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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 won't play after removing headset

After I remove my USB headset spotify won't play music until I restart it. For example, I play a song over my speakers and plug in my headset. The music automaticaly will start playing on the headset. However after I remove the headset the musics sto...

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After I remove my USB headset spotify won't play music until I restart it.   For example, I play a song over my speakers and plug in my headset. The music automaticaly will start playing on ...

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not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows)

not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows) https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/discover_music/autoplay/ Windows 10 1703 spotify version 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24

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not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows)   https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/discover_music/autoplay/   Windows 10 1703   spotify version 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24  ...

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Desktop app opens to a blank window

The desktop app used to work fine, but now, when I open it, the window is just a blank, empty grey box. It has File, Edit, and View at the top, but they don't appear to do anything. The only option under File is Exit. The options under Edit are Undo,...

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The desktop app used to work fine, but now, when I open it, the window is just a blank, empty grey box. It has File, Edit, and View at the top, but they don't appear to do anything. The only option u...

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Black screen and looping process

Hi, in our corp enviroment we use roaming profiles and since some of the september updates all we get is either a black screen or a 2nd or 3rd spotify process that is looping (crashing, restarting).OS are Win8, Win8.1, Win10 (1609 and 1703). Starting...

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Hi, in our corp enviroment we use roaming profiles and since some of the september updates all we get is either a black screen or a 2nd or 3rd spotify process that is looping (crashing, restarting). ...

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random playlists being added?

Last few days I have noticed random playlists popping up that I did not add. The first song of these playlists are added to my 'Songs' for some reason. Is this some kind of bug? I only use Spotify on my PC, phone and ipad so pretty sure I havent been...

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Last few days I have noticed random playlists popping up that I did not add. The first song of these playlists are added to my 'Songs' for some reason.   Is this some kind of bug? I only use S...

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Global 50 not updating

Hello!I have a issue where whenever I check the global top 50 chart on spotify, its almost never updated. Now its 9 days since it was last updated, but it says it is supposed to be updated daily. Same issue with my country's top 50 songs. I use the d...

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Hello! I have a issue where whenever I check the global top 50 chart on spotify, its almost never updated. Now its 9 days since it was last updated, but it says it is supposed to be updated daily....

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Downloads and Settings

Hi, everytime when I shut down my PC, my downloads and settings(like shuffle, replay buttons) turns to default. I have premium account and using it on 3 devices.

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Hi, everytime when I shut down my PC, my downloads and settings(like shuffle, replay buttons) turns to default. I have premium account and using it on 3 devices.

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Superuser Contribution Premium account on my phone switches to Free on my laptop

I have Premium account on my iphone, when I log in to Spotify app on my laptop (Windows), it is shown as Spotify Free. There is also no syncronization between two devices. I can't reach to my songs and playlists online or offline. Is there any way to...

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I have Premium account on my iphone, when I log in to Spotify app on my laptop (Windows), it is shown as Spotify Free. There is also no syncronization between two devices. I can't reach to my songs a...

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The new update seems a tad too minimalistic

On windows 10 64bit - nvidia 1080Ti with newest drivers 

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On windows 10 64bit - nvidia 1080Ti with newest drivers  

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Workaround to import Windows Media Player playlists

Importing playlists from Windows Media Player seems to be broken in Spotify, at least for some users. After a lot of trial and error I figured out a workaround to add my local playlists to Spotify. Hopefully someone else finds this information useful...

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Importing playlists from Windows Media Player seems to be broken in Spotify, at least for some users. After a lot of trial and error I figured out a workaround to add my local playlists to Spoti...

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Offline mode unavailable /pas de mode hors ligne prosposé

On my spotify premium account, the possibily to download songs to listen to them offline doesn't appear. I have enough space on my desktop, and i already tried to uninstall / reinstall spotify three times: no result. Please help me !!! Nobody seems t...

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On my spotify premium account, the possibily to download songs to listen to them offline doesn't appear. I have enough space on my desktop, and i already tried to uninstall / reinstall spotify three ...

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Musixmatch and Spotify Not working

Hello, I was wondering if anyone is having the same issue. I use Musixmatch external lyrics program. Since the latest version of Spotify 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24, Musixmatch will no longer recognise that I am listening to a song.

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone is having the same issue.  I use Musixmatch external lyrics program. Since the latest version of Spotify 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24, Musixmatch will no longer re...

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Empty files instead of downloaded music?

Hi,I recently became a premium member and only get empty folders in my Music library when I try to download music from my playlist. I'm using a Gateway dual core computer under updated Windows 7. There is lots of space on my hard drive. I also reinst...

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Hi, I recently became a premium member and only get empty folders in my Music library when I try to download music from my playlist.  I'm using a Gateway dual core computer under updated Window...

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Add your own songs to a playlist

Ey my dear community.On spotify there is a song I realy like but because I live in Denmark it is unreachebel that means I have to buy it. That I have done but my question is can I somehow upload it for my profile so when i add it to my playlist I can...

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Ey my dear community. On spotify there is a song I realy like but because I live in Denmark it is unreachebel  that means I have to buy it. That I have done but my question is can I somehow u...

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Playback Problems(Windows 10,app)

When I play a song, the seconds bar below is slower than music.This causes interruptions to playback.I tried to reinstall the application from scratch (windows 10) but the problem persists. Do I have to wait for a patch or can I fix it by myself?

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  When I play a song, the seconds bar below is slower than music. This causes interruptions to playback. I tried to reinstall the application from scratch (windows 10) but the problem persist...

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Won't fullscreen properly

So there is this problem that has been annoying me for ages.My screen setup is made so that I have 2 portrait mode screens with 1 landscape screen in the middle. If Spotify starts up fullscreen on the portrait mode screen, it will not go fullscreen p...

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So there is this problem that has been annoying me for ages. My screen setup is made so that I have 2 portrait mode screens with 1 landscape screen in the middle.   If Spotify starts up ...

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Solved!! how d I access my playlist

I have had to get a new computer and have just put my spotify back on. How do I access my playlist.....I cannot find any link to it from the spotify site? On my old computer, I clicked on spotify and my playlist always came straight up after logging ...

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I have had to get a new computer and have just put my spotify back on.  How do I access my playlist.....I cannot find any link to it from the spotify site?   On my old computer, I clic...

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Solved!! Available songs being skipped for no apparent reason

Some songs are being displayed as such:Even though they're available, they aren't played. The example here is The Hounds which shows up as available (I have even changed the setting to hide unavailable songs) but still is not playable. I've already t...

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Some songs are being displayed as such: Even though they're available, they aren't played. The example here is The Hounds which shows up as available (I have even changed the setting to hid...

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Turning off auto-start when my computer turns on

I want to make it so that Spotify doesn't automatically start up when my computer turns on. Anybody know how to do that? Thanks

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I want to make it so that Spotify doesn't automatically start up when my computer turns on. Anybody know how to do that?  Thanks

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How to get rid of ALL offline songs

Ok, I accidentally selected the c:\ drive for the source of my offline songs, and now it added litterally EVERY SINGLE MP3, M4V, AND MP4 file on my c:\. Is there any way I can get rid of them all at once? Thanks, Jayde

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Ok, I accidentally selected the c:\ drive for the source of my offline songs, and now it added litterally EVERY SINGLE MP3, M4V, AND MP4 file on my c:\.   Is there any way I can get rid of the...

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