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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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bluehallon

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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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Hiccup/Stutter Fix for Windows 10?

My PC build and internet specs are far above whatever Spotify needs for a Premium user. My OS build is Windows 10 Pro Version 1607 Build 14393.969. Getting a stutter/interrupt on all songs during playback every 5 seconds or so. Downloaded or not. Con...

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My PC build and internet specs are far above whatever Spotify needs for a Premium user.   My OS build is Windows 10 Pro Version 1607 Build 14393.969.   Getting a stutter/interrupt on al...

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Discover Weekly not updated

This week 23rd April my Discover Weekly didn't update.

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This week 23rd April my Discover Weekly didn't update.

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random number as username

well for about 5-6 years ago i used to have a facebook untill problems showed up within school so i deleted the facebook and now my spotify name is just a bunch of random numbers

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well for about 5-6 years ago i used to have a facebook untill problems showed up within school so i deleted the facebook and now my spotify name is just a bunch of random numbers

IguanaSetup

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Song keeps playing but sound cuts out??

After a few songs the sound just stops but the song keeps on playing? If I click "next song" then it functions normally, or if i leave it alone it will randomly come back. Very frustrating, pandora works flawlessly so its not my internet. Someone hel...

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After a few songs the sound just stops but the song keeps on playing? If I click "next song" then it functions normally, or if i leave it alone it will randomly come back. Very frustrating, pandora w...

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Local File Skipping

Hi all,Im currently running spotify version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 on Windows 10.My issue is that i have created a playlist with both local files and spotify files and everytime i play the playlist it skips local files. I have tried installing numerou...

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Hi all, Im currently running spotify version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 on Windows 10. My issue is that i have created a playlist with both local files and spotify files and everytime i play the pl...

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Only a couple local songs greyed out "This song is not available."

I have these song files on my PC (the same one I'm trying to play them on). They play just fine on every other media player, they are in the same folder as all of my other local files (which play just fine), but only these two specific songs do not p...

Newbie

I have these song files on my PC (the same one I'm trying to play them on). They play just fine on every other media player, they are in the same folder as all of my other local files (which play jus...

yanbax

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Solved!! Multiple songs

Is it possible to select multiple songs so I could transfer them to different playlists?

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Is it possible to select multiple songs so I could transfer them to different playlists?

Nico

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friend activy

it wont show me anymore what my friends are listening to i have checked all the settings and the people that i follow and everything is as it is supposed to be i dont get whats wrong

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it wont show me anymore what my friends are listening to i have checked all the settings and the people that i follow and everything is as it is supposed to be i dont get whats wrong

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No internet connection after school IP change

Hi. I'm having problem to logon to Spotify app, since we change our IP range at school. We are using Spotify Premium at local primary school. I'm tech suppport here. It used to logon OK, Then after our IP changed, I get this no internet connection er...

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Hi. I'm having problem to logon to Spotify app, since we change our IP range at school. We are using Spotify Premium at local primary school. I'm tech suppport here. It used to logon OK, Then after o...

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Discover Weekly hasn't updated

My Discover Weekly playlist hasn't updated this week. I've tried logging in and out of my account but it still remains unchanged. Discover Weekly is one of my favourite Spotify features and I miss it!

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My Discover Weekly playlist hasn't updated this week. I've tried logging in and out of my account but it still remains unchanged. Discover Weekly is one of my favourite Spotify features and I miss it!

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Solved!! Song unavailable in Windows Desktop App

Hello Spotify Team.Recently i've noticed a lot of songs in my playlists not playing in my desktop app for windows 10. When i click them there is an error message, notifiying me that the song is unavailable, but if i it's on my hard drive i can add it...

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Hello Spotify Team. Recently i've noticed a lot of songs in my playlists not playing in my desktop app for windows 10. When i click them there is an error message, notifiying me that the song is una...

barnowm

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Extremely high CPU usage when displaying top "banner ad"

When Spotify Desktop (Windows Store version) is open and the top banner is visible the CPU-usage of the apllication rises to about 84% on a 3.2ghz Microsoft Surface Book Pro. This is most likely due to snow flakes and cars being heavy to animate. As ...

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When Spotify Desktop (Windows Store version) is open and the top banner is visible the CPU-usage of the apllication rises to about 84% on a 3.2ghz Microsoft Surface Book Pro. This is most likely due ...

liquidchild101

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Where can I find all the songs that I liked?

I don't know how to find my liked songs. There is also no Liked from Radio in my spotify playlist.

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I don't know how to find my liked songs. There is also no Liked from Radio in my spotify playlist.

jyf15

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Pin to taskbar, few days later disappears

I keep pinning the windows 10 app to the taskbar, then a few days later it will disappear and I have to repin it. Been going on for a while, it's the only program doing it.

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I keep pinning the windows 10 app to the taskbar, then a few days later it will disappear and I have to repin it. Been going on for a while, it's the only program doing it.

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Solved!! I can't search for my own Spotify Playlists! (Mac)

Hello, I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE! SPOTIFY IS BASED ON PLAYLISTS, SO TAKING AWAY THE SEARCH FEATURE ...

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Hello,   I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE...

TheTerminalMan

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Spotify não realiza downloads de músicas no windows, o icone verde de download não aparece.

Estou tentando fazer downloads da minha playlist no spotify no computador, porém, quando clico em "baixar", o download é iniciado, mas não aparece o icone que mostra que a musica foi baixada, logo, o modo offiline do spotify simplesmente não funciona...

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Estou tentando fazer downloads da minha playlist no spotify no computador, porém, quando clico em "baixar", o download é iniciado, mas não aparece o icone que mostra que a musica foi baixada, logo, o...

Bittencourt

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Friend Feed looks odd

It doesn't show the activities of all the people i want to see. The name is weirdly cut off.What happened? A few days ago it was working perfectly. Thanks for your help!

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It doesn't show the activities of all the people i want to see. The name is weirdly cut off. What happened? A few days ago it was working perfectly.   Thanks for your help!

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Spotify Causes my Windows 10 64-bit System to Freeze

System just becomes unresponsive at random times while Spotify is open that I have to restart the laptop using the hardware button (can't even Ctrl-Alt-Del). Spotify also has a habit of deleting the songs I've saved in my hard drive at random ocassio...

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System just becomes unresponsive at random times while Spotify is open that I have to restart the laptop using the hardware button (can't even Ctrl-Alt-Del). Spotify also has a habit of deleting...

taclobanon2017

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Can't see people I follow without connecting to facebook?

People I follow has disappeared is it because I'm not connected to Facebook?

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People I follow has disappeared is it because I'm not connected to Facebook?

Swanny

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unconnect facebook following followers
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