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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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[Windows 10 App] Random Changes to different devices and songs I never heard of before

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't really use the desktop app for Windows 10 anymore since it changes the "You're listening on" from "This Computer" to a Firefox Browser all the time. But it d...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't really use the desktop app for Windows 10 anymore since it changes the "You're li...

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Solved!! Offline Song Storage

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I change the Offline Song Location in the Advanced Settings from the default C:\ location to my local D:\ drive, it doesn't hold. When I restart Spotify App, it reverts b...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I change the Offline Song Location in the Advanced Settings from the default C:\ location to m...

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Different albums playing simultaneously from one Spotify account

I bet this ain't meant to happen Possibly connected with my other topic Unstable Windows Desktop Connection to Amazon Alexa devices, Spotify connect is so flakey (at least for me) that last evening I had two completely independent audio streams playi...

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I bet this ain't meant to happen 😉   Possibly connected with my other topic Unstable Windows Desktop Connection to Amazon Alexa devices, Spotify connect is so flakey (at least for m...

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Superuser Contribution No reproduce ninguna canción

PlanFreeCountryEspaña Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Me he metido en spotify y al dar a reproducir a cualquier cancion ninguna va. Me sale este mensaje: Spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento. Si tienes el archivo en el or...

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Plan Free Country España  Operating System  Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Me he metido en spotify y al dar a reproducir a cualquier cancion ninguna va. Me sale este men...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Pictures are messed up

Hi,I have had an issue with the custom Playlist Pictures for some time now. I'm not sure if Spotify is aware of it but some updates solve it then another will break it. My problem is that I upload perfectly square pictures for the playlists. As in, a...

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   Hi, I have had an issue with the custom Playlist Pictures for some time now. I'm not sure if Spotify is aware of it but some updates solve it then another will break it.   My pr...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bluetooth session end annoyance

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicePCWindows 10 official Spotify app My Question or Issue HiAt home, I use a PC with a sound systme and I switch audio to a bluetooth speaker system when I amin another room. Switching this way works perfectly and Spotify'...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device PC Windows 10 official Spotify app   My Question or Issue  Hi At home, I use a PC with a sound systme and I switch audio to a bluetooth sp...

Peter

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Bluetooth headphone controls not working

Recently I've been trying to use a new pair of bluetooth headphones with my computer (Windows, Lenovo Yoga Pro 2). All of the controls work fine with the native Windows Media player, but for some reason with Spotify, the Play function control on the ...

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Recently I've been trying to use a new pair of bluetooth headphones with my computer (Windows, Lenovo Yoga Pro 2). All of the controls work fine with the native Windows Media player, but for some rea...

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Windows version really slow

As you can see the title. Spotify is really slow to run in Windows. Running takes many times. I'am waiting you to help me. Even I choose when Windows boot don't run Spotify but Spotify is run.PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 1...

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As you can see the title. Spotify is really slow to run in Windows. Running takes many times. I'am waiting you to help me. Even I choose when Windows boot don't run Spotify but Spotify is run. Plan ...

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Problem with the ads

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevice(Notebook RCA with Intel i3 and 4GB RAM)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have a problem with the Spotify PC app. When I am listenning three or five songs in a row, appear an advertising but it is logic ...

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Plan Free Country Argentina Device (Notebook RCA with Intel i3 and 4GB RAM) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have a problem with the Spotify PC app. When I am lis...

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When I play spotify my screen goes into power saving mode and goes completely black

My Question or IssueEvery time I open up my spotify in the web player and lay music it puts my computer into power save mode and completely turns the screen black. It didn't use to do this, but now it has persisted for the last week. I even turned of...

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My Question or Issue Every time I open up my spotify in the web player and lay music it puts my computer into power save mode and completely turns the screen black. It didn't use to do this, but now...

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't play the song I want when the list is ordered by popularity

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I do a search of songsI got the list of songsI select the "thumb up" in order to order the list by popularity/most listened and then I want to play one of the song but i...

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Plan Premium Country France  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I do a search of songs I got the list of songs I select the "thumb up" in order t...

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Space bar pauses music when trying to search

Windows 10, when trying to search for a song in a playlist; hitting the spacebar pauses the music instead of recognizing the space in the song name. It's frustrating trying to search for any song when it only recognizes your first word until the spac...

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   Windows 10, when trying to search for a song in a playlist; hitting the spacebar pauses the music instead of recognizing the space in the song name.  It's frustrating trying to sea...

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Superuser Contribution playing only every other episode

the app hasn't been working properly for weeks. the main issue is - in a particular podcast that I listen to every day, it only allows me to listen to every other episode. it never allows me to play the other ones. usually, when I hit on play, it pla...

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the app hasn't been working properly for weeks. the main issue is - in a particular podcast that I listen to every day, it only allows me to listen to every other episode. it never allows me to play ...

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Superuser Contribution "This song is not available." on Mac

My Spotify just suddenly started to show this message today while listening to some music. It shows the message, songs go quiet 1-5 seconds at time and then start to play again. It doesn't seem that they are paused but just stopping and then continui...

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    My Spotify just suddenly started to show this message today while listening to some music. It shows the message, songs go quiet 1-5 seconds at time and then start to play again. It do...

Peter

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Concerning Music that Has Disappeared

I have run into this Issue using Spotify on both my Windows 7 desktop, my Windows 10 laptop, and my Android phone ony my premium account, though I believe the issue to be with Spotify's database rather than my individual devices. While listening to m...

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  I have run into this Issue using Spotify on both my Windows 7 desktop, my Windows 10 laptop, and my Android phone ony my premium account, though I believe the issue to be with Spotify's datab...

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay option missing

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Autoplay is no longer an option under setting on the desktop app, anyone have a clue to where it has gone?

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Autoplay is no longer an option under setting on the desktop app, anyone have a ...

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Superuser Contribution Block/Filter Remixes as a general option in settings

PlanPremium My Question or Issue I see that there have been several people in the past who also posted a similar idea to block/filter remixes.If one thinks about it, this seems like such a basic feature - I got the Spotify premium to be able to shuff...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue  I see that there have been several people in the past who also posted a similar idea to block/filter remixes. If one thinks about it, this seems ...

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Error code: 17

PlanFree/PremiumCountry SpainOperating SystemWIndows 7, Android, IOS My Question or Issuei cant use spotify on my phone and on my desktop pc now for a couple of weeks. i have no idea why.. on pc i get this error (attached) the spotify webplayer works...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country  Spain Operating System WIndows 7, Android, IOS   My Question or Issue i cant use spotify on my phone and on my desktop pc now for a couple of week...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't run adds automatically and stops more than every 30min

PlanFreeCountrybeen using it in Italy for 10 months (app downloaded in Spain almost 3 years ago)DeviceAsus laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt's been a while now, Spotify stops instead of running adds automatically and I have to P...

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Plan Free Country been using it in Italy for 10 months (app downloaded in Spain almost 3 years ago) Device Asus laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It's been a wh...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Discover weekly not updating

PlanPremiumCountry IcelandDeviceAllOperating SystemallMy Question or Issue This is the 3rd week in a row which the same playlist has been in discover weekly (and I know it's the same one since i already disliked one of the songs that is still grayed ...

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Plan Premium Country  Iceland Device All Operating System all My Question or Issue  This is the 3rd week in a row which the same playlist has been in discover weekly (and I know it...

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