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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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Frequently "Can't play current song" when going to the next song in an album.

More often than not when I am listening to a Playlist or Album on my PC the next song fails to play. I get the typical blue "Can't play current song" prompt. Hitting Skip or Play resolves the issue but it is VERY frustrating. I have already tried tur...

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More often than not when I am listening to a Playlist or Album on my PC the next song fails to play. I get the typical blue "Can't play current song" prompt.  Hitting Skip or Play resolves the i...

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windows desktop app very slow

everytime i start the desktop app on windows 10, my computer tells me the app isnt responding, then it starts up. the desktop app is also really slow and yes i have reinstalled it and still have the same problems

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everytime i start the desktop app on windows 10, my computer tells me the app isnt responding, then it starts up. the desktop app is also really slow and yes i have reinstalled it and still have the ...

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Solved!! Web Player Doesn't Play Any Songs

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I use web player it doesn't play any songs, I have flushed my DNS and deleted my cookies as well as trying a different account and a differetn web browser.

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  Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I use web player it doesn't play any songs, I have flushed my DNS and d...

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Solved!! Spotify wont play songs ive never played before

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 Spotify wont play some songs ive never played before.Screenshot is an album by mastodon added to my queue, and im not able to play any of these songs. I am a premium user and this only happens on desktop. Reinst...

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Plan Premium     Operating System Windows 10   Spotify wont play some songs ive never played before. Screenshot is an album by mastodon added to my queue, and im not able to pl...

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Web player doesn't play

PlanFreeCountry USOperating SystemWindows 10 Web player won't play anything. Might be school filter, but it's not a problem with my phone. I uninstalled the app from my phone and it still isn't working.

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Plan Free Country  US Operating System Windows 10   Web player won't play anything. Might be school filter, but it's not a problem with my phone. I uninstalled the app from my phone ...

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added playlists to account which i dont belong

PlanFreeCountry TurkeyDeviceHp Envy 14 NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue mysteriously added playlists to my account i definitely didn't add before. I deleted them and after few days later some other playlists added again. they d...

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Plan Free Country  Turkey Device Hp Envy 14 Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  mysteriously added playlists to my account i definitely didn't add be...

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Spotify stockt - Youtube, iTunes o.ä. nicht

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(Desktop PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHallo, mein Spotify Premium Family stockt alle 30sek für eine kurze Zeit und läuft dann weiter. Die neuste Version habe ich geladen - auch kein Unterschied. ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hallo,  mein Spotify Premium Family stockt alle 30sek für...

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What are the best rainmter skins to use with desktop spotify?

Before I am using some Best Rainmeter skin from techmigi.com can any one recommend me some more.

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Before I am using some Best Rainmeter skin from techmigi.com can any one recommend me some more.

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New songs won't show up in queue

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue A few days ago I added a lot of new songs to my playlist, but none of them will show up in the queue no matter how many times I re-shuffle it.

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  A few days ago I added a lot of new songs to my playlist, but none of them wil...

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Solved!! "Hmm, the Friend Feed failed to load."

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My friend feed hasnt been working for a little more than a month now. I reinstalled spotify and it fixed it but now it doesnt work again.

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My friend feed hasnt been working for a little more than a month now. I...

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Puts on 'shuffle mode' but it displays a whole other song than it's playing on ps4

Hello! When i'm playing on my Playstation 4, i'm connecting to spotify through the Desktop application without no problems. I put on a song, and enable the 'shuffle mode', but when i do that it displays another kind of song, than the song it's curren...

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Hello!   When i'm playing on my Playstation 4, i'm connecting to spotify through the Desktop application without no problems. I put on a song, and enable the 'shuffle mode', but when i do that...

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Queue problem

 Spotify just plays one song then stops 

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  Spotify just plays one song then stops 

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify plays but suddenly sound disapear

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevice(iPhone 8 plus + Windows 7)Operating System(iOS 12.0.1, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I am listening the music and in middle of the song the sound disapear but it looks like it is still streaming. ...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device (iPhone 8 plus  + Windows 7) Operating System (iOS 12.0.1, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I am listening...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify starts up with Windows even though I disabled this option???

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So from time to time Spotify starts up when I log into my computer, even though I disabled this option in the settings menu. And yes, I quadruple-checked if this option is indeed disabled. Still...

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 Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So from time to time Spotify starts up when I log into my computer, even though I disabled this option in the setti...

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Superuser Contribution Can't login- firewall

I have been having basically the same problem as this guy: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Suddenly-I-can-t-log-in-to-spotify-because-of-a-quot-firewall/td-p/1141695 No solution is seen there however. Basically I cannot login to spotify ...

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I have been having basically the same problem as this guy:   https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Suddenly-I-can-t-log-in-to-spotify-because-of-a-quot-firewall/td-p/1141695   No...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution VIEW PLAYLIST LENGTH ON COMPUTER WEBSITE

Simple question. Why can't I see the length of my playlist on my computers Spotify website? I can see it on my phone app! Please give me a solution.Thanks

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  Simple question. Why can't I see the length of my playlist on my computers Spotify website? I can see it on my phone app!  Please give me a solution. Thanks

Peter

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Superuser Contribution I can only listen to what I have saved to my "Favorite Songs"....

It's been happening since last night. I can only listen to what I have saved to my "Favorite Songs," and when I go to my Artists or Albums, apparently it thinks I have nothing saved at all. What in the world is happening? What can I do so I can liste...

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  It's been happening since last night.   I can only listen to what I have saved to my "Favorite Songs," and when I go to my Artists or Albums, apparently it thinks I have nothi...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify App on my windows isn't playing any songs. It is just skipping through all of them.

CountrySingaporeSubscriptionPremiumDeviceHP SpectreOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is working on my other systems (i.e. android phone and ipod touch) but when I tried playing on my computer, it skips through the whole list of ...

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    Country Singapore Subscription Premium Device HP Spectre Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Spotify is working on my other systems (i.e. android p...

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Superuser Contribution Dragging album into folder to create playlist names the playlist by album name, then artist name

PlanPremiumCountry US Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue If I'm viewing an album, and want to save it as a playlist, I know of two quick ways to do so:1. click the little button with three dots next to the "save" button, and select "add ...

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Plan Premium Country  US   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  If I'm viewing an album, and want to save it as a playlist, I know of two quick ways to do ...

Peter

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Solved!! No Music Plays - Requires a re-install each day

Plan: FreeCountry: UKDevice: Windows PCOperating System: Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue:Since Tuesday (13/11/18), when I start Spotify (Spotify is configured not to start when Windows starts), no songs play. I double click a song or highlight a ...

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Plan: Free Country: UK Device: Windows PC Operating System: Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue: Since Tuesday (13/11/18), when I start Spotify (Spotify is configured not to start...

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