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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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bluehallon

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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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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...

codstar

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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

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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

Spotify Star

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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 ...

dmc17

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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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Queue of Playlists
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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,...

Casual Listener

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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Spotify Desktop not showing album art

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 EnterpriseService Pack 164-bit OS My Question or IssueI can't get the Album Art to show up in Spotify Desktop (PC) no matter what I try. Yes, I've "resized the window" about 23,476 times an...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1 64-bit OS   My Question or Issue I can't get the Album Art to show up in Spotify De...

shübes

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

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePC Win 8.1Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." on most artist. Not all but some. Why i...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Win 8.1 Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue  I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have...

PlaZooM

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Bug report: Windows Spotify keeps same song

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 version 1803 Spotify VersionSpotify 1.0.92.390 My Question or IssueThis issue has been confirmed for both the Microsoft Store and the Executable from Spotify's website. When quitting Spotify within the app (Ctrl...

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Plan Premium     Operating System Windows 10 version 1803   Spotify Version Spotify 1.0.92.390   My Question or Issue This issue has been confirmed for both the Mi...

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Problem displaying Browse

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 For past 3 days I have been getting the error "There was a problem displaying this page" in Browse section. I have the latest Spotify version for PC and I also tried to re-install the same but to no avail. I have a...

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Plan Free     Operating System Windows 10   For past 3 days I have been getting the error "There was a problem displaying this page" in Browse section. I have the latest Spotify...

LeeYo

Newbie

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Error Message?

Why is this message coming up when spotify loads "There was a problem displaying this page. This page does not exist or an error occured" Help!

Roadie

Why is this message coming up when spotify loads "There was a problem displaying this page.  This page does not exist or an error occured"  Help!  

Billy-J

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Local Files not available via Songs, Albums, or Artists playlists

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceWindows, Samsung Note 8Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI'm not sure if this is more ofa question or a suggestion. But there doesn't seem to be a way to get your local music that isn't available on sp...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Windows, Samsung Note 8 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I'm not sure if this is more ofa question or a suggestion. But ...

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