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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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Remember last song I played when I start

Before the most recent update,every time I start Spotify it shows the song I played most recently, and stay in the moment I stop.After updating,it shows nothing playing in the bottom of the window,and I have to find and replay the playlist by myself....

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Before the most recent update, every time I start Spotify it shows the song I played most recently, and stay in the moment I stop. After updating, it shows nothing playing in the bottom ...

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Spotify Window Non-Responsive

Afther having spotify up for a while, I will maximize spotify again, and find that nothing is working. It's like a huge overlay, that covers all buttons. Not even the exit buttn works. The only way to close it is by going into task maanger or by righ...

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Afther having spotify up for a while, I will maximize spotify again, and find that nothing is working. It's like a huge overlay, that covers all buttons. Not even the exit buttn works. The only way t...

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Issue in transition playing of local files & spotify songs in playlist

I've noticed this issue for awhile now. I have a playlist with a mix of both local files and spotify songs. When playing the playlist when the next song is a local file, it say's it "can't play the song right now" or whatever the blue bar usually say...

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I've noticed this issue for awhile now. I have a playlist with a mix of both local files and spotify songs.   When playing the playlist when the next song is a local file, it say's it "can't p...

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Song Not Available

I am trying to play a song on my desktop but for every song I select I receive a "Song not available" message in a blue box. I have logged in and out without any correction. What other things should I try?

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I am trying to play a song on my desktop but for every song I select I receive a "Song not available" message in a blue box.  I have logged in and out without any correction. What other things s...

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[Bug] Move maxied window to other screen

Hi Using Windows 10 (x64) and multimonitor setup. When the window is maximized and I move to another screen with "Win + shift + left/right arrow" the UI is not responding. If I then resize to window mode and maximized again, it works. I've tested it ...

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 Hi   Using Windows 10 (x64) and multimonitor setup.   When the window is maximized and I move to another screen with "Win + shift + left/right arrow" the UI is not responding. &n...

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my computer not working.

my computer is not working after some popup came on screen and everything got closed

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my computer is not working after some popup came on screen and everything got closed  

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Totally Different Song

Hello, so I'm having the following problem: There's a song that when i listen to it on my iphone it sounds totally differente than when I play it on the spotify of my pc; even when while listening to the song on my iphone I press the option to change...

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Hello, so I'm having the following problem:   There's a song that when i listen to it on my iphone it sounds totally differente than when I play it on the spotify of my pc; even when while...

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Solved!! Error 101

I can't log into Spotify, I get "error 101". I've tried the thing written in https://www.spotify.com/se/help/faq/error/error-101-126/ a LOT of times now. Anyone have any other ideas on what I can do? Seems kind of a waste to have Spotify Premium if I...

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I can't log into Spotify, I get "error 101". I've tried the thing written in https://www.spotify.com/se/help/faq/error/error-101-126/ a LOT of times now. Anyone have any other ideas on what...

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Unable to reinstall

So I've been trying to reinstall spotify, but I keep getting error 18. And when I try to delete my spotify folder in %appdata% it says I don't have permission to delete. Does anyone have a solution to this?

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So I've been trying to reinstall spotify, but I keep getting error 18. And when I try to delete my spotify folder in %appdata% it says I don't have permission to delete. Does anyone have a solution t...

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Spotify just stopped

I was listening to music, next thing I know spotify stalled then was gone. I have since been trying to re install and have tried all suggestions but can not get it to download. I can use the web page but it does not give me all of my library or searc...

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I was listening to music, next thing I know spotify stalled then was gone. I have since been trying to re install and have tried all suggestions but can not get it to download. I can use the web page...

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How to customize a station without “losing” a song to another station I might want

I’m a brand new Spotify user. I love to play acoustic guitar music when I’m working - more upbeat songs when it is during the day and slower songs at night. I did a Google search and found someone who put together a station that has a mixture of both...

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I’m a brand new Spotify user. I love to play acoustic guitar music when I’m working - more upbeat songs when it is during the day and slower songs at night. I did a Google search and found someone wh...

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No Sound

Hi. Ive been having an issue with spotify on my computer it will not play any songs but the timeframe of the song starts but no sound is coming out, when i switch to my screens speakers it works but not my headset. it works when i use the web player ...

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Hi.   Ive been having an issue with spotify on my computer it will not play any songs but the timeframe of the song starts but no sound is coming out, when i switch to my screens speakers it w...

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Solved!! No Pause/Next/Previous buttons on Win7 task bar

In the new version 0.8.8.349 there is no pause/next/previous buttons when you hover over the spotify application on Win7 task bar. This was so convenient to pause music quickly. Please add this back thanks

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In the new version 0.8.8.349 there is no pause/next/previous buttons when you hover over the spotify application on Win7 task bar.  This was so convenient to pause music quickly.  Please ad...

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Every track broken

So, about 40 seconds into every track i select, it starts lagging/skipping. ive tried everything from reinstalling, to changing my password (idk why it'd help but it was suggested), and installing older versions of spotify and adjusting the encoding ...

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So, about 40 seconds into every track i select, it starts lagging/skipping. ive tried everything from reinstalling, to changing my password (idk why it'd help but it was suggested), and installing ol...

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This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

I've been trying to fix this issue for the past hour and im beginning to get frustrated. Ive been trying to play a few songs I downloaded in spotify but every time I try I get the blue message in the subject on the top. The songs work fine in WMP but...

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I've been trying to fix this issue for the past hour and im beginning to get frustrated. Ive been trying to play a few songs I downloaded in spotify but every time I try I get the blue message in the...

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Songs Download

Running Spotify on iPad, Pixel 2, and Windows 10 computers. The Windows 10 App doesn't not appear to have a download songs toggle as do the other Spotify Apps, Why does the Windows 10 App only offer this functionality at the playlists level and not s...

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Running Spotify on iPad, Pixel 2, and Windows 10 computers.  The Windows 10 App doesn't not appear to have a download songs toggle as do the other Spotify Apps,  Why does the Windows 10 App...

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downloading the app onto my dell computer.

I keep getting an error message stating spotify is running but I don't know where as I have closed it on my laptop. Any suggestions?

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I keep getting an error message stating spotify is running but I don't know where as I have closed it on my laptop.  Any suggestions?

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App Sizing with Dual-Screen

Hi guys ! I'm just here to let you guys know about a bug that occurs to me every day. Not reaaaally annoying but would be good if it can be fix someday. I have two screen for my PC. The left one is at the vertical, and the right one at horizontal. Bo...

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Hi guys !    I'm just here to let you guys know about a bug that occurs to me every day. Not reaaaally annoying but would be good if it can be fix someday.    I have two scree...

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Superuser Contribution New version doesn't accept resize

Hello,It seem the version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 doesn't accept horizontal resizing.Have a nice day.

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Hello, It seem the version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 doesn't accept horizontal resizing. Have a nice day.

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