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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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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 ...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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?

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downloading and recording a cd

 can i record the music onto a cd?

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 can i record the music onto a cd?

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Problems playing songs

Hi all, i am angry, comming from germany and here is no support in my language .. .I can´t play my playlists, all songs are only played some seconds .. Sometimes 5 , otheres 1 minute then the app is jumping to the next one. Problem with windows app, ...

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Hi all,  i am angry, comming from germany and here is no support in my language .. . I  can´t play my playlists, all songs are only played some seconds .. Sometimes 5 , otheres 1 minute t...

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PUP - The Dream is Over

What happened to this album's sound quality?It sounds terrible for some reason, not by aesthetic or anythingi listened to the same album multiple times months on end but the quality just suddenly dropped when i listened today. im on high streaming qu...

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What happened to this album's sound quality? It sounds terrible for some reason, not by aesthetic or anything i listened to the same album multiple times months on end but the quality just suddenly...

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With the new Spotify update for Windows, I can no longer see what my friends are listening to.

Instead of Spotify showing what my friends are listening to on the sidebar, it instead says to connect to Facebook to see what my friends are listening to. Does this mean I can no longer see what my friends publicly choose to listen to unless I conne...

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Instead of Spotify showing what my friends are listening to on the sidebar, it instead says to connect to Facebook to see what my friends are listening to. Does this mean I can no longer see what my ...

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Solved!! Spotify uses wrong name for Account

So for some reason Spotify decided to give me a random name called "21q52moamnwwktxw37cm3fbbi" for some reason.

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So for some reason Spotify decided to give me a random name called "21q52moamnwwktxw37cm3fbbi" for some reason.

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Solved!! Spotify keeps stopping - streaming issues - i'm off!!

well i hate to say this but after more than three years as a premium spotify user i may be leaving. due to constant issues with streaming quality things have come to a head and i am trying alternatives. currently got a 15 day trial to try with a riva...

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well i hate to say this but after more than three years as a premium spotify user i may be leaving.  due to constant issues with streaming quality things have come to a head and i am trying alte...

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track numbering collum is gone , how can i bring it back ?

the track numbering collum ( the #) that shows the number of track is gone from the playlists i have, tho it exists on other playlists i dont follow/ not made by me.how can i bring it back ? thx for the help

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the track numbering collum ( the #) that shows the number of track is gone from the playlists i have, tho it exists on other playlists i dont follow/ not made by me. how can i bring it back ?  ...

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Spotify keeps running after I turn off computer

This is a bit concerning... I just purchased a new computer running windows 10. I was listening to spotify and turned off the computer. I did not put it to sleep, I turned it off. To my surprise Spotify kept playing music. Absolutely stunned that pro...

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This is a bit concerning...  I just purchased a new computer running windows 10.  I was listening to spotify and turned off the computer.  I did not put it to sleep, I turned it off.&n...

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Spotify bug(discord)

Hi,I've installed spotify on Windows and when I'm listenning music it shows absolutely other music in Discord App ,when I've turned on spotify it disappears from Discord and when I've turned off spotify app it shows other music,Can You help me?You Ca...

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Hi,I've installed spotify on Windows and when I'm listenning music it shows absolutely other music in Discord App ,when I've turned on spotify it disappears from Discord and      &nbsp...

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my name keeps being random

this is such a pain, i keep changing my account and the name just becomes random numbers and letters. ugh.

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this is such a pain, i keep changing my account and the name just becomes random numbers and letters. ugh.

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Solved!! Offline

Why i cant use offline feature on my PC?

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Why i cant use offline feature on my PC?

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App won't go to the back with Alt+Tab

Windows 10.0.16299 When spotify is open (in either fullscreen or windowed view) and in focus, alt+tab-ing does not put the window to the back. The focus changes to the other app, Firefox in this case, but the spotify app stays at the front. You have ...

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Windows 10.0.16299   When spotify is open (in either fullscreen or windowed view) and in focus, alt+tab-ing does not put the window to the back. The focus changes to the other app, Firefox in ...

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