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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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takes hours to log in or not at all

I recently bought a new Hp laptop and downloaded Spotify with no problem. I then tried to log in and it appears to be frozen and just wont let me in even if i make a new account.

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I recently bought a new Hp laptop and downloaded Spotify with no problem. I then tried to log in and it appears to be frozen and just wont let me in even if i make a new account. 

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Bug: Queue not working

Hi! Since two updates ago, I cannot select what I am listening next... E.g. if I click on a daily mix, then I start listening to the first song, but when it finishes, it goes back to whatever I was listening before. I have to manually select any new ...

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Hi!   Since two updates ago, I cannot select what I am listening next... E.g. if I click on a daily mix, then I start listening to the first song, but when it finishes, it goes back to whateve...

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Keyboard volume does not work when Spotify is active window

Since the new patch, my keyboard's volume knob no longer works when Spotify is the active window. It works fine when any other window is active. My keyboard is a Dell multimedia keyboard like this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G9OZXG).

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Since the new patch, my keyboard's volume knob no longer works when Spotify is the active window. It works fine when any other window is active. My keyboard is a Dell multimedia keyboard like this (h...

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HOW TO CHANGE YOUR PLAYLIST COVER ON SPOTIFY:

The instructions are red and bolded, and the regular light text is just my over view and process. Feel free to read about it or you can just follow the instructions. I always see people with such cool playlist covers and I never knew how to do it, I ...

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The instructions are red and bolded, and the regular light text is just my over view and process. Feel free to read about it or you can just follow the instructions.   I always see people with...

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Only plays one song from a playlist or album then stops, please help!

I have just subscribed to spotify premium family edition. Excited for it due to many positive reviews. Chose this over apple. I have downloaded the spoify program for my work PC windows 7 in hopes of streaming music. The issue is that if I select a p...

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I have just subscribed to spotify premium family edition. Excited for it due to many positive reviews. Chose this over apple. I have downloaded the spoify program for my work PC windows 7 in hopes of...

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Solved!! Can't download Spotify

Hello! I have a new computer and cannot download Spotify on my new computer that I have. Have tried to disable the firewall on my computer but still doesn't it? On my new computer, I have windows 7 and my last record, I had windows 7 with. This respo...

Newbie

Hello!   I have a new computer and cannot download Spotify on my new computer that I have. Have tried to disable the firewall on my computer but still doesn't it? On my new computer, I h...

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The scroll wheel controls volume sometimes,

Is there a way to turn this off? I have a magic mouse and a huge speaker. It's a problem.

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Is there a way to turn this off? I have a magic mouse and a huge speaker. It's a problem. 

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Windows 10 - any song avalaible

Hello, from a couple of days i can't play any song on a windows 10 laptop i haveSpotify works on a desktop pc and on my phone, but is totally blocked on my laptop.Blue badge on top of interface says "this song is not avalaible. If the file is on the ...

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Hello, from a couple of days i can't play any song on a windows 10 laptop i have Spotify works on a desktop pc and on my phone, but is totally blocked on my laptop. Blue badge on top of interface s...

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Daily Mixes are not showing up

So it said "Daily Mixes isn't availbe in offline mode. I tried restarting the app, logging in and logging out many times, but it didn't workPlease help

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So it said "Daily Mixes isn't availbe in offline mode. I tried restarting the app, logging in and logging out many times, but it didn't work Please help

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Repeat one disables itself

I made a topic a year ago for the same problem, now it's even worse. If I use the next or previous buttons, they change repeat one into repeat playlist. Now, unlike before, the same thing happens when I change track using the play button by the side ...

Casual Listener

I made a topic a year ago for the same problem, now it's even worse. If I use the next or previous buttons, they change repeat one into repeat playlist. Now, unlike before, the same thing happens whe...

ThisIsTheNewSh_t

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Unable to undo Thumbs up/down

Why can't I undo thumbs up/down? IMHO it's a UX fail Imagine you don't like the song it's playing so you want to click the Next song button and you miss the button and you click just a few pixels next to it to Thumbs up button! And than you realize y...

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Why can't I undo thumbs up/down? IMHO it's a UX fail 😞 Imagine you don't like the song it's playing so you want to click the Next song button and you miss the button and you click just a few pixels...

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Issues with resizing the window [W10 Store version]

Well, the video below explains it pretty well. The player can only become so wide until I adjust UI scale again with ctrl +/-. This has happened ever since there was an upgrade which integrated minimize/resize/close buttons to the player's UI itself.

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Well, the video below explains it pretty well. The player can only become so wide until I adjust UI scale again with ctrl +/-. This has happened ever since there was an upgrade which integrated minim...

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Constantly Downloading on PC

I don't know why, but on my computer it is showing that my spotify is constantly downloading something, but i can't find anything that would be downloading, and every thing i've found has been for phones. Help!

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I don't know why, but on my computer it is showing that my spotify is constantly downloading something, but i can't find anything that would be downloading, and every thing i've found has been for ph...

Sebasty

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Spotify won't start anymore ..

Windows 10 x64 I have uninstalled, manually deleted all files, restartet, reinstalled.I have tested with compatibiliy mode and without.Spotify won't start. - I cant use this app since one glory morning there was an spotify update. I tried all suggest...

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Windows 10 x64    I have uninstalled, manually deleted all files, restartet, reinstalled. I have tested with compatibiliy mode and without. Spotify won't start. - I cant use this a...

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Storage

Hello, i just got spotify and im not sure with it but even though i changed the storage location it seems its still storing in a place i dont want it to the default drive was C and i swapped it to F now i do see its adding files to drive F but they d...

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Hello,   i just got spotify and im not sure with it but even though i changed the storage location it seems its still storing in a place i dont want it to   the default drive ...

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Spotify quits by itself every time I open it.

My spotify quits after 3 seconds every time I open it both on my computer (windows) and on my iPhone. I recently uninstalled and reinstalled the program on both devices and the same problem still happens. I got the Spotify Premium and it has always w...

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My spotify quits after 3 seconds every time I open it both on my computer (windows) and on my iPhone. I recently uninstalled and reinstalled the program on both devices and the same problem still hap...

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Spotify automatically change song & automatically starts playing.

My spotify has several times without reason started to play randomly chosen music from the playlist that I'm currently listening to. Even if I pause a song in spotify and close the window, spotify starts to play music. It is really annoying listening...

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My spotify has several times without reason started to play randomly chosen music from the playlist that I'm currently listening to. Even if I pause a song in spotify and close the window, spotify st...

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Windows 10 update for tablet mode

Hey Spotify folks!Love the latest uipdate! Especially hifing the file menu etc elements. If there is something that makes an application look OLD, it is a visible file / edit etc menus along the top.As a frequent Windows 10 tablet AND desktop user, i...

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Hey Spotify folks! Love the latest uipdate! Especially hifing the file menu etc elements. If there is something that makes an application look OLD, it is a visible file / edit etc menus along the to...

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Spotify Icon on the Windows 10 Startmenu Broken?

Hey Guys! I installed Windows 10 Pro x64 3 hours ago, everything went fine, and im currently using the newest version. For some odd reason, everytime i open my Startmenu the Spotify Icon looks like this?! https://i.imgur.com/nHN9q8q.jpg Is this just ...

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Hey Guys!   I installed Windows 10 Pro x64 3 hours ago, everything went fine, and im currently using the newest version.   For some odd reason, everytime i open my Startmenu the Spotify...

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Spotify Migrator.ext error - Spotify won't start and I can't uninstall it

See the attachment. Recently changed something in the Windows area of regedit because Word wasn't working, and when I restarted I got this. Can't uninstall it because it's an app. Can't install it because the Windows store says I already have it inst...

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See the attachment. Recently changed something in the Windows area of regedit because Word wasn't working, and when I restarted I got this.   Can't uninstall it because it's an app. Can't inst...

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