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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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Can´t open Spotify

Hello,If I start Spotify on my Windows Desktop I just see a black sqare, I can form it like the normal Spotify Window but I can not click something. The only thing I can do is close Spotify in the Task-list.Is it a Problem of Spotify or my PC and how...

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Hello, If I start Spotify on my Windows Desktop I just see a black sqare, I can form it like the normal Spotify Window but I can not click something. The only thing I can do is close Spotify in the ...

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why can't i find some albums on the app or pc version of spotify but i can find them on the site?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry greeceDeviceOperating SystemAndroid nougat, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I cant find some albums on the app or thw windows version of spotify but i can find them on the web version which is not helping me that much because ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  greece Device Operating System Android nougat, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I cant find some albums on the app or thw windows version of spoti...

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Local Files not finding all files in folder

I listen to many mixtapes so I like to have them and my streaming music all in one place. I have deleted and redownloaded all my mixtapes multiple times but Spotify on Windows cant seem to find all my files. I have deleted the local file using %appda...

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I listen to many mixtapes so I like to have them and my streaming music all in one place. I have deleted and redownloaded all my mixtapes multiple times but Spotify on Windows cant seem to find all m...

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Superuser Contribution CTRL-keypress pauses song

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or IssueWhen pressing the CTRL-key the Spotify-client always pauses the current song, even if the client-window is minimized. How can you turn this behaviour off?

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Plan Premium Country Germany  Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Professional   My Question or Issue When pressing the CTRL-key the Spotify-client always pauses the current song...

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how can I add my song ?

Hello, I have some songs on my computer and that songs there aren't on spotify.I added these songs to my playlist in computer. But when I login on my phone and I look at that playlist. I can't see that songs. What can ı do now ? Thank you for help.(T...

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Hello, I have some songs on my computer and that songs there aren't on spotify.I added these songs to my playlist in computer. But when I login on my phone and I look at that playlist. I can't see th...

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Superuser Contribution I subscribed for family account. My kids accepted the invitation but still have basic Spotify

Hi community, I subscribed for family account. My kids accepted the invitation but still have basic Spotify NOT Spotify Premium. They received (and accepted) my notification by mail (my invitation) but after that no more mails (no even in **bleep**) ...

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Hi community,   I  subscribed for family account. My kids accepted the invitation but still have basic Spotify NOT Spotify Premium. They received (and accepted) my notification by ma...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution [SOUND Crash] Problem when stop and start again a song on Spotify Desktop

PlanFreeCountry SpainDeviceHP Laptop ProBook 430 G4Operating SystemWindows 10 Version 1803 My IssueWhen I'm playing music and sudenly pause the song and start it again, the sound stops workingor when I'm playing music with headphones connected witch ...

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  Plan Free Country  Spain Device HP Laptop ProBook 430 G4 Operating System Windows 10 Version 1803   My Issue When I'm playing music and sudenly pause the song and start it...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Tracks play ok in Spotify but link points to another song

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicePCOperating SystemWIn10 My Question or IssueCorrect track plays ok in Spotify but when use copy link or embedded link it points to another track, not the one being played.

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device PC Operating System WIn10   My Question or Issue Correct track plays ok in Spotify but when use copy link or embedded link it points to another tra...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop dosen't work

I cannot join Spotify Desktop.When I enter Username / password and I click on LOG IN button, the screen become a little bit darker (it should be like this), but at the end Desktop application doesn't run.I waited several minutes, but nothing change.I...

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I cannot join Spotify Desktop. When I enter Username / password and I click on LOG IN button, the screen become a little bit darker (it should be like this), but at the end Desktop application doesn...

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Superuser Contribution When I make playlist collaborative it doesn't show on my profile?

When I make a public playlist collaborative, the second I do it it disappears from my profile. It isn't visible to anybody on my profile but if someone else is following it it will still show on theirs. Is there a similar issue floating around that h...

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  When I make a public playlist collaborative, the second I do it it disappears from my profile. It isn't visible to anybody on my profile but if someone else is following it it will still show...

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Superuser Contribution Disable Autoplay does not work. Song line.

Hi, unfortunatly Spotify keeps on playing similiar songs also when i disabled the "Autoplay"-function. What can i do? Is it a bug? And the other thing: If i add a new song to the song list, the song is not put at the end of the line but right after t...

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Hi,   unfortunatly Spotify keeps on playing similiar songs also when i disabled the "Autoplay"-function. What can i do? Is it a bug?   And the other thing:   If i add a new song ...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I try to listen to a playlist it keeps flicking through songs and then whenever i click on a single song it comes up with "This song is not available" on any...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everytime I try to listen to a playlist it keeps flicking through songs and then ...

Alfredo

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Music Management

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCSamsung Galaxy 8iPad ProOperating SystemiOS 11 Android OreoWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello all -I...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country USA  Device PC Samsung Galaxy 8 iPad Pro ...

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Superuser Contribution Dragging songs into different playlists

Spotify was really lagging hard for me. Going extremely slow. So I decided to close it and reopen. Now I can't drag music from one playlist into another. I get the circle with a line through it. It literally worked seconds before closing and reopenin...

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Spotify was really lagging hard for me.  Going extremely slow.  So I decided to close it and reopen.   Now I can't drag music from one playlist into another.  I get the circle w...

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded playlists undownloaded without my consent

Hey what's up! I am running Spotify on my Asus Windows 10 laptop. I am a Premium user in the US and I use Spotify a lot! Sometimes, when I pull up Spotify on my computer, I find that I am somehow no longer signed in. Once I get signed in, none of my ...

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Hey what's up! I am running Spotify on my Asus Windows 10 laptop. I am a Premium user in the US and I use Spotify a lot!    Sometimes, when I pull up Spotify on my computer, I find t...

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Superuser Contribution Problemas al reproducir CANCIONES EXPLICITAS

Alguien mas tiene problemas al reproducir canciones explicitas, en la APP WINDOWS o en el REPRODUCTOR WEB??

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Alguien mas tiene problemas al reproducir canciones explicitas, en la APP WINDOWS o en el REPRODUCTOR WEB??

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Suddenly, "this song is not available" for all songs, over HDMI

I use Spotify on my my laptop connected to an RCA flatscreen via HDMI. Everything worked fine for several months. After returning home from a 6 week trip, suddenly Spotify won't play anything, reporting the error "this song is not available..." for a...

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I use Spotify on my my laptop connected to an RCA flatscreen via HDMI. Everything worked fine for several months. After returning home from a 6 week trip, suddenly Spotify won't play anything, report...

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Superuser Contribution [Bug] Spotify forgets player state while rebooting with "close to tray" enabled

Applicable to Spotify 1.0.80.474 on Windows 10 Edu 1709 x64When the option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window to the tray" is enabled, Spotify forgets playlist, song and song progress when Windows reboots. Normally you would be able to ...

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Applicable to Spotify 1.0.80.474 on Windows 10 Edu 1709 x64 When the option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window to the tray" is enabled, Spotify forgets playlist, song and song progre...

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"Publish my activity on Spotify" not working

For the last couple days, my Spotify desktop app hasn't been publishing any activity to any followers. However, it does publish listening history on mobile. Private session has already been disabled, and "Publish activity" is on.

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For the last couple days, my Spotify desktop app hasn't been publishing any activity to any followers. However, it does publish listening history on mobile. Private session has already been disabled,...

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Spotify doesn't play sound, skips songs, doesn't show in volume mixer

PlanFamilyCountry UKDeviceHP Pavilion g6Operating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueAs said in the topic, Spotify doesn't want to play any music, it skips the Spotify streamed music, and doesn't let me play local files. Additionally, I noticed it does...

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Plan Family Country  UK Device HP Pavilion g6 Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue As said in the topic, Spotify doesn't want to play any music, it skips the Spotify str...

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