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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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hroski

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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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Songs are not playing properly

So Im on my PC and for some reason the songs are playing af if their is a filter that turns the volume low and high really fast and i hear cracking, ive tried to restart my computer but no help, I also have premium, im not sure if thats the reason

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So Im on my PC and for some reason the songs are playing af if their is a filter that turns the volume low and high really fast and i hear cracking, ive tried to restart my computer but no help, I al...

Erkuspwn

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Can't Reinstall/Launch Spotify

I deleted Spotify a day ago, but now I can't seem to reinstall it. Whenever I try to launch the setup.exe, a prompt appears saying "A Windows Store installation of Spotify was found in your system. Please uninstall that version first, or update throu...

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I deleted Spotify a day ago, but now I can't seem to reinstall it.    Whenever I try to launch the setup.exe, a prompt appears saying "A Windows Store installation of Spotify was found in...

Erkuspwn

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Login Error: There is an error in logging you into this application. Please try again later.

Premium subscriberHave just written in another thing but can't find it again after I submitted it.I get this error when logging in with facebook, not a computer wizz so any help needs to be easy to understand.many thanks.Dean.

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Premium subscriber Have just written in another thing but can't find it again after I submitted it. I get this error when logging in with facebook, not a computer wizz so any help needs to be easy ...

Erkuspwn

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Solved!! Spotify is not working at all

Description of the Problem - Hi! I’ve been using Spotify since the beginning of June, I believe, with no problem. But today, when I started to use Spotify, it wouldn’t work. I downloaded the recent update on 7/23/2012. I did do a search of the Window...

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Description of the Problem - Hi!  I’ve been using Spotify since the beginning of June, I believe, with no problem.  But today, when I started to use Spotify, it wouldn’t work.  I down...

mustangfoxbody5

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Spotify Connect Being Greedy With Two Computers

So this is a small annoyance, but I have two computers that I regularly listen to music to using Spotify on (home and work). Both have the full client installed. Spotify connect is nice because it keeps both synced to what I was listening to so when ...

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So this is a small annoyance, but I have two computers that I regularly listen to music to using Spotify on (home and work). Both have the full client installed. Spotify connect is nice because it ke...

phan_times

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Playlist won't disappear

So ages ago there was some Summer Hits UK playlist (I think) maintained by Spotify, I had it followed, they removed it, now it shows up in my sidebar as "Loading.... by Spotify". Unfollowing won't make it go away, clicking it opens a blank page. I kn...

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So ages ago there was some Summer Hits UK playlist (I think) maintained by Spotify, I had it followed, they removed it, now it shows up in my sidebar as "Loading.... by Spotify". Unfollowing won't ma...

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Solved!! Stops playing after 30 seconds...

Hi!Having huge issues with Spotify on the desktop.Every song stops playing after 30seconds... I have tried reinstalling, log in and out...NOTHING works!

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Hi! Having huge issues with Spotify on the desktop. Every song stops playing after 30seconds...  I have tried reinstalling, log in and out... NOTHING works!

CryticalAce

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Banner ads playing over music

When in Desktop mode, the rolling banner ads that have sound play over the music. I don't see any way to mute or alter the ads. Pretty much destroys the experience.

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When in Desktop mode, the rolling banner ads that have sound play over the music. I don't see any way to mute or alter the ads. Pretty much destroys the experience.

ECameo

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Clicking on Album Art

I, at times, am able to click on the album art and it will direct me to the song in my playlist. This doesn't happen all the time, but when I click on a song right now it takes me to some random song in my playlist.

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I, at times, am able to click on the album art and it will direct me to the song in my playlist. This doesn't happen all the time, but when I click on a song right now it takes me to some random song...

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Error Code 1005: Facebook and Spotify Linked login

I can only login to my account on the web player if each time before I login I delete the app on Facebook to add it again later.But, I just downloaded the Desktop app because it looks and seems to function better. My memory must be wrong because I ca...

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I can only login to my account on the web player if each time before I login I delete the app on Facebook to add it again later. But, I just downloaded the Desktop app because it looks and...

irgrustam369

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Can't listen to music because Spotify freezes playback on ads

Everytime an ad comes up there is no sound and nothing plays. Everytime this happens I have to close Spotify and open it again in order to continue listening to music. It is very annoying.

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Everytime an ad comes up there is no sound and nothing plays. Everytime this happens I have to close Spotify and open it again in order to continue listening to music. It is very annoying.

Nico

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Spotify web stops playing after 30 seconds, every 30 sec

-This is across all platforms-It's connected to my facebook-I don't have premium-It's.... wildly annoying -I have tried clearing cache and logging out across all platforms

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-This is across all platforms -It's connected to my facebook -I don't have premium -It's.... wildly annoying 😞  -I have tried clearing cache and logging out across all platforms

Marigold

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playlist appearing that I did not make

So this playlist is in my list of playlists and I 100% did not make it, half the artists/songs Ive never even heard of before. The playlist has a name - jj(2) so it cant be accidental and says it was created by me. It is also from only a few months a...

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So this playlist is in my list of playlists and I 100% did not make it, half the artists/songs Ive never even heard of before. The playlist has a name - jj(2) so it cant be accidental and says i...

Nico

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Spotify Background

CHANGE THE SPOTIFY BACKGROUND!!OR make it an option so we can personalise it ourselves. The black background is so dim & creates no backlight.

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CHANGE THE SPOTIFY BACKGROUND!! OR make it an option so we can personalise it ourselves.    The black background is so dim & creates no backlight.  

TheBrickSlayer

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Playing lags every evening

Hi. Each evening around 21:00 +- 15 minutes (UTC+3) playing starts lag. It stops and starts. Spotify shows me blue banner with message 'Can't play song'. At the same time local files can be played without lags. The issue is represantable both on desk...

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Hi.   Each evening around 21:00 +- 15 minutes (UTC+3) playing starts lag. It stops and starts. Spotify shows me blue banner with message 'Can't play song'. At the same time local files can be ...

AndreiShenets

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Can't add new songs to my playlists even though I can still see the playlist

For the past week or so, everytime I open Spotify on my Windows computer, I cannot add new songs to my playlists. I can see my playlists on the left-side menu, but don't have the ability to add new songs to them. I figured out a temporary work-around...

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For the past week or so, everytime I open Spotify on my Windows computer, I cannot add new songs to my playlists. I can see my playlists on the left-side menu, but don't have the ability to add new s...

Berdyon

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Solved!! Cancel premium

Hi i have specific problem, because i was had 2 accounts on spotyfiy, 1 normal from mail and second signed in from facebook. On this 2. i activated free month premium. After format and reinstall spotyfiy when i try log in on fb account it switch me o...

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Hi i have specific problem, because i was had 2 accounts on spotyfiy, 1 normal from mail and second signed in from facebook. On this 2. i activated free month premium. After format and reinstall spot...

CryticalAce

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volume changes on desktop app

On my desktop app, the volume and the quality lowers/weakens when Spotify isn't my active window.If I click to another application, the volume lowers and I lose the "richness" of the song; lose the base and mid, like it's being played without the bas...

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On my desktop app, the volume and the quality lowers/weakens when Spotify isn't my active window. If I click to another application, the volume lowers and I lose the "richness" of the song; los...

Goldenprei

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Spotify keeps logging me out and I can't login with Facebook

There's always an error (code 1005) when I try to authenticate with Facebook, the only way I can login is putting my email I use on Facebook and my facebook password on fields, but the Desktop App eventually logs me out. Do you guys have the same pro...

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There's always an error (code 1005) when I try to authenticate with Facebook, the only way I can login is putting my email I use on Facebook and my facebook password on fields, but the Desktop A...

TheBrickSlayer

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Fullscreen application makes spotify clickthrough on secondary monitor

I use a 2 monitor setup on redstone 3 (newest windows 10 update) and every time I exit a "true" fullscreen application (meaning no windowed fullscreen) the spotify client becomes non interactable (I can click through it to the application behind it) ...

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I use a 2 monitor setup on redstone 3 (newest windows 10 update) and every time I exit a "true" fullscreen application (meaning no windowed fullscreen) the spotify client becomes non interactable (I ...

rianjp

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