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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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Superuser Contribution Error when trying to launch installer.

PlanpremiumCountry usDevice(desktop pc)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I am recieving the following error when trying to launch spotify for the first time : the procedure entry point pauhremovefilespecw could not be located in the d...

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Plan premium Country  us Device (desktop pc) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I am recieving the following error when trying to launch spotify for the fi...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify toca sozinho quando está pausado

PlanPremium FamilyCountry BrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or Issue Há algum tempo, quando tenho o spotify pausado no meu computador, começa a tocar alguma musica aleatória. Já troquei a senha, sai de todos os dispositivos e a...

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  Plan Premium Family Country  Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue  Há algum tempo, quando tenho o spotify pausado no meu computador...

Peter

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How to disable crossfade

Hello, I am using the desktop app on my windows 8.1 and I have the crossfade already disabled in settings, but when I pause and play the songs the crossfade is still there, how do I turn it off completely?

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  Hello,   I am using the desktop app on my windows 8.1 and I have the crossfade already disabled in settings, but when I pause and play the songs the crossfade is still there, how do I ...

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Spotify Offline Installer?

I have some problem when install Spotify (you can check it on my attachment). Is Spotify have an offline installer? If it have so where can i get it? Thank you

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  I have some problem when install Spotify (you can check it on my attachment). Is Spotify have an offline installer? If it have so where can i get it? Thank you

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Spotify not saving current song on shutdown

PlanPremiumCountry NLDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've seen a few other topics like this but there was no answer/solution yet.But somehow on my Windows computer Spotify does not save current song and if I turn off my PC it w...

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Plan Premium Country  NL Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've seen a few other topics like this but there was no answer/solution yet. But somehow on ...

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i have a problem about updater. Updater wasnt able to start.

PlanPremiumCountry TURKEYDevicenotebookOperating System windows 10My Question or Issuefor some days, i am getting an error. it is about updater. i can see uptader button on right side but when i click, it is getting an error. i will upload its screen...

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Plan Premium Country  TURKEY Device notebook Operating System  windows 10 My Question or Issue for some days, i am getting an error. it is about updater. i can see uptader button o...

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Sound stops, but the song continues

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've had this issue a while now.The sound completely stops, song continues, but worst of all, the entire app just stop functioning...While this is happening, (which ...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway Device Windows Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue I've had this issue a while now. The sound completely stops, song continues, but wors...

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Spotify Crshing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry EnglandDevice HP Compaq Pro 6305 MT Hewlett-PackardOperating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 ProVersion 10.0.17134 Build 17134System Type x64-based PCMy Question or Issueeverytime i try to open spotify app ,it crushingand dont work...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  England Device  HP Compaq Pro 6305 MT Hewlett-Packard Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Version  10.0.17134 Build 17134 System Type x6...

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How to stop Christmas "effects"?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Is there a way to stop these stupid Christmas snowflake effects? Ever since they started, Spotify is not regularly using 50% of my CPU. I don't need that load for stupid ef...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Is there a way to stop these stupid Christmas snowflake effects? Ever since they start...

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Sort artists songs

When displaying an artist, the albums are displayed and the songs in the album. How can I sort all the songs of an artist alphabetically regardless of the album?GerätWindows PCBetriebssystemBetriebssystemWindows 10 Meine Frage oder Ausgabe

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  When displaying an artist, the albums are displayed and the songs in the album. How can I sort all the songs of an artist alphabetically regardless of the album? Gerät Windows PC Betrieb...

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Issue replaying podcasts

Desktop, Windows 10. My issue is trying to relisten to a podcast that already finished. I can't manually select the individual podcast and move the time marker to the beginning, and there is no restart button. If I hit the play button, it just auto s...

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  Desktop, Windows 10.   My issue is trying to relisten to a podcast that already finished. I can't manually select the individual podcast and move the time marker to the beginning, and ...

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Solved!! Desktop overlay auto-enables when starting Spotify

Plan: PremiumDevice: PCOperating System Windows 10 Desktop overlay continues to auto-enable itself, even tho the slider is set to OFF.How log can it take you to fix this extreamly annying bug. COME ONE guys! Quick fix please!

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Plan:  Premium Device: PC Operating System Windows 10   Desktop overlay continues to auto-enable itself, even tho the slider is set to OFF. How log can it take you to fi...

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Solved!! My Spofity app won't log me in with facebook

PlanFree/PremiumCountry BelgiumDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just logged myself out of my Spotify app because i got premium, but when i want to log in with my facebook account on the app itself, it just won't do anyth...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Belgium Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I just logged myself out of my Spotify app because i got premium, but wh...

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Song keeps changing on its own

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or IssueThe song keeps being changed to a playlist that I do not follow/do not listen to. It happens mid-song, and also happens within the playlist...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Professional   My Question or Issue The song keeps being changed to a playlist that I do not follow...

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Solved!! Using the Spotify logo in a custom playlist cover

My Question or Issue Hey, I was designing some custom covers for my playlist the other day, and I noticed that most playlists by Spotify have the little Spotify icon in the upper left corner. I added it to my own design just for fun, but it turns out...

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My Question or Issue  Hey, I was designing some custom covers for my playlist the other day, and I noticed that most playlists by Spotify have the little Spotify icon in the upper left corner. ...

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[Desktop] Equalizer for the Desktop Version. Its been too long.

It's been YEARS since mobile was gifted with an equalizer, yet the desktop version still lacks this simple feature for BETTER SOUNDING MUSIC. An equalizer changes the way you hear the music, and can help IMMENSLY with cheap/poor headphones to get bet...

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It's been YEARS since mobile was gifted with an equalizer, yet the desktop version still lacks this simple feature for BETTER SOUNDING MUSIC. An equalizer changes the way you hear the music, and can ...

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