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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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Solved!! Wont Play Explicit Songs

PlanFreeCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song that is marked explicit in either browser or the PC application, nothing happens and I receive the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you h...

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Plan Free Country  US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to play a song that is marked explicit in either browser or the PC application, nothi...

rororohan

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Solved!! SpotifyMigrator error when opening the Windows 10 app.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I get an error everytime i try to open Spotify. I even tried with a reinstall of windows wich made spotify start once but efter a reboot it came back, it just shows...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I get an error everytime i try to open Spotify. I even tried with a reinstall of wi...

Qvijoh

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Abysmal performance when scrolling playlists

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceRyzen 2700X, Geforce GTX 1080Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue All recent versions of Spotify show such horrible performance when scrolling in longer playlists, that the Windows desktop app has become ann...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Ryzen 2700X, Geforce GTX 1080 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   All recent versions of Spotify show such horrible p...

Aquaschaf

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Does anyone get "The Spotify application is not responding" error message after relaunching it the s

Every time I close Spotify, and wanting to re-open it again I keep getting this message. The only solution for me to re-use the program again, it is to reboot my computer. And it's not like I can just uninstall the program and try to install a new ve...

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Every time I close Spotify, and wanting to re-open it again I keep getting this message. The only solution for me to re-use the program again, it is to reboot my computer. And it's not like I can jus...

Dragoshade

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Sound issue with Spotify on My PC

PlanFreeCountryItaly DeviceDell LapTopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, I've a very strange problem with Spotify on my local PC.If I try to play any song, the song seems start fine but no audio for me. It's not a driver issueo...

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  Plan Free Country Italy   Device Dell LapTop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi there,  I've a very strange problem with Spotify on my loca...

alessio1991

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Album art not loading for local files

PlanFree DeviceDesktop/Laptop Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueMy Spotify is not loading the album artwork of my local files. The album art shows perfectly on the music program of my phone and in other desktop programs (e.g. VLC media ...

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Plan Free   Device Desktop/Laptop   Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue My Spotify is not loading the album artwork of my local files. The album art shows per...

ron1n

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cant log in and use

PlanFreeCountry USDevicecomputerOperating Systemwindows xp My Question or Issue when i log in xp desktop app it cant login ,and i am in US my profile also is US .use webplayer also cant log in .

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Plan Free Country  US Device computer Operating System windows xp    My Question or Issue  when i log in xp desktop app it cant login ,and i am in US my profile also is ...

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Superuser Contribution [Bug] Media Stop when minimised to tray

Operating SystemWindows 10 with latest updates. Spotify version: 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc. IssueMedia Stop command doesn't work when Spotify is minimised to tray and desktop overlay is enabled. I have tried sending the command via media keys in keyboard ...

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Operating System Windows 10 with latest updates. Spotify version: 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc.   Issue Media Stop command doesn't work when Spotify is minimised to tray and desktop overlay is ...

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Friend Feed Doesn't Show any of my Friends

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My friend feed was working fine yesterday. I could see what my friends were playing. Now in the right side bar it says "See what your friends are playing" with ...

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Plan Free Country  United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My friend feed was working fine yesterday. I could see what my friends wer...

ericbres

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Are some updates scattered across accounts?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry United StatesDeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have two accounts because I remade the first one. One of them has the heart for adding to 'Songs' and has the experimental features options, bu...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  United States Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have two accounts because I remade the first one. One of ...

Loxer

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Failed to update description and image, please try again.

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceHP ProBook 6560bOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64-bit My Question or IssueWhen trying to update either a playlist description or image I get this message:"Failed to update description and image, please try again."I get ...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device HP ProBook 6560b Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit   My Question or Issue When trying to update either a playlist description or image I get th...

Loxer

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"Discovered On" in artists' About section "buggy"

The "Discovered On" section in the artists About section has always been a form of discovering new Playlists.Recently, I've noticed that with some artists, the playlists are either "Spotify Only" branded or completely removed all together - or is jus...

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The "Discovered On" section in the artists About section has always been a form of discovering new Playlists. Recently, I've noticed that with some artists, the playlists are either "Spotify Only" b...

Ryanx0r

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Superuser Contribution Target in Properties wont copy

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to customize my desktop my putting new icons on all my apps, and it worked perfectly until i reached Spotify. To do what I'm trying to do, i need to open the pro...

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  Plan Free Country  Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I'm trying to customize my desktop my putting new icons on all my apps, and it...

Aimee_T

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Desktop app updated and now mouse scroll won't work.

I'm on a windows 10 machine. The app auto-updated and suddenly I can't scroll in the app with my mouse anymore. I tried 3: the built in trackpad, one USB wired mouse, and one usb wireless. I can scroll fine in every other program on my computer with ...

Gig Goer

I'm on a windows 10 machine. The app auto-updated and suddenly I can't scroll in the app with my mouse anymore. I tried 3: the built in trackpad, one USB wired mouse, and one usb wireless. I can scro...

Loxer

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Heavy stuttering on Win7 makes Spotify Premium unusable

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePC Core i7 3820Network Adapter: Intel 7260 WLAN AC PCI-E cardOperating SystemWin7 My Question or IssueSpotify starts to stutter heavily after about 30sec playback.Looks like this: https://youtu.be/TbmqQDAFnWY New insta...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device PC Core i7 3820 Network Adapter: Intel 7260 WLAN AC PCI-E card Operating System Win7   My Question or Issue Spotify starts to stutter heavi...

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Same song and sequence everytime

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I start Spotify the same song starts and the sequence after this song is the same as well. To fix this I have to log out all accounts everywhere and then it will open with n...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everytime I start Spotify the same song starts and the sequence after this song is the same as well. To fi...

boiaz123

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Superuser Contribution PC Spotify: Devices not showing anything especially Amazon Echo

Plan Premium CountryUSA DeviceHP Laptop 15-I100d Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue All of my other computers, pc's, work just fine with Spotify and Echo. I'm able to see the "Other Devices" when I click on it and the little popup window...

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Plan Premium   CountryUSA   Device HP Laptop 15-I100d  Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue  All of my other computers, pc's, work just fine w...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Se corta la canción y cambia a la siguiente

Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y arranca el siguiente. PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceCPUOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y...

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Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y arranca el siguiente.   Plan Premium Country Argentina  Device CPU Operating System Windows 10   My Q...

SergioDavid

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Spotify Classic in Windows 10

I have Windows 10 and I want to download the classic Win32 / Win64 app, not the app from the Microsoft Store (the Windows 10 App-Store).When I downlaod the installer (SpotifySetup.exe) and execute it, then the Microsoft Store version is downloaded.Wh...

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I have Windows 10 and I want to download the classic Win32 / Win64 app, not the app from the Microsoft Store (the Windows 10 App-Store). When I downlaod the installer (SpotifySetup.exe) and exe...

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Superuser Contribution uygulama son çalınan şarkı sorunu

windows uygulamada muzik dinlerken uygulamayı simge durumuna küçültüyoruz. Sonrasında bilgisayarımızı kapatırken spotify uygulamasına sağ tıklayıp "Çıkış" demeden kapatırsak uygulama son kaldığımız şarkıyı sonraki açtığımızda hatırlamıyor. Muhtemelen...

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windows uygulamada muzik dinlerken uygulamayı simge durumuna küçültüyoruz. Sonrasında bilgisayarımızı kapatırken spotify uygulamasına sağ tıklayıp "Çıkış" demeden kapatırsak uygulama son kaldığımız ş...

SergioDavid

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