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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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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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Solved!! Help! - Some songs won't play.

Hi, I'm getting really frustrated here. For over a week now some songs won't start playing when I click them or when it gets to their turn to be played. Examples: Heinrich Dressel - The black radiant sky Lost years - Breeze Everything's looks as it s...

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Hi, I'm getting really frustrated here. For over a week now some songs won't start playing when I click them or when it gets to their turn to be played.   Examples: Heinrich Dressel - Th...

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Can´t listen to some albuns

Hi guys! I'm having some problems. I cannot listen to some albuns. When I chosse a song it appears a message saying 'This song is not available. It you have the file on your computer you can import it'. This message appears while trying to play albun...

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Hi guys!   I'm having some problems. I cannot listen to some albuns. When I chosse a song it appears a message saying 'This song is not available. It you have the file on your computer you can...

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Changing playlist photo doesnt work?

Hi guys, Im currently trying to change or add a picture to a playlist I have on my online account but it wont let me do it? I did this previously like 2 months ago but now its not giving me the option when I right click All I get is "Start Radio" "Co...

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Hi guys, Im currently trying to change or add a picture to a playlist I have on my online account but it wont let me do it?   I did this previously like 2 months ago but now its not giving me ...

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Deleting (un-following) Playlist not possible

There is a playlist I used to follow but It cant`be loaded on my android phone. Same thing on Dekstop Version (Windows): The Name of the playlist appears but I can not open or stop following the playlist. (I can right-click but nothing happens) When ...

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There is a playlist I used to follow but It cant`be loaded on my android phone. Same thing on Dekstop Version (Windows): The Name of the playlist appears but I can not open or stop following the play...

Sebasty

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Solved!! Bug when adding songs to a playlist in a folder

The Issue: I can explain it better in a gif like this. Description: It looks like the scrollbar does not maintain the hover event which expands the panel, so the other panel goes away when you mouse over the scrollbar. This happens when you want to a...

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The Issue: I can explain it better in a gif like this.    Description:  It looks like the scrollbar does not maintain the hover event which expands the panel, so the other ...

marcodaz

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Really high cpu usage

My Spotify has been using up my CPU resources very much today for some reason that I don't know.

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My Spotify has been using up my CPU resources very much today for some reason that I don't know.

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Solved!! Spotify for Windows 10 - UI improvments

I think that Spotify should follow the Windows theme color settings.A good idea could be also to simplify the interface, that has too much info and it is too weight on load.You could also develop the app in UWP to make it lighter and more integrate w...

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I think that Spotify should follow the Windows theme color settings. A good idea could be also to simplify the interface, that has too much info and it is too weight on load. You could also de...

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Does local files use data?

I use spotify a ton, but im in my holiday house and there is no wifi, so im using my data hotspot so i can use my pc, but i dont know if playing local files while online will use up a costly price of data, or if its just offline! pls help quick!

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I use spotify a ton, but im in my holiday house and there is no wifi, so im using my data hotspot so i can use my pc, but i dont know if playing local files while online will use up a costly price of...

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Available songs not playing

Whenever I try to play a song from Two steps from **bleep**, it won't play. All of the songs and albums aren't greyed out or anything, they should be availible to play, and when I add them into my queue, it just skips them. This is happening across a...

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Whenever I try to play a song from Two steps from **bleep**, it won't play. All of the songs and albums aren't greyed out or anything, they should be availible to play, and when I add them into my qu...

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Solved!! Can I change the main menu?

Hello,This is my first post, so very sorry if im posting in the wrong place. Here is my problem,Everytime I start Spotify it opens to the browse menu. My question is this, can I change it so that it starts on an artist of my choices main page?

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Hello, This is my first post, so very sorry if im posting in the wrong place.    Here is my problem, Everytime I start Spotify it opens to the browse menu. My question is this, can...

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random unwanted music

or the past 7-8 days (it may have been after a software update, don't quite remember), while I am listening to my PlayList after 10-15th songs , some random vietnamese songs/albums start playing (i .e. You used to love me from: Phuc TT Nguyen or .......

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or the past 7-8 days (it may have been after a software update, don't quite remember), while I am listening to my PlayList after 10-15th songs ,   some random vietnamese songs/albums start playi...

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Solved!! Album won't play

Hello there, I'm a new user and have the free type of account. For some reason the following album won't play. Can someone help me? I'm using spotify on my Windows desktop computer. https://play.spotify.com/album/0zMjeskPxtT8ldEB7cdqkE Thank you!

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Hello there, I'm a new user and have the free type of account.   For some reason the following album won't play. Can someone help me? I'm using spotify on my Windows desktop computer. &nbs...

FedoraMasterB98

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Spotify Computer

Non riesco ad accedere al mio account sull'applicazione del computer (windows 10), in quanto mi viene segnalato che il paese non corrisponde a quello impostato sul profilo personaleControllando sul mio account,il paese impostato sul mio profilo è l'I...

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Non riesco ad accedere al mio account sull'applicazione del computer (windows 10), in quanto mi viene segnalato che il paese non corrisponde a quello impostato sul profilo personale Controllando sul...

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Fade In/Fade Out Annoying!

Running Spotify Premium desktop on Win7 - what's with the noticable fade in/fade out on tracks? It's very noticable, often if a track starts immediatley the first few notes are completley missed off!

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Running Spotify Premium desktop on Win7 - what's with the noticable fade in/fade out on tracks?   It's very noticable, often if a track starts immediatley the first few notes are completley mi...

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Solved!! I can't login and use Spotify.

Hello,I recently re-installed my computer, and started using Windows XP instead of Vista.But I can't login on spotify, I dont have any Virus programs with firewall against spotify etc.Please help.

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Hello, I recently re-installed my computer, and started using Windows XP instead of Vista. But I can't login on spotify, I dont have any Virus programs with firewall against spotify etc. Pleas...

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

I've exhausted most options to fix the issue and nothings worked. I've gone through 3 different similiar posts and none of those solutions worked. I've tried:- Restarting PC- Logging out and reinstalling- Flipping between offline and online mode (tho...

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I've exhausted most options to fix the issue and nothings worked. I've gone through 3 different similiar posts and none of those solutions worked.   I've tried: - Restarting PC - Logging out...

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Uploaded song doubles the running time

I am currently trying to add a song from a game that I really like but for some reason when added to spotify it doubles the song length, I am really confused why it is doing this. Programs like VLC and windows media player show it as 3:34 which is wh...

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I am currently trying to add a song from a game that I really like but for some reason when added to spotify it doubles the song length, I am really confused why it is doing this. Programs like VLC a...

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"This song is not available"

I am a Spotify Premium subscriber. I have this problem whenever I play a song it says "Song is not available". So I did some research online and found many simular articles but no solution. It happens to all songs except for the ones added to my play...

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I am a Spotify Premium subscriber. I have this problem whenever I play a song it says "Song is not available". So I did some research online and found many simular articles but no solution. It happen...

alexparial

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Spotify causing problem with mouse

Regardless of whether or not I open/use Spotify om my Lenovo Yoga 710, my mouse will depixelize to an older form everytime it loads something. I want to say I have the latest downloaded form, but I do just use the "windows" shortcut on the download p...

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Regardless of whether or not I open/use Spotify om my Lenovo Yoga 710, my mouse will depixelize to an older form everytime it loads something. I want to say I have the latest downloaded form, but I d...

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Only One Specific Artist Unavailable on My Account

Songs by fun. fail to play properly on desktop or on mobile. Trying to play songs by fun. always results in the blue "This song is unavailable" notification. My friends can play songs by fun. just fine. The songs are downloaded and not grayed out. Ev...

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Songs by fun. fail to play properly on desktop or on mobile. Trying to play songs by fun. always results in the blue "This song is unavailable" notification. My friends can play songs by fun. ju...

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