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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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bluehallon

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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 use/uninstall Spotify

I'm having issues with spotify on my PC, when i start-up the computer a pop up appears saying that spotify cant open with two options, try againg ehich only makes the pop up appear again nad ignore which makes spotify appear after a couple minutes bu...

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I'm having issues with spotify on my PC, when i start-up the computer a pop up appears saying that spotify cant open with two options, try againg ehich only makes the pop up appear again nad ignore w...

OneByBoo

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High CPU Usage, Unusable unless Offline.

PremiumUSADesktopWindows 10 Spotify CPU usage reaches ~50% when logged in and online. Offline mode doesn't provoke the CPU leak, but Spotify will not accept any connection from a VPN. I've deleted and reinstalled everything Spotify multiple times (in...

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Premium USA Desktop Windows 10   Spotify CPU usage reaches ~50% when logged in and online. Offline mode doesn't provoke the CPU leak, but Spotify will not accept any connection from a VPN. ...

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[BUG] Window title is not set to the currently playing song if casting

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell Laptop + Google Home MiniOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGenerally when playing Spotify, the App window title displays the currently playing song, like "Hello - Adele" or so. However, if I start casting to...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Dell Laptop + Google Home Mini Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Generally when playing Spotify, the App window title displays the c...

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Solved!! I cant post my playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to share my playlist I cant and it's really annoying. I hope I can get an answer I also am including screenshots of the issue. Also while you guys are at it can...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to share my playlist I cant and it's really annoying. I hope I can get an answer I a...

Emilia_8

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profile picture doesn't change after changing it

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI wanted to change my profile picture on Spotify. I changed it on Spotify but it came out wonky, so I went to my Facebook page, because I have it linked. So I changed my...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I wanted to change my profile picture on Spotify. I changed it on Spotify but it came...

OneByBoo

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How do I disable the media keys for spotify?

So my usual setup is to have my local file media player respond to the media hotkeys and to play/pause spotify by opening the window and using spacebar. This usually hasn't been an issue but recently spotify started responding to the media hotkeys at...

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So my usual setup is to have my local file media player respond to the media hotkeys and to play/pause spotify by opening the window and using spacebar. This usually hasn't been an issue but recently...

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Solved!! I can't hear any music

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceLenovo Ideapad 310Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't hear any of my music that I want to play, even though the bar and timer moves. It's like I'm on mute, even though I'm not. I tried to look through...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Lenovo Ideapad 310 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't hear any of my music that I want to play, even though the bar and time...

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Remove Songs From Playlists When Removed From Library`

I don't want any songs in any of my playlists that aren't in my library. Removing a song from the library is easy, how can I also remove it from all playlists? The only way I've found is to go to the playlist, find the song there and remove it from t...

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I don't want any songs in any of my playlists that aren't in my library.  Removing a song from the library is easy, how can I also remove it from all playlists?  The only way I've foun...

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Solved!! Can't save any changement on spotify

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello ma'am or sir, Hello i'd decided to change my profile picture and also change some setting but then i realized that i can't save any changement, included my profile p...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello ma'am or sir,  Hello i'd decided to change my profile picture and also change s...

Emilia_8

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Save Spotify Wrapped locally

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, this is a quite simple question or possibly a request.I really loved the "Spotify wrapped for the entire decade" and i would love to save it somehow, mostly because in the ...

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  Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, this is a quite simple question or possibly a request. I really loved the "Spotify wrapped ...

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Favourite songs won't update unless deleting cache

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAndroid 9 Phone / Windows 10 Desktop PCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueI've added a song to my favourite songs list a few days ago and it would not show up on my desktop client. Even after logging out / loggi...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Android 9 Phone / Windows 10 Desktop PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue I've added a song to my favourite songs list a few days ago a...

MrColdface

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Skipping tracks only in 5.1 on Realtek audio with sonic studio

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNever had this problem before, but after an audio driver update spotify began to skip all tracks of my playlist, the song does not even start it skips to next inst...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Never had this problem before, but after an audio driver update spotify began to skip a...

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Solved!! Escape key skips to next song

PlanPremium StudentCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, whenever I have Spotify open and play music from it, whenever I press the escape key, Spotify switches to the next song in my playlist. As far as I'm awa...

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Plan Premium Student Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, whenever I have Spotify open and play music from it, whenever I press the esc...

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autoplay not working

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay doesn't play at the end of any of my playlists in my libary at the moment. Just keeps taking me back to the start of the playlist and autoplay is switched on

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay doesn't play at the end of any of my playlists in my libary at the moment. J...

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Superuser Contribution Audio problems on fresh install

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Device(New HP Intel i5 laptop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just got a new pc and downloaded the desktop version (which I used on my old pc) and I am having an issue where it will not play from my default...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device (New HP Intel i5 laptop) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just got a  new pc and downloaded the desktop version (w...

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When I change my profile picture, it just disappears!

PlanPremium DeviceAcer Notebook Operating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueI was able to change my profile picture before, but now I cannot. I am clicking on the change button and then I choose the picture I want. It appears in the profile picture...

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Plan Premium   Device Acer Notebook   Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue I was able to change my profile picture before, but now I cannot. I am clicking on the...

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Recently Played is empty

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently Played is empty on the windows 10 version opening spotify going to home and under Recently Played its just empty but on android or ios it shows fine whats going on ?

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently Played is empty on the windows 10 version opening spotify going to home and under Recently Played...

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Sportify buggy window

PlanPremiumCountryEstDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueHow to i fix this issue that i have been having for months now. I uninstalled program, installed new one from site, always getting new updates , yet still this exist. Look at the...

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Plan Premium Country Est Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue How to i fix this issue that i have been having for months now. I uninstalled program, installed new o...

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How can I easily switch to my PC to play music after coming home listening through iPhone?

Hello, I’m wondering if there is a way to easily switch my music to my desktop when I come home listening through my iPhone and not having to log in on my PC when it’s idle. Is there anyway to do that without having to make it so that my PC never goe...

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Hello, I’m wondering if there is a way to easily switch my music to my desktop when I come home listening through my iPhone and not having to log in on my PC when it’s idle.  Is there anywa...

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Local Files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 8 and Windows laptopOperating SystemiOS 13 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've been trying to download local files from my laptop onto spotify on my phone. I've followed the instructions on the Spotify ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 8 and Windows laptop Operating System iOS 13 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been trying to download local files from my lap...

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