoplay not working

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10, 1903My Question or IssueTurning "Autoplay" under settings does nothing. On=Autoplays, Off=Autoplays. Tried to reboort, reinstall. Feature or Bug?

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    Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10, 1903 My Question or Issue Turning "Autoplay" under settings does nothing. On=Autoplays, Off=Autoplays....

Luan

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Popfiltr

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I logged in to Spotify on Internet Explorer it automatically redirects me to Popfiltr and I am unable to log into my normal Spotify. Is there any way for me to log out of ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I logged in to Spotify on Internet Explorer it automatically redirects me to Popfiltr and I...

Luan

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Spotify Instant Skipping

ProblemMy Problem is, i start Spotify and click on a Song, its insantly over, i click on a Playlist and it skips the songs till the playlist is over. What can i do?PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Pro

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Problem My Problem is, i start Spotify and click on a Song, its insantly over, i click on a Playlist and it skips the songs till the playlist is over. What can i do? Plan Premium Country Germany...

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I would like to add music or sounds to my slide show

I would like to add music or sounds to my slide show? What is the best process if it is possible? When I am trying to find the downloads on my desktop, I cannot find them? Does the Spotify app allow this? My email: *snip*

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I would like to add music or sounds to my slide show? What is the best process if it is possible? When I am trying to find the downloads on my desktop, I cannot find them? Does the Spotify app al...

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Superuser Contribution How to Disconnect device from my spotify account? I can't find solutions

FreeMexicoDesktop and Android (Motorola)Windows 10I know that many have asked this but I can't find a solution.My phone connects automatically every time I open Spotify on my computer. I have already removed this device (my phone) from my computer bu...

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Free Mexico Desktop and Android (Motorola) Windows 10 I know that many have asked this but I can't find a solution. My phone connects automatically every time I open Spotify on my computer. I ha...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Skip hotkeys skipping multiple songs

When I press the skip hotkeys (F10 and F12) they seem to skip the whole playlist. Anyway to fix this?

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When I press the skip hotkeys (F10 and F12) they seem to skip the whole playlist. Anyway to fix this?

Peter

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