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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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does spotify send emails re password reset

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

Billy-J

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Maximized window restores incorrectly after being closed to tray

When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Automatically Adds Every Song I Hear to the Current Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this playlist on shuffle, the song I listen to somehow gets re-added to the playlist. It d...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue I created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this p...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app wont sync with mobile

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello guys, I have a problem, recently I changed my cellphone to a new one and I logged in wi...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hello g...

Jemi

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Deleted songs in Playlist - How do I undo?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.s.DevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhile copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently deleted all of the songs (164) in a Playlist. Is there anyway to restore them? P...

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Plan Family Premium Country U.s. Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue While copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing

Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

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Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Songs in a playlist turn into local files which they're not

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files, turning theirselves into local files after a while and and show up like ...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files...

Jemi

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Can't play any song on my laptop

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell Latitude 3580 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I have tried closing and opening the app countless times, as well as deleting...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell Latitude 3580 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I...

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Spotify always auto starts

Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix

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Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix

Jollof

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Synchronization problems with windows application

PremiumColombia DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on windows app but don't appear the songs into it. In general, all my android act...

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Premium Colombia   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on window...

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Windows 10 - Removed playlist but my friend is still listening my songs

PlanFreeCountryPolandWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello everyone. I have a problem. Every time I launch Spotify, I switch my account to private session, all playlists are private, every new playlist is private, but my friend still keeps listening t...

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Plan Free Country Poland Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello everyone. I have a problem. Every time I launch Spotify, I switch my account to private session, all playlists are private...

Sebasty

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Searching by songs, list stops loading

My Question or IssueExample: I search for a song "stain"I click in "songs"It loads the fist batch of songsI scroll down, the refresh icon appears briefly and it loads the second batchWhen I scroll down for the second time, the refresh icon appears an...

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My Question or Issue Example: I search for a song "stain" I click in "songs" It loads the fist batch of songs I scroll down, the refresh icon appears briefly and it loads the second batch When I...

Sebasty

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Windows doesn't download my songs

Hi!The thing here is that my pc does not download my music, it's weird because two weeks ago everything was ok. Suddenly appeared a message saying “Downloading songs 1 of ....” it doesn't download more. PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceHP Probook 4540sO...

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Hi! The thing here is that my pc does not download my music, it's weird because two weeks ago everything was ok.  Suddenly appeared a message saying “Downloading songs 1 of ....” it doesn't do...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify su PC non funziona più

PlanPremiumItalyCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSto usando spotify su Windows 7 e negli ultimi giorni quando clicco sull'icona se è tramite il menu Start o il desktop shotcut, la piccola cerchia sembra avvia ma poi se ne...

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Plan Premium ItalyCountry   Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Sto usando spotify su Windows 7 e negli ultimi giorni quando clicco sull'icona se è tramite...

Jemi

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cannot play new song with proxy HTTP

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Notebook Dell)Operating System(Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763) My Question or IssueHi, I using application on Windows and set Proxy HTTP, everything that my configuration is currect.but song cannot play. but...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (Notebook Dell) Operating System (Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763)   My Question or Issue Hi, I using application on Windows ...

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Solved!! Spotify not working anymore

PlanFreeCountryFRDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (1809) My Question or IssueHi, it's been one month or more that Spotify stoped working, it plays 6 or 7 seconds from a song then stop and says that it's impossible to read the chosen song. I tried E...

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Plan Free Country FR Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (1809)   My Question or Issue Hi, it's been one month or more that Spotify stoped working, it plays 6 or 7 seconds from a son...

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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanUnlimitedCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:It's a mess today. First cannot play anything on the desktop "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Restar...

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  Plan Unlimited Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue: It's a mess today. First cannot play anything on the desktop "Spotify ca...

Jollof

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Playing tracks for 6/8/10 seconds then stopping. Will not play other tracks until computer restart.

PlanPremiumCountryEngland UKDevice(Home Build Desktop, Windows 8.1)Operating System(Windows 8.1) My Question or IssueHello, recently the desktop app on my machine has not been working well leaving me using the spotify webclient for a while now. The a...

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Plan Premium Country England UK Device (Home Build Desktop, Windows 8.1) Operating System (Windows 8.1)   My Question or Issue Hello, recently the desktop app on my machine has not bee...

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[Desktop][Other] Tiny menu in Windows 10

Hi,I noticed that in the version of the Windows 10 Spotify client app, the context menu opened by pressing the "..." in the upper left corner is so small that the text in it is one pixel high and unreadable. I'm using version 1.1.7.13766.gf9dc3904 (W...

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Hi, I noticed that in the version of the Windows 10 Spotify client app, the context menu opened by pressing the "..." in the upper left corner is so small that the text in it is one pixel high and u...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify on windows 10 not working

Hello, For the past three weeks my desktop app on windows 10 is not working. I have done the following DIY workarounds, which did not solve the problem:1) end task on task manager2) reset or repair function on app settings3) reinstalled more than fiv...

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Hello,   For the past three weeks my desktop app on windows 10 is not working.   I have done the following DIY workarounds, which did not solve the problem: 1) end task on task manager...

Jemi

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