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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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Spotify for Windows permanently skips to the next song

I am running Spotify on Windows 10 with the latest update and when I want to play music, the app just constantly skips to the next song instead of playing one. No error message or the like appears.

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I am running Spotify on Windows 10 with the latest update and when I want to play music, the app just constantly skips to the next song instead of playing one.  No error message or the like app...

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offline problem waiting for connection

my spotify at deskopt cant download any song and while ago all my downloaded songs are deleted and cant download i reinstall the program few times but my problem still continues how can i solve this problem

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my spotify at deskopt cant download any song and while ago all  my downloaded songs are deleted and cant download i reinstall the program few times but my problem still continues how can i ...

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Sound cuts out

It keeps happening to me where the sound just stops and the track continues to play. It happens when a new track is started. If I go into the volume mixer, spotify is not muted. But if I mute it and then unmute it, the sound comes back.Spotify is the...

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It keeps happening to me where the sound just stops and the track continues to play. It happens when a new track is started. If I go into the volume mixer, spotify is not muted. But if I mute it and ...

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unauthorized changes blocked :spotify

Spotify updates: well as all updates in controlled folders Receive the above post named problem. Search unauthorized changes blocked :spotify

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Spotify updates: well as all updates in controlled folders   Receive the above post named problem.   Search unauthorized changes blocked :spotify  

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Sponsored Messages (ads) stops playing

Everytime this happens, everything just stops, you can't play anything else and this message just stays but nothing plays so I can move to the next song. I have to quit and restart spotify. This problem is just recent. When this happens, how do I res...

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Everytime this happens, everything just stops, you can't play anything else and this message just stays but nothing plays so I can move to the next song. I have to quit and restart spotify.  &n...

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LOTS of crackles and micropauses

I have found several feeds on this forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Premium-Crackling-Stuttering/td-p/104295) and others reporting the same problem. Several suggested solves like reinstallation, uninstalling realtek drivers and...

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I have found several feeds on this forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Premium-Crackling-Stuttering/td-p/104295) and others reporting the same problem. Several suggested solves li...

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Forward on Mouse restarts

I'm having an issue with the Spotify Windows client where whenever I hit forward on my mouse button, it restarts the song I'm in. I have this button mapped to Numpad * so that I can use it as a push-to-talk button that won't affect other applications...

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I'm having an issue with the Spotify Windows client where whenever I hit forward on my mouse button, it restarts the song I'm in. I have this button mapped to Numpad * so that I can use it as a push-...

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My media keys dont work for spotify

So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i need 2 hands to skip a song or play/pause. Anyone ...

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So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i...

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Superuser Contribution Songs randomly skipping

So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not working and are just skipped entirely, an example being: ...

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So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not workin...

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Solved!! Help- Icon not showing

For some reason my icon for spotfiy shows up as just a blank piece of paper instead of the normal logo and I don't know how to get it back so that the spotify logo appears. I never had a problem before but I got a new computer and now no matter how m...

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For some reason my icon for spotfiy shows up as just a blank piece of paper  instead of the normal logo and I don't know how to get it back so that the spotify logo appears. I never had a proble...

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Your Daily Mix Not Available Offline

I'm having this problem starting today. Have always had the daily mix except today when I woke up, it was gone. I've restarted my computer multipal times, reinstalled the program, made sure i allowed it in my firewalls, when it didn't work I turned o...

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I'm having this problem starting today. Have always had the daily mix except today when I woke up, it was gone. I've restarted my computer multipal times, reinstalled the program, made sure i allowed...

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Solved!! Devices not showing up

None of my external devices will show up. Have 1 HP laptop that's hooked up to the stereo and another HP laptop and a Samsung andriod phone that I use as controllers and none of them are showing any of my other devices. Ever since a few days ago I ca...

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None of my external devices will show up.   Have 1 HP laptop that's hooked up to the stereo and another HP laptop and a Samsung andriod phone that I use as controllers and none of them are sho...

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Media keys do not open spotify, instead open itunes on win10.

Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.

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Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.

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spotify doesn't work correctly

Hi, Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my laptop. relaunched it, deleted and installed spotify again, che...

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Hi,   Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my lap...

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Songs grayed out in playlist but playable from search

I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.

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I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.  

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Windows player constantly lagging

Hey! Wondering if anyone experiences the same problem as me and knows a solution. Constantly regardless of either Window updates or Spotify updates my Spotify simply will just lag out. I'll be happily listening to an artist, then when I go to search ...

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Hey!   Wondering if anyone experiences the same problem as me and knows a solution.    Constantly regardless of either Window updates or Spotify updates my Spotify simply will just...

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Can't delete song from songs menu/library

When i select songs on the left side there are 3 songs that are greyed out and that i can't remove.The 3 songs are from a album called New Music. These songs are the first 3 i added in 2014. I think the album is an old playlist.When shuffle play is a...

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When i select songs on the left side there are 3 songs that are greyed out and that i can't remove. The 3 songs are from a album called New Music. These songs are the first 3 i added in 2014. I thin...

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Solved!! Logging in

At first, the desktop app kept saying it was offline, when my internet connection is fine, and so i gave it a couple days, but it still said i was offline. i decided to reinstall it but now everytime i try to login, the screen freezes. i can still ph...

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At first, the desktop app kept saying it was offline, when my internet connection is fine, and so i gave it a couple days, but it still said i was offline. i decided to reinstall it but now everytime...

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Web Remote Control to stream on my mobile at work (NO WIFI available)

Hi,Spotify web player is blocked at work, and can't install anything. I normally stream on my mobile. Control spotify on a small mobile screen is dificult at wok (IT company). It would be great if I can remote control all spotify functions from a web...

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 Hi, Spotify web player is blocked at work, and can't install anything. I normally stream on my mobile. Control spotify on a small mobile screen is dificult at wok (IT company). ...

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