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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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Playlist will not play correct song

Running Windows 7, and i have made a playlist that i listened to very often. However since the last update to Spotify whenever I want to play a song within the playlist it will play a completelly different song within the play list. So if i chose son...

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Running Windows 7, and i have made a playlist that i listened to very often. However since the last update to Spotify whenever I want to play a song within the playlist it will play a completelly dif...

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How do I get spotify to actually play similar songs?

Okay, I've been looking into this for a long time and I'm really starting to get frustrated at this point because I can't seem to figure out how to do this. I have it in the settings so after a song, it plays a similiar song next, right? But how on e...

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Okay, I've been looking into this for a long time and I'm really starting to get frustrated at this point because I can't seem to figure out how to do this. I have it in the settings so after a song,...

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Trouble with spotify installer. Doesn't open after install

Spotify doesn't open after install or uninstall when i install it from official offline or online installer. But does work with this different setup of spotify (which i don't want because i'm not used to it's look. it's very different, but works) so ...

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Spotify doesn't open after install or uninstall when i install it from official offline or online installer.   But does work with this different setup of spotify (which i don't want because i'...

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Unable to add playlist to artist profile

Hello, I've made a playlist on the PC app. When I try to add the playlist to my artist profile on the artists.spotify.com website, nothing shows up when I search for the playlist in the box where it says "Choose playlists you made on Spotify to featu...

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Hello,   I've made a playlist on the PC app. When I try to add the playlist to my artist profile on the artists.spotify.com website, nothing shows up when I search for the playlist in the box ...

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Playlist is auto mixing songs, but crossfade is off

I have this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0pH2SQMRXnC .The songs in that playlist are beiing auto mixed and skips the beginning of the sons. I want to hear the tracks from the beginning and not mixed together... ...

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I have this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0pH2SQMRXnC . The songs in that playlist are beiing auto mixed and skips the beginning of the sons. I want to hea...

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Spotify skips songs

When I use my keyboard button to skip a song, spotify sometimes start to automatically skip over 100 sons before stopping automatically. I cannot pause spotify or interact with spotify when this happens. What can I do to fix this? I have a Razer Blac...

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When I use my keyboard button to skip a song, spotify sometimes start to automatically skip over 100 sons before stopping automatically. I cannot pause spotify or interact with spotify when this happ...

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Global HotKey for Pause/Play,Next Song does not work

I do not know if this is the place to write this but i'll do it anyway.My hot keys do not work when i press the "fn" button together with my arrow keys on my laptop keybord. I resently reinstalled my windows 10 and it used to work before I reinstalle...

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I do not know if this is the place to write this but i'll do it anyway. My hot keys do not work when i press the "fn" button together with my arrow keys on my laptop keybord. I resently reinstalled ...

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Sorting problems

Hi all. Today while sorting one of my playlists I noticed a couple of things:Sorting is NOT Accent-Insensitive: for example this song is LAST when ordering by TitleSorting follows English rules, which makes little sense in other languages: for exampl...

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Hi all.   Today while sorting one of my playlists I noticed a couple of things: Sorting is NOT Accent-Insensitive: for example this song is LAST when ordering by Title Sorting follows Engli...

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Every Time Spotify Updates, It Breaks

Hello - Every time Spotify updates, I have to uninstall/reinstall. Since it seems like Spotify updates at least once every couple of weeks, I have to uninstall and reinstall every couple of weeks. I have an absolute hatred for Spotify, but I can't fi...

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Hello -    Every time Spotify updates, I have to uninstall/reinstall.  Since it seems like Spotify updates at least once every couple of weeks, I have to uninstall and reinstall ever...

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music stops when windows 10 enter sleep mode

with both app and desktop app, musics stops when my windows 10 tab enter in sleep mode. is there a way to prevent this?

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with both app and desktop app, musics stops when my windows 10 tab enter in sleep mode. is there a way to prevent this?

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Uncontrolled Pause or Play on my desktop apps/ Alexa

It happens on my windows 7 desktop app and on another laptop with windows 10Also with Alexa The Spotify start playing music automatically if the app is running, without any command.Also, it can pause songs by itself, without me pausing it. Every 5-10...

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It happens on my windows 7 desktop app and on another laptop with windows 10 Also with Alexa   The Spotify start playing music automatically if the app is running, without any command. Also,...

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The boolean sliders under preferences extend incorrectly

As you can see in the attachment, when the option is enabled, and you hold, it extends to the right instead of the left.I assume this is by mistake.

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As you can see in the attachment, when the option is enabled, and you hold, it extends to the right instead of the left. I assume this is by mistake.

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Solved!! Discover Weekly gone?

Where have Discover Weekly playlist gone on Windows client (1.0.64.399.g4637b02a)? I don't see it in discover page. However it is still in Android client.

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Where have Discover Weekly playlist gone on Windows client (1.0.64.399.g4637b02a)? I don't see it in discover page. However it is still in Android client.

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Radio missing

I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to play a radio station based on the artist. Every article says to click on 'radio'. There is no 'radio'! All of the screenshots show what I assume is an older version of spotify. This is true for both...

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I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to play a radio station based on the artist. Every article says to click on 'radio'. There is no 'radio'! All of the screenshots show what I assume is...

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Spotify slow and slows down other Programs

I use Windows 8.1 and I have enough RAM and space on my hard-drive. Still Spotify runs very slow, the longer I use it, the slower it gets. It sometimes takes minutes until a search is done.Additionally it slows down other programs and apps too.What c...

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I use Windows 8.1 and I have enough RAM and space on my hard-drive. Still Spotify runs very slow, the longer I use it, the slower it gets. It sometimes takes minutes until a search is done. Addition...

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Win10 Media Overlay gone?

Reinstalled windows yesterday, before the reinstall the current track would show in the to left of the screen when using the media keys on my keyboard. After the reinstall this no longer shows. I also do not have an option related to this within Spot...

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Reinstalled windows yesterday, before the reinstall the current track would show in the to left of the screen when using the media keys on my keyboard. After the reinstall this no longer shows. I als...

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Cant login to my spotify

im on my computer but cannot login

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im on my computer but cannot login

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Can't See My Friend Activity Who Aren't My Friends on Facebook

Hey!Starting this noon, I recognized that my Spotify user friends with whom I didn't connect through my Facebook profile dropped from my Friend Activity feed. 2 of those were my close friends and I'd sometimes listen what I see they were listening on...

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Hey! Starting this noon, I recognized that my Spotify user friends with whom I didn't connect through my Facebook profile dropped from my Friend Activity feed. 2 of those were my close friends and I...

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Local Files - Some add, some don't?

Anyone know the specifics of why a local Song will or will not add to your library? When you add a local file on the Windows desktop, I see them in the "local files" section. On the right, with the .... drop down, some have "Add to your library" and ...

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Anyone know the specifics of why a local Song will or will not add to your library?   When you add a local file on the Windows desktop, I see them in the "local files" section. ...

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Malware from Spotify app after new update

Hey, Ever since my Spotify app updated a few days ago, I've noticed that every so often when the app is launched, wether in use or not, I get a notification from my anti-virus software (AVG) that a malware or trojan has been quarantined and is coming...

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Hey,    Ever since my Spotify app updated a few days ago, I've noticed that every so often when the app is launched, wether in use or not, I get a notification from my anti-virus software...

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