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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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Get Rid Of Gray Box

PlanFreeCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei got an adblocker for spotify but there is still the gray box there, does anyone know a way to get rid of this without using premium?

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  Plan Free Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i got an adblocker for spotify but there is still the gray box there, does anyone know...

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Play/Pause Not Working (No Chrome or Google Play Installed)

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUntil this week I have been able to use all my media keys. However, the Play/Pause button has stopped working. Stop, Next & Previouse are fine however. I do not have C...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Until this week I have been able to use all my media keys. However, the Play/...

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Song cover no longer shows

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhile I was trying to make the cover larger, it suddenly disappeared and there is no way it to make it appear back. I haven't tried restarting/uninstalling because I don't want to lose settin...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue While I was trying to make the cover larger, it suddenly disappeared and there is no way it to make it appear back. ...

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Application update erases play queue

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevice Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI have added songs to play queue and exit Spotify application. Then when I start Spotify again and application update is installed. When Spotify starts after update procedure...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I have added songs to play queue and exit Spotify application. Then when I start Spotify agai...

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Windows App response is slow and jerky

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHP ZBook Studio, 16GB RAM, Intel i7-6820HQOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro, v.18362.295 My Question or IssueUser interface is slow and jerky.Examples:- When using volume slider to change volume the slider kind of jumps aro...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device HP ZBook Studio, 16GB RAM, Intel i7-6820HQ Operating System Windows 10 Pro, v.18362.295   My Question or Issue User interface is slow and jerky. Exa...

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Run at Startup doesn't work when the account on my computer has a space in it

Someone made the little mistake of not accounting for directory paths with spaces when making the registry value for running at startup. I put a space in my computer's account name (format of firstname[space]lastname), so since installing Spotify, in...

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Someone made the little mistake of not accounting for directory paths with spaces when making the registry value for running at startup. I put a space in my computer's account name (format of firstna...

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How to sort artists without including the 'the' at the beginning?

Is there any way of going back to the previous sorting method of spotify where it did not include the starting 'the' of the artist name? I have noticed that my artist list is different as all the artists that have a name starting with 'the' are group...

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Is there any way of going back to the previous sorting method of spotify where it did not include the starting 'the' of the artist name? I have noticed that my artist list is different as all the art...

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Partial Discography Vanishes OH MY GIRL

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows 10 / DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe catalogue for OH MY GIRL seems to have partially vanished; I understand there may be rights issues, but this strikes me as a technical/human error, ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 / Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The catalogue for OH MY GIRL seems to have partially vanished; I understan...

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Solved!! A single local file song can't hear audio

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo the song was playing fine for months and today I changed the album picture in Windows Media Player by clicking 'Paste Album Image'. Now I can't hear the song on Spotify even though it's 'playing'. All...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So the song was playing fine for months and today I changed the album picture in Windows Media Player by clicking 'Paste Album Image'.&nbsp...

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Solved!! all songs are greyed, logoless and unplayable

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueon one device (powerful, win10, etc) Spotify is normal. on absolutely everything else every single song that I can get to is greyed. most songs don't show up, like liked songs. ...

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  Plan Free Country New Zealand Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue on one device (powerful, win10, etc) Spotify is normal. on absolutely everything else every ...

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Spotify for Windows 10 appstore app on x86 does not start after first sign in

My Question or IssueI'm using a fresh Windows 10 (1903) install. The Spotify App won't start after signing in. Quick spinning icon then nothing.Each attempt creates two Event log messages.Message 1:Failure to instantiate storage folder C:\Users\\AppD...

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My Question or Issue I'm using a fresh Windows 10 (1903) install. The Spotify App won't start after signing in. Quick spinning icon then nothing. Each attempt creates two Event log messages. Messa...

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[Desktop/Win10] jump to song in playlist by double-click on clip-art is broken

1) Switch to rather big playlist (sometime fails on Discover Weekly by Spotify)2) Start shuffle playback (fails on sequence playback as well)3) Double-click on song title (line) brings you to original EP/LP album for that song4) Double-click on art-a...

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1) Switch to rather big playlist (sometime fails on Discover Weekly by Spotify) 2) Start shuffle playback (fails on sequence playback as well) 3) Double-click on song title (line) brings you t...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify spielt keine Lieder mehr.

Ich Brauche Hilfe mein Spotify will nicht mehr alle Lieder Abspielen sie werden zwar erkannt aber werden nicht Abgespielt und ich habe schon alles versucht was nur geht.

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Ich Brauche Hilfe mein Spotify will nicht mehr alle Lieder Abspielen sie werden zwar erkannt aber werden nicht Abgespielt und ich habe schon alles versucht was nur geht.

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Spotify won't install after system restore (Windows 10)

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePC Lenovo c340Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I tried to install spotify from the windows store. While installing, i have to "system restore" my windows (i use windows 10) because of something.I didn't...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device PC Lenovo c340 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I tried to install spotify from the windows store. While installing, i h...

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Spotify Crash after each Song

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptop: MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RFOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYesterday I downloaded a PlayList from my MonsterCat Gold Account as MP3 Files (each FileSize is between 5-15 MB because all Informations l...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop: MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Yesterday I downloaded a PlayList from my MonsterCat Gold Accou...

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Unknown Window

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 Hi, so this popped up and I have no idea what is it about.. Have others encountered this and what is the solution to fixing this? Thank you

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   Hi, so this popped up and I have no idea what is it about.. Have others encountered this and what is the solution to fixing this? Thank yo...

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Spotify not detecting JBL Go 2 bluetooth speaker

I have successfully paired a JBL Go2 speaker to two PCs running Windows 10. When I search the Spotify App for the device it just doesn't appearThe speaker is also paired to my Iphone which has the Spotify App. In this case the phone has paired with t...

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I have successfully paired a JBL Go2 speaker to two PCs running Windows 10. When I search the Spotify App for the device it just doesn't appear The speaker is also paired to my Iphone which has the ...

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Why am I getting selections in a language that is not of my choice, on the Spotify add home?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Why can´t I remove the Spotify app Home music selection (I hate what is in it)?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Spotify keeps pausing songs in the middle of playing, please help me!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice2 year old DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis issue has only started today. I have forcibly logged all devices out of my spotify account in case someone was using it that I didn't want to. I have cha...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device 2 year old Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This issue has only started today. I have forcibly logged all devices out of my sp...

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