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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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Windows Spotify.exe login problem (again)

This happens every couple months with some update and I do not know what unnatural process is required to login to the Spotify.exe --- there is NO reason that logging in to an application is not standardized. At one point, I thought that I had to use...

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This happens every couple months with some update and I do not know what unnatural process is required to login to the Spotify.exe --- there is NO reason that logging in to an application is not stan...

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Solved!! Clicking album cover goes to wrong song

Is this the right place to report bugs? When I click the album cover to jump to the song's location in a playlist, it often jumps to the wrong song if I have sorted the playlist by a column. It won't work until I play a different playlist and then co...

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Is this the right place to report bugs?   When I click the album cover to jump to the song's location in a playlist, it often jumps to the wrong song if I have sorted the playlist by a column....

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switch devices automatically add playlist

When i switch devices it automatically add playlist to my queue.Is there any way to prevent this?

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When i switch devices it automatically add playlist to my queue. Is  there any way to prevent this?  

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution win10 spotify app slow

On win10 spotify app takes at least 20min to open, any suggestion?

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On win10 spotify app takes at least 20min to open, any suggestion?

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lost my playlist

i just logged in and lost all my spotify playlist... how do i get them back??

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i just logged in and lost all my spotify playlist... how do i get them back??

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Enable the reader in the browser

Cannot use Spotify on Opera in Windows 10.It tells: Enable the reader in the browser

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Cannot use Spotify on Opera in Windows 10. It tells:  Enable the reader in the browser

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Problem with logging in

Hi, I'm having trouble logging in Spotify account. I have the password and username but it says Your email and password combination does not match a Spotify account. I'm logged in my Spotify account on my computer but cant login in on my phone.

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Hi, I'm having trouble logging in Spotify account.  I have the password and username but it says Your email and password combination does not match a Spotify account. I'm logged in my Spoti...

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can i play spotify with windows media player to get the visuals

Can i use windows media player to listen to Spotify? I like the visuals it has or does Spotiy have a setting for visuals.

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Can i use windows media player to listen to Spotify? I like the visuals it has or does Spotiy have a setting for visuals.

Nico

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Solved!! Unable to drag songs or order Playlists

I used to be able to drag songs onto playlists and order playlists by dragging songs within them on Windows desktop. Could you let me know if this is a change that Spotify has made or if I can recover this feature? Thanks

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I used to be able to drag songs onto playlists and order playlists by dragging songs within them on Windows desktop.    Could you let me know if this is a change that Spotify has made or ...

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After an update a couple days ago my local music wouldn't play at all. Older versions work fine.

I have troubleshooted everything with support and they gave me an older version that does not update automatically for a temporary fix to this problem. I would install the desktop client for windows via the website and then the very next time I updat...

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I have troubleshooted everything with support and they gave me an older version that does not update automatically for a temporary fix to this problem. I would install the desktop client for windows ...

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Solved!! Keeping the format of one playlist and copying it to another?

So, I'm trying to move all my songs from the "songs" section to an actual playlist made by me but I want to keep the order of how it is already, as I have it so the newest added songs are at the top. I know I can do this by manually adding each song ...

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So, I'm trying to move all my songs from the "songs" section to an actual playlist made by me but I want to keep the order of how it is already, as I have it so the newest added songs are at the top....

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Solved!! Any way to import an Excel, Serato or Text file as a Spotify Playlist?

I'm a DJ and have a bunch of playlists created as Excel sheets as well as Serato DJ crates. Is there any way to convert and import a playlist into Spotify?(I tried searching first but saw no recent post/answers)Thanks in advance!

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I'm a DJ and have a bunch of playlists created as Excel sheets as well as Serato DJ crates.    Is there any way to convert and import a playlist into Spotify? (I tried searching fir...

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spotify is not working properly

 when I play some songs I just hear no sound but only on windows

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 when I play some songs I just hear no sound but only on windows

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Random Skipping and Altered Queue

Persistent problem recently: songs will randomly skip part way through. Often a song I don't recognize starts playing and I have a new queue (Baila Morena by Joe Cohen usually starts, I've never heard of the song or artist), mostly of rap music, whic...

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Persistent problem recently: songs will randomly skip part way through. Often a song I don't recognize starts playing and I have a new queue (Baila Morena by Joe Cohen usually starts, I've never hear...

Nico

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delete greyed out files

Hey guys,I want to remove these greyed out files from my Spotify (Windows 10).I previously had added them as local files, but later deleted the original files on my computer, without removing the files on spotify first (which might have led to my iss...

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 Hey guys, I want to remove these greyed out files from my Spotify (Windows 10). I previously had added them as local files, but later deleted the original files on my computer, without removi...

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Username is Gibberish

I made a new account and couldnt choose a username. It is now random letters and numbers. help

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I made a new account and couldnt choose a username. It is now random letters and numbers. help

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes automatically (Win10)

I run Spotify under Windows 10.After a minute or two, Spotify every time closes automatically, even if I do nothing (not playing a song, e.g.)Reinstall won't help.Any idea?

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I run Spotify under Windows 10. After a minute or two, Spotify every time closes automatically, even if I do nothing (not playing a song, e.g.) Reinstall won't help. Any idea?

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Solved!! Hotkey for Thumbs up or down

I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs to get done. Blockify and Toastify don't seem to imp...

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I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs t...

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