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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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Audio issues in Windows desktop version

I have been reading and experimenting with solutions for my issue for a long enough period of time to believe that it requires a new thread. That said, I'm open to correction. My situation: I have been using the mobile version of Spotify, the desktop...

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I have been reading and experimenting with solutions for my issue for a long enough period of time to believe that it requires a new thread. That said, I'm open to correction.   My situation: ...

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recommended songs are displayed in wrong language

On the frontpage of the spotify desktop app it shows a selection of cringy playlists. But even if they are 100% out of tune with my taste it is also in localized language and not in the language i chose in settings (English).How do i either disable t...

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On the frontpage of the spotify desktop app it shows a selection of cringy playlists. But even if they are 100% out of tune with my taste it is also in localized language and not in the language i ch...

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Superuser Contribution Error 11 - no previous solutions working

Out of nowhere, one day, Spotify decided to show error 11 (not enough memory or disc space) on my device. - I have 31+ GB free - i7, 8gb ram Surface Pro 4- no other programs running when turning it on (or sometimes just Chrome) I've tried:- reinstall...

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Out of nowhere, one day, Spotify decided to show error 11 (not enough memory or disc space) on my device.     - I have 31+ GB free  - i7, 8gb ram Surface Pro 4 - no other prog...

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Superuser Contribution I just bought premium to try and fix an issue but it still occurs.

Every time I listen on the desktop app, the songs start to cut out every couples seconds after about 5 minutes of listening. It doesn't do this when i'm watching movies or youtube videos, so it's not my headphones. I'm on Windows 10. My internet conn...

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Every time I listen on the desktop app, the songs start to cut out every couples seconds after about 5 minutes of listening. It doesn't do this when i'm watching movies or youtube videos, so it's not...

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WhatsApp web notifications interrupt songs, put them on pause

If I have WhatsApp web open in my browser (Chrome) at the same time as listening to Spotify on my desktop, every time I get a new Whatsapp notification it pauses the song I'm listening too and says 'Can't play current song'. And sometimes it takes a ...

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If I have WhatsApp web open in my browser (Chrome) at the same time as listening to Spotify on my desktop, every time I get a new Whatsapp notification it pauses the song I'm listening too and says '...

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Spotify fails to go fullscreen on bigger screen

My main screen is one connected to my laptop, yet spotify opens by default on laptop screen and blocks fullscreen when moved to external monitor.

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My main screen is one connected to my laptop, yet spotify opens by default on laptop screen and blocks fullscreen when moved to external monitor.

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Issues with running Spotify on Windows 10

A few weeks back, I could run Spotify with no problems. I'm a premium customer with a family account. All of a sudden, Spotify timed out when I attempted to load the website and the program on my windows 10 PC refused to log me in.Have run multiple d...

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A few weeks back, I could run Spotify with no problems. I'm a premium customer with a family account. All of a sudden, Spotify timed out when I attempted to load the website and the program on my win...

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Spotify sound dimming when other apps have sound

I just noticed this recently with the latest update to Spotify where if a popup notication shows up (with a sound from Windows), or I'm playing a video game, Spotify fades to much lower volume until the sound from the other sounding app stops. Is the...

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I just noticed this recently with the latest update to Spotify where if a popup notication shows up (with a sound from Windows), or I'm playing a video game, Spotify fades to much lower volume until ...

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Wrong song playing on desktop Spotify. Right song plays on mobile Spotify.

Whenever I play the same playlist on 2 different devices, one of the songs on the playlist plays differently. On desktop, playing 'Jocelyn Flores' by XXXTentacion actually plays 'The Explanation', whereas mobile doesn't have this problem.

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Whenever I play the same playlist on 2 different devices, one of the songs on the playlist plays differently. On desktop, playing 'Jocelyn Flores' by XXXTentacion actually plays 'The Explanation', wh...

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Desktop App for Windows 10 takes ages to load

I am running Windows 10 Home 1607, build 14393.1066, 8GB RAM, with Spotify App 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2, with a Spotify Premium Family account. The app takes 18 minutes (yes, minutes!) from clicking the icon to being able to use it. The app launches inta...

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I am running Windows 10 Home 1607, build 14393.1066, 8GB RAM, with Spotify App 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2, with a Spotify Premium Family account.   The app takes 18 minutes (yes, minutes!) from clic...

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Application Error (0xc0000001)

Since the most recent update, whenever I shut down my computer, I get this error message appear:"Spotify.exe - Application Error" followed by "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000001). Click ok to close the application". I've tried ...

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Since the most recent update, whenever I shut down my computer, I get this error message appear: "Spotify.exe - Application Error" followed by "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc00...

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Why does spotify get more quiet and washed out when you tab out on PC

When I use spotify premium on PC whenever I change tabs from the spoitfy tab the music gets quieter and sounds a little more washed out but i go back on the application it goes back to normal. It doesn't matter what tab I go to. Anyway to fix this?

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When I use spotify premium on PC whenever I change tabs from the spoitfy tab the music gets quieter and sounds a little more washed out but i go back on the application it goes back to normal. It doe...

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Full Chromecast Audio support in Spotify Desktop App

Hi there!I'm known with the issue that you cannot directly cast from the Spotify Dekstop App to the Chromecast Audio. I know the solution is to handle this via the Spotify app on your mobile device or via the spotify web app. But is Spotify currently...

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Hi there! I'm known with the issue that you cannot directly cast from the Spotify Dekstop App to the Chromecast Audio. I know the solution is to handle this via the Spotify app on your mobile device...

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Solved!! Queue cannot stop playing or delete

I have enoing issue with the Queue. I read lots of people's issue here but nothing seems to work.The Queue keeps playing random songs partialy not full songs all the time on my PC and Android mobile. I have deleted all Queued songs and they keeps rec...

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I have enoing issue with the Queue. I read lots of people's issue here but nothing seems to work. The Queue keeps playing random songs partialy not full songs all the time on my PC and And...

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2 Screens cant click

i have 2 screens and when i play game in fullscreen spotify bugs out and when i try to al t tab and click on spotify i cant click anywhere on screen and it clicks to desktop its only when i play game in fullscreen but i found temporary solution i hav...

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i have 2 screens and when i play game in fullscreen spotify bugs out and when i try to al t tab and click on spotify i cant click anywhere on screen and it clicks to desktop its only when i play game...

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Album covers not displaying

Hi all, I have uninstalled and reinstalled and am still not getting the Album Covers to display on my screen. All i get is those music symbols but no image. I understand that their has been an update in the system and it should be fixed, however I st...

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Hi all,   I have uninstalled and reinstalled and am still not getting the Album Covers to display on my screen. All i get is those music symbols but no image.  I understand that their ...

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My band in "related artists" of some other band

Hi! I have a question about "Related Artists" tab in Spotify.I'm helping to manage couple of small bands. My artists are very small and the albums were uploaded to streaming services just recently, so I'm not surprised, that they don't have a "Relate...

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Hi! I have a question about "Related Artists" tab in Spotify. I'm helping to manage couple of small bands. My artists are very small and the albums were uploaded to streaming services just recentl...

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Scrolling playlist lagging and using >50-60% of CPU

https://youtu.be/5COTKVzX4xQ < video of scrolling and CPU usage in task manager. Whenever I use Spotify on my Dell XPS 15 9560, it uses a gratuitous amounts of the CPU to the point where it slows my computer down. Music plays fine, but I noticed that...

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https://youtu.be/5COTKVzX4xQ < video of scrolling and CPU usage in task manager.   Whenever I use Spotify on my Dell XPS 15 9560, it uses a gratuitous amounts of the CPU to the point w...

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Superuser Contribution Can´t put a picture on my plaslist

I cant put a picture on a playlist I created. It doesnt have the option by clicking with the left button of the mouse or to click on the previous picture.What should I do?

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I cant put a picture on a playlist I created. It doesnt have the option by clicking with the left button of the mouse or to click on the previous picture. What should I do?

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Add songs in quantity in a playlist

Hello everyone, I wanted to know if there is any way to pass all my music from the song section to a playlist without having to do it one by one? An example would be when you want to delete all your mails and you have the option to select all. Regard...

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Hello everyone, I wanted to know if there is any way to pass all my music from the song section to a playlist without having to do it one by one? An example would be when you want to delete all your ...

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