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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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emptywalls13

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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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anime-kun32

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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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Spotify connect does not work under Win 10 App

PlanPremiumCountry SwitzerlandDeviceSurfface ProOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueComputer is connected via WiFi to home Network with 3 Sonos Speakers. Almost always I don't see any of the sonos devices through spotify connect. Sometimes one...

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Plan Premium Country  Switzerland Device Surfface Pro Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Computer is connected via WiFi to home Network with 3 Sonos Speakers. Almost a...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now: error way too often after reboot

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue It happens way too often to keep ignoring this problem.Every now and then when I start Spotiufy I'm getting "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on ...

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 Plan Premium Country Finland  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   It happens way too often to keep ignoring this problem. Every now and the...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Option for Showing Recently played Artists resets by Restart

My Question or IssueI recently noticed, that my option for showing my recently played artist in the option menu is reseting itself. This happens everytime, when I close my windows app. I wanted to disable the function of showing my recently played ar...

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  My Question or Issue I recently noticed, that my option for showing my recently played artist in the option menu is reseting itself. This happens everytime, when I close my windows app. I wa...

Peter

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Randomly switching playlists

I have 3 playlists. I've noticed that if I listen to any of them for more than 3 songs, it randomly switches to one of the other playlists. Each one has over 100 songs, so it's not like they ran out of songs. Why is this happening? Running latest ver...

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I have 3 playlists. I've noticed that if I listen to any of them for more than 3 songs, it randomly switches to one of the other playlists. Each one has over 100 songs, so it's not like they ran...

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Solved!! NOT LOADING SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceChromebookOperating SystemChromebook My Question or Issue My WiFi is strong and it always works, but whenever I search up songs, it takes forever to load and takes forever to play a playlist, even my playlist and it is annoyi...

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Plan Free Country USA  Device Chromebook Operating System Chromebook  My Question or Issue  My WiFi is strong and it always works, but whenever I search up songs, it takes for...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play the current song

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceWindows desktop (self built)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi Whenever i click on a song to play on my Spotify, it doesn't play immediately. The time stays at 0:00, and sometimes the album cover of the...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Windows desktop (self built) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi    Whenever i click on a song to play on my Spotify...

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Can't play the current song right after subscribing to premium

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify PC worked just fine. Then I decided to subscribe to premium. The moment I approved it through paypal, I couldnt listen to songs anymore. Why?

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Plan Premium Country Israel  Device PC Operating System Windows 7  My Question or Issue  Spotify PC worked just fine. Then I decided to subscribe to premium. The moment I appr...

Luke

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Volume to low (again)

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceHuawei Matebook X ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Sound level out of Spotify is to low! At max volume it is not enjoyable. I have maxed out all sound levels... as you can see by my attached picture of...

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Plan Premium Country Norway  Device Huawei Matebook X Pro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Sound level out of Spotify is to low! At max volume it is not en...

Luke

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Songs randomly skipping on all platforms.

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicemoto razer (android) and PC app My Question or IssueI've seen similar issues such as this that seem to be device related. But I am having the issue across all platforms. Ill be half way through a song and the song will ski...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device moto razer (android) and PC app   My Question or Issue I've seen similar issues such as this that seem to be device related. But I am having the iss...

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Moods and Genres not working in Windows client

Another user commented on this and I tried to add a reply to that post but there was no option to do so. For months now, none of the options under Discover (e.g., Top Lists, Genres & Moods) have not been working in my Spotify players for Windows. Thi...

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Another user commented on this and I tried to add a reply to that post but there was no option to do so.    For months now, none of the options under Discover (e.g., Top Lists, Genre...

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Won't boot up spotify and get an error message for a folder i don't have permissions to

PlanFreeCountry USADevicePersonal Gaming Laptop (msi gl62m 7rdx)Operating SystemWindows 10 ( just updated a few days ago) My Question or Issue So for the last day or two every time i've tried to boot up spotify i get this message: "C:Program Files\Wi...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Personal Gaming Laptop (msi gl62m 7rdx) Operating System Windows 10 ( just updated a few days ago)   My Question or Issue  So for the last day o...

Sans3012

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

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." The issue only began today when I turned my computer on and attempted t...

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Plan Free Country United States   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you...

Twixmonkey

Gig Goer

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PC won't play music videos

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueMy PC won't load or play music videos.

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d (Windows Store version)     My Question or Issue My PC won't load or p...

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My Spotify Will not play songs on desktop

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueAfter a while, my spotify will not play any song that i do not have in a playlist or saved to my computer. It only works on my phone, but i like the higher volume on my c...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10  Issue After a while, my spotify will not play any song that i do not have in a playlist or saved ...

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Spotify pc issue

Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice: Hp Spectre 13Operating System: Windows 10My Question or Issue: Spotify refuses to play on my pc and says "can't play this right now. If you have the file on yourc omputer you can import it", but it plays perfectly ...

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Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: Hp Spectre 13 Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Spotify refuses to play on my pc and says "can't play this right now. If you have the file o...

Billy-J

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Won't Play From Whole Playlist

When I play songs in larger playlists, Spotify won't play the whole playlist. It would seem as if Spotify just loaded parts of playlists, and played some of the songs. Unless I manually go find some song. When I don't shuffle, I can skip to the next ...

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When I play songs in larger playlists, Spotify won't play the whole playlist. It would seem as if Spotify just loaded parts of playlists, and played some of the songs. Unless I manually go find some ...

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Can I create a queue where I order playlists instead of songs?

I want to do a queue where randomly selects a song from one of my playlists, and once it finishes, starts another song, from the following playlist I select.I'm posting this, because I don't have the same numbers of song per playlist, I want to liste...

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I want to do a queue where randomly selects a song from one of my playlists, and once it finishes, starts another song, from the following playlist I select. I'm posting this, because I don't have t...

RockstarFischer

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Spotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicePCOperating System(Windows) My Question or IssueSpotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine - they are actually my brothers

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device PC Operating System (Windows)  My Question or Issue Spotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine - they are actually my brothers  

RockstarFischer

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Solved!! Can't open artist pages or any album pages

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't open any artists or albums. It just shows the "Something went wrong" error, regardless of if I open it from my libary or the search bar. I've tried reinstalling it,...

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Plan Free Country England Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't open any artists or albums. It just shows the "Something went wrong" error, regardl...

YeetLord

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Browse not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Windows 10 PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue The Browse tab of the Spotify app is not functioning. Error message: "There was a problem displaying this page."I've tried reinstalling Spotify, but that onl...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Windows 10 PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  The Browse tab of the Spotify app is not functioning. Error mess...

Jasonc126

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