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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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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly differs from device to device even in same network

PlanPremium (Not family) DeviceWindows Notebooks, within same Network Operating SystemBoth Windows 11 latest stable My Question or IssueThe "Discover Weekly" playlist on each Spotify instance differs albeit having at least some songs in commin. I wou...

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Plan Premium (Not family)   Device Windows Notebooks, within same Network   Operating System Both Windows 11 latest stable    My Question or Issue The "Discover Weekly" ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't work with VPN, even connected through a US>US server

Add VPN support or provide a business case why VPNs are blacklisted. PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC - Win 10

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Add VPN support or provide a business case why VPNs are blacklisted.   Plan Premium Country US Device PC - Win 10    

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Desktop - Double clicking "Add to liked songs" button plays the song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop - Alienware Aurora R16Operating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6 IssueDouble clicking the "Add to liked songs" / "Add to playlist" (+) button (a common operation when you wa...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop - Alienware Aurora R16 Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6   Issue Double clicking t...

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Superuser Contribution Search loses the current page

When you use search, and then press the back button, it goes back 2 pages instead of 1

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When you use search, and then press the back button, it goes back 2 pages instead of 1

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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs resets to first selection after refreshing it and leaving page

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop & IPhoneOperating SystemWindows & IOS My Question or IssueAfter refreshing the recommended songs list at the bottom of my playlist, the list will reset back to the initial list if I leave the page and come back ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Desktop & IPhone Operating System Windows & IOS   My Question or Issue After refreshing the recommended songs list at the bottom of my playl...

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Superuser Contribution jam not working on desktop

Hello, I'm using Spotify for Windows (64-bit) 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f on 2 different computers.And I'm not getting the Jam feature.I bought a family plan 1 week ago and I'm a member.I have tried to do it on mobile and web as well and I get the feature o...

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Hello, I'm using Spotify for Windows (64-bit) 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f on 2 different computers. And I'm not getting the Jam feature. I bought a family plan 1 week ago and I'm a member. I have tried t...

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Superuser Contribution i cant add songs to my playlist

when i click the pluss button on songs and it pops up the add to playlist menu my playlist that i wanna add it to dosent show up its a colab playlist but im the creator of it

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when i click the pluss button on songs and it pops up the add to playlist menu my playlist that i wanna add it to dosent show up its a colab playlist but im the creator of it

Joan

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Solved!! Spotify Web Player not working in multiple browsers

Hi, I am sadly out of ideas to fix the problem on my end.I reinstalled my windows 10 pro N in december, and spotify worked for a period of time. I also installed the media pack I think. After some hiccups with other programs like sound equalizer spot...

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Hi, I am sadly out of ideas to fix the problem on my end. I reinstalled my windows 10 pro N in december, and spotify worked for a period of time. I also installed the media pack I think. After s...

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i logged in and out of my spotify on my laptop and playlists are not there

i logged out of spotify and when logging back in my playlists are no longer in my library, however they are on my library on my phone just not my laptop they both use the same acount

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i logged out of spotify and when logging back in my playlists are no longer in my library, however they are on my library on my phone just not my laptop they both use the same acount

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Solved!! Minimized Spotify + Hotkeys

PlanDuoCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue:Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no next/previous/play/pause keys so I'd like to be able to use ctrl+arrow to q...

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Plan Duo Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue: Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no...

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Superuser Contribution Bring back the option to report explicit content

Plan: FamilyCountry: USADevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when those songs aren't marked "Explicit." There used to be an option to report...

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Plan: Family Country: USA Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when tho...

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Superuser Contribution Troubleshooting creating folders Spotify Desktop (immediately disappear)

please see the videohttps://youtu.be/NfeG1R6eysA when i press de + button, the folder is created but immediately disappear PlanPremiumDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue

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please see the video https://youtu.be/NfeG1R6eysA   when i press de + button, the folder is created but immediately disappear   Plan Premium Device (PC) Operating System (Win...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify cant play any songs at all

Operating SystemWindows 10Pro 64bit My IssueI have this problem since a few months. If i try to play any songs at all spotify sends me a message that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.". ...

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Operating System Windows 10Pro 64bit   My Issue I have this problem since a few months. If i try to play any songs at all spotify sends me a message that says "Spotify can't play this right ...

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Superuser Contribution Stream continues while audio cuts off

Hi, I've been having this problem for a while with my desktop spotify(Windows). This problem seems to occur, both in the webapp and the desktop app. When I'm streaming a specific song the audio cuts off while it's still playing, when I'm connected to...

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Hi, I've been having this problem for a while with my desktop spotify(Windows). This problem seems to occur, both in the webapp and the desktop app. When I'm streaming a specific song the audio cuts ...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Spotify black screen

Hey all,I´m at my wits end and I really hope someone is able to help me 4 days ago my spotify app (windows) stopped working. When I power up my PC the spotify app starts but it doesnt respond to any buttons i click or starts playing music at all. If ...

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Hey all, I´m at my wits end and I really hope someone is able to help me 🙂   4 days ago my spotify app (windows) stopped working. When I power up my PC the spotify app starts but it doesnt r...

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Superuser Contribution Cant Login to my Spotify on my Laptop. But it works on my Phone

i tried to login to my acc on my laptop but it keeps showing me that either my passoword or username is wrong, even though im logged in on my Phone with the same details. I cant reset my password because it tells me my acc is not connected and it won...

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i tried to login to my acc on my laptop but it keeps showing me that either my passoword or username is wrong, even though im logged in on my Phone with the same details. I cant reset my password bec...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast & Shows in 'What's new' - Showing stuff as played

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHP Elite Dragonfly G2 Notebook PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn 'What's new', Podcasts and shows are showing as played or minutes listened to even though I have not started listening to.

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device HP Elite Dragonfly G2 Notebook PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In 'What's new', Podcasts and shows are showing as playe...

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Superuser Contribution PCでSpotifyとSTATIONヘッドを同時につなげるとStation headからしか音楽が流れない

iPhoneの場合SpotifyとStation headを同じアカウントで聴くとそれぞれから別の曲が流れてきます。

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iPhoneの場合SpotifyとStation head を同じアカウントで聴くとそれぞれから別の曲が流れてきます。

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Help, Application not playing anything at all

I had no problems up until recently where Spotify for whatever reason doesn't want to play any of my music. For any song I play, it says Spotify can't play it right now and to import the file. I've tried playing MP3s from local files as well, only fo...

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I had no problems up until recently where Spotify for whatever reason doesn't want to play any of my music. For any song I play, it says Spotify can't play it right now and to import the file. I've t...

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my music won't play ever since i set the streaming quality to high

I tried to edit my streaming quality to very high on the Desktop App (Windows) and ever since then, it gives me the "spotify can't play this right now. if you have the file on your computer you can import it." error.

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I tried to edit my streaming quality to very high on the Desktop App (Windows) and ever since then, it gives me the "spotify can't play this right now. if you have the file on your computer you can i...

MateusM

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