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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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Spotify keeps freezing up Windows!

Everytime I open Spotify on my Windows 10, it tries to load, then freezes up my whole computer, even my mouse. Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesn't work so I have to do a hard restart. I've tried installing/uninstalling Flash, Enabling/Unenabling firewalls but th...

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Everytime I open Spotify on my Windows 10, it tries to load, then freezes up my whole computer, even my mouse. Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesn't work so I have to do a hard restart. I've tried installing/...

Sebasty

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Spotify won't maximize properly on my second monitor

Attached is what happens when I try to maximize Spotify on my second monitor. I'm able to maximize it on my primary monitor which is 3200x1800. My secondary monitor is 2560x1440 but won't maximize properly at that or any other resolution. My OS is Wi...

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Attached is what happens when I try to maximize Spotify on my second monitor. I'm able to maximize it on my primary monitor which is 3200x1800. My secondary monitor is 2560x1440 but won't maximize pr...

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Solved!! [Windows 10] Randomly stops playing

Brief description of the issue: Spotify client just stopping after around 20 or 30 songs.Steps to reproduce the issue:Start a radio (doesn't matter which)Let it play through 20 to 30 songsWhat steps you’ve tried already:Reinstalled SpotifyInstalled K...

Casual Listener

Brief description of the issue: Spotify client just stopping after around 20 or 30 songs. Steps to reproduce the issue: Start a radio (doesn't matter which) Let it play through 20 to 30 song...

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Collaboration Question

I'm new to this, so please bear with me. But from the forums, help, and community, I cannot find the correct answer to this. If I make a playlist collaborative, can it be limited to a single friend, or is this across all friends or whoever follows? I...

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I'm new to this, so please bear with me. But from the forums, help, and community, I cannot find the correct answer to this.   If I make a playlist collaborative, can it be limited to a single...

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Local Files

Local file settings need 2 changes: 1) We need the ability to manually delete them because it doesn't do this even if we delete the songs from the local file 2) If we update the title/artist/album, it does not update in the local list once it has bee...

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Local file settings need 2 changes:   1) We need the ability to manually delete them because it doesn't do this even if we delete the songs from the local file   2) If we update the tit...

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Windows Desktop Player - Hangs on Startup and Not Starting

Hi - over the past weeks (since recent desktop player updates) I've been having problems where the Spotify Windows hangs on startup and will not start. I've tried the solutions suggested elsewhere but the problem just returns after a short time. I co...

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Hi - over the past weeks (since recent desktop player updates) I've been having problems where the Spotify Windows hangs on startup and will not start. I've tried the solutions suggested elsewhere bu...

k-wa

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Spotify can't connect to the Internet

Hello everyone, i have this small issue with spotify since yesterday. On my Desktop App spotify says i can't connect to the Internet.All other Internet functions are working just fine.This is what i tried so far:Reinstall Spotify,Restart Computer,Res...

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Hello everyone,   i have this small issue with spotify since yesterday.   On my Desktop App spotify says i can't connect to the Internet. All other Internet functions are working just ...

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Download Song from Spotify Premium

Is there any way you can download songs with Spotify Premium? As a musician I would be very good to have the possibility, because I could transcribe complete songs and solos with the superior sound quality that has Spotify Premium.

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Is there any way you can download songs with Spotify Premium? As a musician I would be very good to have the possibility, because I could transcribe complete songs and solos with the superior sound q...

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is there a way to upload my music to playlist and then removing from my local files?

Well, i have a youtube channel where i would like to upload the musics to the spotify, the thing is that i have to get this music stored on my computer or it will disappear. isn't there a way to keep music on my spotify playlist after i deleted them ...

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Well, i have a youtube channel where i would like to upload the musics to the spotify, the thing is that i have to get this music stored on my computer or it will disappear. isn't there a way to keep...

MattSuda

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Is there any costumer support?

Since i haven't gotten an aswer to my previous post i'm wondering if there is any costumer support. I'm really thinking of unsubscribing to spotify since what happended to my library or if it doesn't have any solution. Thanks.

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Since i haven't gotten an aswer to my previous post i'm wondering if there is any costumer support. I'm really thinking of unsubscribing to spotify since what happended to my library or if it doesn't...

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"Can't play the current song" error message

For the past two days I cannot play any songs on my Windows machine. I click play and 1-2 seconds later the message "Can't play the current song" appears in a blue outline. I've restarted the application several times. That makes no difference. How t...

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For the past two days I cannot play any songs on my Windows machine.  I click play and 1-2 seconds later the message "Can't play the current song" appears in a blue outline.  I've restarted...

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Missing Display Option

In my spotify display options, I don't have the option to enable the Song-Popup UI, help please!

Casual Listener

In my spotify display options, I don't have the option to enable the Song-Popup UI, help please!

xHowlx

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Win 10 Store App: Offline Storage Loc Not Saved

It won't save a change to the offline storage location in advanced preferences in the newly downloaded Windows 10 Store version of the app.

Gig Goer

It won't save a change to the offline storage location in advanced preferences in the newly downloaded Windows 10 Store version of the app.

notebene

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music very soft

Hi, Music that i play from spotify is very soft on my bluetooth speaker. Other players play the music very louder. regards, Sander

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Hi,   Music that i play from spotify is very soft on my bluetooth speaker. Other players play the music very louder.   regards,   Sander

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song stops for 1 sec and goes on again

hi all i have a problem sins today i play a song and nothing wrong but then it stops for like 1 sec and goes on again i updated everything nothing works i have premium

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hi all i have a problem sins today i play a song and nothing wrong but then it stops for like 1 sec and goes on again i updated everything nothing works i have premium

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All songs greyed out

Hi, I have been trying to figure out what it going on with my playlists. I woke up a few days ago and all my songs were greyed out. I can still find the greyed out songs on spotify and play them, but I have been building playlists for a long time and...

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Hi, I have been trying to figure out what it going on with my playlists. I woke up a few days ago and all my songs were greyed out. I can still find the greyed out songs on spotify and play them, but...

newrkv

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Solved!! No album page will load today

No matter which album page I attempt to load now, I get the standard (very helpful) error message "Something went wrong - Please try again later." This occurs even if I attempt to view the page for an album I'm currently listening to - obviously it i...

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No matter which album page I attempt to load now, I get the standard (very helpful) error message "Something went wrong - Please try again later." This occurs even if I attempt to view the page for a...

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New bug in Spotify for Windows

Just today, I updated to the latest version of Spotify for Windows 10 and ever since updating, I can not load any new albums after searching for them. I also can not open any artist pages of any kind. The problem is not the internet connection. I can...

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Just today, I updated to the latest version of Spotify for Windows 10 and ever since updating, I can not load any new albums after searching for them. I also can not open any artist pages of any kind...

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No album page will load after update

No matter which album page I attempt to load now, I get the standard (very helpful) error message "Something went wrong - Please try again later." This occurs even if I attempt to view the page for an album I'm currently listening to - obviously it i...

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No matter which album page I attempt to load now, I get the standard (very helpful) error message "Something went wrong - Please try again later." This occurs even if I attempt to view the page for a...

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Expanding playlist descriptions

So recently I followed this playlist, and there's a link I'd like to follow to contact the original creator, but I can't seem to find any way to expand the description, and some people seem to say it's not even possible. If there is actually no way, ...

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So recently I followed this playlist, and there's a link I'd like to follow to contact the original creator, but I can't seem to find any way to expand the description, and some people seem to say it...

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