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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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Superuser Contribution Windows 11, Can't Log Into Spotify App

I have Windows 11, and downloaded the Spotify app from both the Microsoft Store as well as Spotify site. Whenever I install it and try to log in, it sends me to my browser (Opera GX) and I click the "continue to app" button but then the app gives me ...

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I have Windows 11, and downloaded the Spotify app from both the Microsoft Store as well as Spotify site. Whenever I install it and try to log in, it sends me to my browser (Opera GX) and I click the ...

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Superuser Contribution how to stop iphone in-app concert recommendations from a certain artist?

I´m getten concert recommendation popup on my iphone, and that is totally fine. But for some reason I get only concert recommendation about twice a month or so, from only one artist that I even don´t have in my list. I just want to block only this sp...

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I´m getten concert recommendation popup on my iphone, and that is totally fine. But for some reason I get only concert recommendation about twice a month or so, from only one artist that I even don´t...

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Superuser Contribution Windows app not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen pressing play or pause in the app it often does nothing and doesn't respond. I close the app and music is still playing and I have to go into task manager in order to stop Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When pressing play or pause in the app it often does nothing and doesn't respond. I close the app and music is still p...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot remove large number of songs from "Liked Songs" playlist

I have 2407 songs in the Liked Songs playlist in my account. I want to refresh this list, so I want to remove all songs. I tried Ctrl+A on the Windows Spotify App and delete, but I get the error: Something went wrong.I suspect there is a limit to the...

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I have 2407 songs in the Liked Songs playlist in my account. I want to refresh this list, so I want to remove all songs. I tried Ctrl+A on the Windows Spotify App and delete, but I get the error: Som...

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Superuser Contribution the spotify app on my computer gives me an error when loging in

the error code reads "service temporarily unavailable please try again later" this code has been a problem for months. I have uninstalled the app and reinstalled it. I can pull up my account online but I cannot login on the app on my computer.

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the error code reads "service temporarily unavailable please try again later" this code has been a problem for months. I have uninstalled the app and reinstalled it. I can pull up my account online b...

Joan

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PC Spotify app collects all your regular files in "Downloads" directory !!! Why is it so ?

Hi,I'm using PC desktop Spotify version 1.1.1.348.g9064793a.I was investigating the issue related to constant high CPU usage and memory leak of Spotify app, and accidentally has noticed the strange thing:If you try to monitor the Spotify process via ...

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Hi, I'm using PC desktop Spotify version 1.1.1.348.g9064793a. I was investigating the issue related to constant high CPU usage and memory leak of Spotify app, and accidentally has noticed the stran...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify universal app is reading all my files

PlanPremiumCountryNODevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNoticed that a process named spotify.exe was scanning all my file including the NTFS Master file table (MFT). Stopped when i uninstalled Spotify app from windows 10. Why are t...

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Plan Premium Country NO Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Noticed that a process named spotify.exe was scanning all my file including the NTFS Master file ta...

jikes

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Superuser Contribution Why did the lyrics position change. How to fix?

My lyrics position used to be at the bottom but after updating Spotify, the position shifted to the "now playing" section. I want to change it back to the previous position as that's what I'm used to when listening on my laptop. Is there a way to cha...

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My lyrics position used to be at the bottom but after updating Spotify, the position shifted to the "now playing" section. I want to change it back to the previous position as that's what I'm used ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me unpause

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceHP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second every time I unpause it. The only temporary fix to this is to quit the app a...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device HP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second ...

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Spotify won't open!? Clean install doesn't work

Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothing, 5 mins later the error came up again. I literall...

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Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothin...

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Superuser Contribution 6 minutes between each song

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying to figure it out all week. I have un-installed and reinstalled spotify at lea...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying t...

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a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para

a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz

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a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code:2 attempting to login

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reinstalled but now recive the attached error when logging in (Service is unavailable, pl...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device PC Operating System Windows 8   My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reins...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs greyed out

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issuefor a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC.The webplayer is working fine on the same machine, mobile version is working as well and...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue for a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC. The webpla...

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Solved!! Is there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) PCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows app.My Question or IssueIs there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

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Superuser Contribution The spotify web player is bugging

I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging out of everywhere, and trying to switch where it's ...

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I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging ...

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Superuser Contribution Opening an album from the Friends tab will automatically play that album

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceWindows 64-bit, x64Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be played after around 30 seconds, even I left the album without playing/liking ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Windows 64-bit, x64 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Whenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be p...

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Superuser Contribution Images (album art, artist pictures) frequently do not load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlbum art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placeholder is shown. I have done the full clean reinstall process several times. Thi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Album art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placehold...

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Book issue

How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book. I'm using Windows 10

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How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book.   I'm using Windows 10  

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