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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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ohyaz6

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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 Spotify claiming no internet connection although internet connection is excellent

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand DeviceWindowsPC x3 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWe have 3 PCs in the house on which we have spotify installed. My wife and I also have it installed on our phones (mine is android, hers is apple). For a ...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand   Device WindowsPC x3   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue We have 3 PCs in the house on which we have spotify installed. M...

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Superuser Contribution ¿Cómo hago que una lista de reproducción se reproduzca en bucle?

Quiero escuchar mis listas de reproducción en modo bucle; o sea, que se reproduzca una canción tras otra y, al terminar la última, se reproduzca de nuevo la primera de la lista. Quiero poder hacer esto en la aplicación de Windows 11, en mi portátil, ...

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Quiero escuchar mis listas de reproducción en modo bucle; o sea, que se reproduzca una canción tras otra y, al terminar la última, se reproduzca de nuevo la primera de la lista. Quiero poder hacer es...

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Superuser Contribution Pause/Play FAB clips with Actions Bar

PlanPremiumCountryU.SDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen scrolling on desktop, the threshold for showing the play FAB for a playlist/album is too early and causes it to clip with the actions bar for said playlist. See...

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Plan Premium Country U.S Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When scrolling on desktop, the threshold for showing the play FAB for a playlist/album is...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Spotify becomes slow/unusable when scrolling a long discography.

When scrolling through the discography of an artist with a lot of songs/albums the windows spotify application becomes near unusable and laggy. Going to another page returns the application to normal again.

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When scrolling through the discography of an artist with a lot of songs/albums the windows spotify application becomes near unusable and laggy. Going to another page returns the application to normal...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Video Data Usage

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOne JRE podcast has used approximately up to 10-12.5 GB of data in 3 hours after streaming a single episode from the desktop app. This is quite excessive. Why is there not an option to disable video play...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue One JRE podcast has used approximately up to 10-12.5 GB of data in 3 hours after streaming a single episode from the desktop app. This is q...

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Superuser Contribution Songs don't start when i click play on pc app ( they are not grey out songs )

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i click play on a song on spotify, it does not start to play song nor give any error messages. It's like completely ignoring clicking. I can listen these songs on my ...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i click play on a song on spotify, it does not start to play song nor give any error messa...

luKrek

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Superuser Contribution Use zoom to change font size in full screen

Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior when zooming in and out seems to be small-small-sma...

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Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play Windows 11 browser

I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I cannot play anything. When i click on a song or playlist it won't even say that I clicked on it. It doesnt read that i clicked play at all. I can add songs to the queue, make a new playlist etc. and it...

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I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I cannot play anything. When i click on a song or playlist it won't even say that I clicked on it. It doesnt read that i clicked play at all. I can add ...

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Spotify will go Max Volume upon star or switching to bluetooth on Windows 10

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Since today whenever i switch to bluetooth speaker or bluetooth headphone or pc speaker the ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   ...

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Windows App EXE Location

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro: Version 20H2 (latest version) My Question or IssueWhere is the Spotify EXE file location? A simple question but nobody knows... Someone else posted a month ago the same exact question and n...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro: Version 20H2 (latest version)   My Question or Issue Where is the Spotify EXE file location? A simple question but n...

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Superuser Contribution Resume playing on an another device

PlanPremium DuoCountryPoland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listening to on any device I would be switching to, be it from one computer to android, or the other w...

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Plan Premium Duo Country Poland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi there,   Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listeni...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app launching on a black screen

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEvery time I launch the Spotify desktop app, I get greeted by a black screen. Sometimes if I let it sit for a few minutes it will eventually load, but most of the t...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I launch the Spotify desktop app, I get greeted by a black screen. Sometimes if I le...

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Superuser Contribution Playlists frequently unplayable on Microsoft desktop app

PlanPremium DuoCountryUSDeviceHP Elitebook laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am using the desktop app for Windows and have periodically and repeatedly been unable to play any playlists (neither my own nor those created by Spotify...

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  Plan Premium Duo Country US Device HP Elitebook laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am using the desktop app for Windows and have periodically and repea...

Vasil

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Spotify PC App Rapidly Skipping Through Songs When Using Media Keys to Skip/Repeat Song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 (latest and most up to date version) My Question or IssueWhen using my media keys to try to skip to the next song, Spotify PC App will rapidly skip anywhere from 3 to 10 songs before it ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 (latest and most up to date version)   My Question or Issue When using my media keys to try to skip to the next s...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't play selected song, but instead the first one from a selected artist...

Hi guys, I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists' directory and try to play one of the songs I saved Spotify ...

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Hi guys,   I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists'...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution no middle panel on desktop app

It flickers on for a second, then blank with an error message "Reload page" button. Click that and it does the same. The same thing happens on the web version, and in different browsers.

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It flickers on for a second, then blank with an error message "Reload page" button. Click that and it does the same. The same thing happens on the web version, and in different browsers. 

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution [Troubleshooting] App keeps crashing till this morning - W11

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop-PC Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello.Yesterday the Spotify Desktop App worked fine. Since I started the computer this morning the app keeps crashing. First it crashed directly at startupRestarting did not ...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop-PC   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello. Yesterday the Spotify Desktop App worked fine. Since I started the computer this...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove songs from "Made for You" playlists.

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell Laptop with Desktop AppOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify sometimes makes playlists for me based off my tastes (e.g. Rock Mix, Daily Mix etc.). However lately my room mate has been using my Sp...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell Laptop with Desktop App Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify sometimes makes playlists for me based off my tast...

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