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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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spotify installer

I tried to stop an installation which suddenly announced it was happening. Now I have had a dialogue box for over 24 hours saying Spotify installer aborting - looking as if it is actually running, wioth a green moving bar. But it doesn't end and can'...

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I tried to stop an installation which suddenly announced it was happening. Now I have had a dialogue box for over 24 hours saying Spotify installer aborting - looking as if it is actually runnin...

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What has happened to Spotify's ability to quickly load on my Windows desktop. I am a musician in a b

What has happened to Spotify's ability to quickly load on my Windows desktop. I am a musician in a band and a sometimes DJ and it is becoming almost impossible to use. The company will probably raise $5 billion in their planned Spring 2018 stock list...

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What has happened to Spotify's ability to quickly load on my Windows desktop. I am a musician in a band and a sometimes DJ and it is becoming almost impossible to use. The company will probably raise...

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Spotify Connect not seeing Phone (Web Player does)

So for a while now my Desktop/Laptop clients can't find my Phone unless I toggle my Wi-Fi (From connect -> disconnect or vica versa) The web client always sees my phone immediaty. My phone also sees my Desktop/Laptop. What can I do?

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So for a while now my Desktop/Laptop clients can't find my Phone unless I toggle my Wi-Fi (From connect -> disconnect or vica versa)   The web client always sees my phone immediaty. My phon...

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Cannot connect - error code 4

Last week at work I restarted my PC and now Spotify will not connect. I am behind an HTTPS proxy, my settings are correct. Nothing has changed in my work's network - this is an issue with Spotify. I have reinstalled twice, I have cleared the proxy se...

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Last week at work I restarted my PC and now Spotify will not connect. I am behind an HTTPS proxy, my settings are correct. Nothing has changed in my work's network - this is an issue with Spotify. &...

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Devices "steals" my music

I my home, I have Spotify installed on several devices.My problem is that while listening to music on my Windows PC in the Spotify app, my music suddently dissapears. This is because someone in my house have turned on a device with my Spotify account...

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I my home, I have Spotify installed on several devices. My problem is that while listening to music on my Windows PC in the Spotify app, my music suddently dissapears. This is because someone in my ...

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Spotify is becoming almost unusable in loading on my computer

What has happened to Spotify's ability to quickly load on my Windows desktop. I am a musician in a band and a sometimes DJ and it is becoming almost impossible to use. The company will probably raise $5 billion in their planned Spring 2018 stock list...

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What has happened to Spotify's ability to quickly load on my Windows desktop. I am a musician in a band and a sometimes DJ and it is becoming almost impossible to use. The company will probably raise...

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This song is not available: even after CLEAN windows 10 install

Not only did I try every traditional "fix" found on the forums, I even tried completely reinstalling windows 10. I am still getting this problem. I can't even play local files that I added to spotify! Updated BIOSUpdated driversDeleted user folder in...

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Not only did I try every traditional "fix" found on the forums, I even tried completely reinstalling windows 10. I am still getting this problem. I can't even play local files that I added to spotify...

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Start Spotify NOT in Browse/Discover?

Do you enjoy getting content you don't want forced down your throat? Do you wish the Desktop App would not load into the propaganda of its Browse panel, and instead load whichever section you enjoy like Daily Mix or Radio or Recently Played? Spotify ...

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Do you enjoy getting content you don't want forced down your throat? Do you wish the Desktop App would not load into the propaganda of its Browse panel, and instead load whichever sect...

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Is there a command to play a playlist using command line?

Hi, I want to fall asleep and wake up to music on Spotify. I'm making a batch file to do this but I still need a command to play a playlist on Spotify. If you know how to do this can you please help. Thanks. This is what I have so far - @echo offping...

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Hi, I want to fall asleep and wake up to music on Spotify. I'm making a batch file to do this but I still need a command to play a playlist on Spotify. If you know how to do this can you please hel...

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Online version glitchy

I dont have antying downloaded as I use from work but find the online version doesn't always play properly, currently its playing but no sound anyone else had this?Also why arn't the postcasts on the online version? I have had to resort to Deezer wit...

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I dont have antying downloaded as I use from work but find the online version doesn't always play properly, currently its playing but no sound anyone else had this? Also why arn't the postcasts on...

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Not Responding

I've read all the previous posts about going to Task Manager and reinstalling and I've done all that and nothing works. I still get either a white screen or a message saying " Spotify is not responding." I'm not very tech savvy so some of the other s...

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I've read all the previous posts about going to Task Manager and reinstalling and I've done all that and nothing works. I still get either a white screen or a message saying " Spotify is not respondi...

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HALP: Add Me to the Queue of People Who Don't Understand the Queue

OK, I think I have some idea of how to use the queue feature, but here's where I run into problems: Let's say I have a queue of a 3 or 4 albums and it's midway through. Suddenly, I get into a different mood and want to hear a different sort of music ...

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OK, I think I have some idea of how to use the queue feature, but here's where I run into problems:   Let's say I have a queue of a 3 or 4 albums and it's midway through. Suddenly, I get ...

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[Win10] Local Music doesn't use Track# to sort the display/playback of purchased music...

I bought an album you don't stream off of Amazon music and downloaded it locally. I changed the settigns in the win10 app to point to the directory. Good News is the app sees it and the songs appear under Local Files (I agree with other requests to m...

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I bought an album you don't stream off of Amazon music and downloaded it locally.  I changed the settigns in the win10 app to point to the directory.  Good News is the app sees it and the s...

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Can't seem to get Airfoil to play Spotify app. Recommendations?

Do I need to make any changes within the App to have Spoitify play on the Apple TV over Airfoil? Maybe changes on the actual computer sound output? I'm stuck, please help. I've selected the spotify app on Airfoil and it does recognize my apple TV, ho...

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Do I need to make any changes within the App to have Spoitify play on the Apple TV over Airfoil? Maybe changes on the actual computer sound output? I'm stuck, please help. I've selected the spotify a...

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Lyrics not showing when playing music on Echo Dot

Lyrics are not showing on the Spotify app on PC when I listen on my Echo Dot. Lyrics still appear when I'm playing on my phone. When I turn off Animated Background while playing music on the Echo Dot, random colors start flashing. This issue does not...

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Lyrics are not showing on the Spotify app on PC when I listen on my Echo Dot. Lyrics still appear when I'm playing on my phone. When I turn off Animated Background while playing music on the Echo Dot...

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Save or Export Spotify Library or Playlists to CSV or XLS?

How do I save or export my Spotify Library or Playlists in a standard format, like CSV or XLS? I have successfully used the copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop into Word suggestions. However, these methods only provide song title and author, no album na...

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How do I save or export my Spotify Library or Playlists in a standard format, like CSV or XLS?   I have successfully used the copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop into Word suggestions. However,...

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Solved!! Spotify se queda cargando y no abre

De un tiempo para aca me paso esto hace como 4 dias aprox que me paso y no me carga ni por que deje la pc encendida 10 horas

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De un tiempo para aca me paso esto hace como 4 dias aprox que me paso y no me carga ni por que deje la pc encendida 10 horas

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My playlists are not showing on "Discovered On"

I have a pretty popular playlist that almost always shows in an artist's "discovered on" on the desktop app. I use this to track how many listeners i'm providing artists I add to my playlists. Today, randomly, only my playlists have stopped showing i...

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I have a pretty popular playlist that almost always shows in an artist's "discovered on" on the desktop app. I use this to track how many listeners i'm providing artists I add to my playlists. Today,...

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Problem at sign up - in family group

Hello, who can help me?...I have a family premium subscribtion. 4 of us can log in with by facebook used e-mail address and password, but 1 of us can't. "Log in with Facebook" button can't used, because on the old Win XP pc (used only for media) can'...

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Hello, who can help me?... I have a family premium subscribtion. 4 of us can log in with by facebook used e-mail address and password, but 1 of us can't. "Log in with Facebook" button can'...

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Spotify AutoStart settings broken

Hello. I am using Spotify under Windows 10 64bit 1709 fully patched, and even if my Spotify settings are set to not autostart after login, Spotify keeps showing up at every login. at msconfig I have no spotify services, and at Startup programs Spotif...

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Hello.   I am using Spotify under Windows 10 64bit 1709 fully patched, and even if my Spotify settings are set to not autostart after login, Spotify keeps showing up at every login.   ...

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