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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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Local files too loud

Hi,the local files in my spotify playing louder than the normal spotify songs.The option "play all songs with same volume" dont work with local files i think.. Is there a solution?Sry for my english. Thank you for your Answers!

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Hi, the local files in my spotify playing louder than the normal spotify songs. The option "play all songs with same volume" dont work with local files i think..   Is there a solution? Sry ...

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Guide: How to fix "no sound" on Windows 10 with desktop-app

Okay, so I was getting this error every once in awhile where my audio cuts out and I have to either logout or restart to get my audio working again. This is on Windows 10 and the Spotify desktop-app. However, I think I have found a simple quick fix: ...

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Okay, so I was getting this error every once in awhile where my audio cuts out and I have to either logout or restart to get my audio working again.  This is on Windows 10 and the Spotify deskto...

Vace

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Spotify starts at boot up without permission

I have selected 'no' in Startup and Windows behaviour settings but Spotify still opens at random boot ups. How is that possible?This only started to happen a month ago when I upgraded to Win10 fall creators update

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I have selected 'no' in Startup and Windows behaviour settings but Spotify still opens at random boot ups. How is that possible? This only started to happen a month ago when I upgraded to Win10 fall...

LeoRager

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows App and Android App are acting weird

All of a sudden, Spotify in my PC and Android started to delete songs and redownload them, at a big scale. I'm talking 70 songs, some times up to 200. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there any possible solutions? Is Spotify aware of this error? ...

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All of a sudden, Spotify in my PC and Android started to delete songs and redownload them, at a big scale. I'm talking 70 songs, some times up to 200. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there any p...

SergioDavid

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Hidden Songs?

While looking for a certain sertain song/album (Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles) I noticed that, while I'm using the web app, I can access the album but when I try to search it on the desktop app they become impossible to find. I was also able to a...

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While looking for a certain sertain song/album (Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles) I noticed that, while I'm using the web app, I can access the album but when I try to search it on the desktop ...

Craken88

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Spotify won't start minimized

Hello, My Spotify won't start minimized at all on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit latest edition. I have reinstalled it multiple times, I installed the Windows Store app, and nothing works. It still pops up every time I reboot my computer and it won't start mi...

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Hello,   My Spotify won't start minimized at all on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit latest edition. I have reinstalled it multiple times, I installed the Windows Store app, and nothing works. It still p...

bombgen

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Problems with playlist on windows spotify and web spotify

HiI have a problem with my account. I created a favourite playlist with some music. When I listen to the music from spotify app from my android phone, everything is ok. But when I listen from windows spotify or web spotify on my laptop there are some...

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Hi I have a problem with my account. I created a favourite playlist with some music. When I listen to the music from spotify app from my android phone, everything is ok. But when I listen from windo...

goznerg

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Desktop Spotify app cannot locate other device within my wifi networks

I have a Google Home and Chromecast connected to my wifi network. However, when those devices are online, I often cannot find them on my device list through Spotify. Is there a fix?

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I have a Google Home and Chromecast connected to my wifi network. However, when those devices are online, I often cannot find them on my device list through Spotify. Is there a fix? 

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Favorites Playlist

I know that i have more than just 50 songs liked, but my Favorites playlist says I only have 50 songs. Am I only allowed to like 50 songs at once or what is going on?

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I know that i have more than just 50 songs liked, but my Favorites playlist says I only have 50 songs. Am I only allowed to like 50 songs at once or what is going on?

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Spotify congela toda la PC Windows 10.

¡Hola!La cuestion es que tengo una biblioteca muy amplia de musica en la PC, y cuando la quiero cargar en los Archivos Locales de Spotify, este se congela y hace que toda la PC deje de responder y tengo que reinciarla desde la CPU porque ni siquiera ...

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¡Hola! La cuestion es que tengo una biblioteca muy amplia de musica en la PC, y cuando la quiero cargar en los Archivos Locales de Spotify, este se congela y hace que toda la PC deje de responder y ...

primolenny

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Solved!! Spotify Desktop - Non-duplicate playlist naming issue

Having an issue where the Spotify desktop app adds a 2 to the end of brand new, non-duped playlists. Anyone else experiencing this?

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Having an issue where the Spotify desktop app adds a 2 to the end of brand new, non-duped playlists. Anyone else experiencing this?

Sebasty

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Top Recommendations For You not updating

Hi there, Seeing is anyone can help or is experiencing the same issue, for the past maybe 4 days but Top Recommendations has stopped updating? Any ideas?

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Hi there,   Seeing is anyone can help or is experiencing the same issue, for the past maybe 4 days but Top Recommendations has stopped updating? Any ideas?

Jsanders

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Solved!! 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc broke Toastify global shortcuts

Hi there, the recent update of 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc has caused Toastify's global shortcut keys function to stop working. The global hotkey function is absolutely important to me as I am mostly working on my laptop in fullscreen mode and I do not have...

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Hi there, the recent update of 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc has caused Toastify's global shortcut keys function to stop working. The global hotkey function is absolutely important to me as I am mostly w...

adenicolas70

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Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically switches songs

Spotify autimatically switches songs and I can not stop it. It feels like something was pressing the "next" button all the time.

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Spotify autimatically switches songs and I can not stop it. It feels like something was pressing the "next" button all the time. 

MartinStoichkov

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Spotify Shuffle - I'm sick of it.

I've had it up to here with the shuffle function. I've been hearing the same ~20 songs over and over again over the past 2 weeks out of a playlist of 350. This is not random. I've always kind of heard the same songs but it flew over my head. Now the ...

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I've had it up to here with the shuffle function. I've been hearing the same ~20 songs over and over again over the past 2 weeks out of a playlist of 350. This is not random. I've always kind of...

murloc26

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Fullscreen mode is glitching

Brief description of the issue:After launching Spotify (in fullscreen) there is little glitch in 2 versions.1. There is transparent 1px line at the bottom. Kinda painful to see it. 2. Sometimes there is bold white bar at the top instead. And whole sp...

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Brief description of the issue: After launching Spotify (in fullscreen) there is little glitch in 2 versions. 1. There is transparent 1px line at the bottom. Kinda painful to see it. 2. Sometim...

Aztek92

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Solved!! Windows 10 disable auto startup

Since the last upgrade Spotify (free version) starts every time I turn on the computer. This is really aggravating. When I want it on, I'll turn it on. Otherwise don't mess with my computer. Could you please advise how to disable this automatic start...

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Since the last upgrade Spotify (free version) starts every time I turn on the computer.  This is really aggravating.  When I want it on, I'll turn it on.  Otherwise don't mess with my ...

JPVann

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cant move tracks in a playlist

Im working from a PC Windows as well as android and cant seem to move tracks inside a playlist that I created. This is super frustrating. I need to be able to arrange them according to exercises for my group classes. There has to be a way to do this....

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Im working from a PC Windows as well as android and cant seem to move tracks inside a playlist that I created. This is super frustrating. I need to be able to arrange them according to exercises for ...

fitandhappy

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Cant listen an album from Windows App

Hi Guys,I can play all songs but except one album. Even that album doesn't have any geo restrictions to my locationhttps://open.spotify.com/album/4K6qf6ZXnMl9k0ERdp1Inn?si=ff-SY-_SS4eLwvuLIe17CQ here is the album and I am using the latest Windows Sto...

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Hi Guys, I can play all songs but except one album. Even that album doesn't have any geo restrictions to my location https://open.spotify.com/album/4K6qf6ZXnMl9k0ERdp1Inn?si=ff-SY-_SS4eLw...

aaron_a_c

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Spotify replaces Songs with local files

Hi! Ever since I added a song called 'Try not to love everything you destroy' from An Autumn for crippled children, their song 'Try not to destroy everything you love' has been replaced and I can't open the right version. (For Understanding: the orig...

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Hi! Ever since I added a song called 'Try not to love everything you destroy' from An Autumn for crippled children, their song 'Try not to destroy everything you love' has been replaced and I can't o...

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