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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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Disconnecting screen stops spotify audio

Hello everyone, I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs. I experience the issue when I listen to spotify on PC1 and switch to PC2 the music sto...

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Hello everyone,   I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs.   I experience the ...

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won't play and scrolls songs

I just updated to version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and now spotify won't play anything. When I select play it just scrolls songs non-stop. I also receive a banner at the top saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you ca...

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I just updated to version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and now spotify won't play anything. When I select play it just scrolls songs non-stop.    I also receive a banner at the top saying "T...

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Errorcode 17

The new version wants to install an even newerversion. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and thenrunning the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be greatif there was a way to tell it not to auto-update (or fix the ...

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The new version wants to install an even newer version. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and then running the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be great if t...

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Solved!! Update to 1.0.43

A window says that a new version of Spotify (1.0.43.123) is available when I click on "About Spotify" in the "Help" tab. If I click on the link to download the new version, the window says I can restart Spotify after having downloaded it. When I rest...

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A window says that a new version of Spotify (1.0.43.123) is available when I click on "About Spotify" in the "Help" tab. If I click on the link to download the new version, the window says I can rest...

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Solved!! New version of Spotify: bar with play button... much broader than in the old versions

I am referring to the bar at the bottom of the Sportify window, with the song now playing, the play, forward, rewind... buttons and all that.I need it to be with the same width as the older versions. With the new width, I am having neck troubles.Plea...

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I am referring to the bar at the bottom of the Sportify window, with the song now playing, the play, forward, rewind... buttons and all that. I need it to be with the same width as the older version...

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Song after couple seconds skip to few seconds of the end

I've got issues with songs of the old Billy Talent albums (Billy Talent I, II, III and Dead Silence). After couple seconds of playing song skip into last few seconds of it.

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I've got issues with songs of the old Billy Talent albums (Billy Talent I, II, III and Dead Silence). After couple seconds of playing song skip into last few seconds of it.   

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Windows 10 Spotify issue with youtube

Hi,I have an issue with spotify with my play button on my keyboard. Usualy when i press play it pauses/plays the song. But when i watch a youtube video and press the play/pause button on my keyboard i'm unable to use the button untill i restart my pc...

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Hi, I have an issue with spotify with my play button on my keyboard. Usualy when i press play it pauses/plays the song. But when i watch a youtube video and press the play/pause button on my keyboar...

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Spotify scrolls back

Hi guys, I am having a problem with scrolling on desktop Spotify.So let's say I am on my Albums library, I am scrolling the page up, but with every "scroll up" the page "scrolls back" slightly. If I am dragging the scroll bar it's fine, but whenever ...

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Hi guys, I am having a problem with scrolling on desktop Spotify. So let's say I am on my Albums library, I am scrolling the page up, but with every "scroll up" the page "scrolls back" slightly. I...

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So notifications are crippled now?

I know you've removed the notification bell, but is there no other place where I can see when the artists that I follow uploads a new song? Push notifications is a joke, if I'm at work and get a push notification I now have to have it there for the w...

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I know you've removed the notification bell, but is there no other place where I can see when the artists that I follow uploads a new song?  Push notifications is a joke, if I'm at work and get...

luckyslay

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My media hotkeys wont work

So my hotkeys (example "fn+F9" is pause) wont work and i dont know why. They are not broken its just that the hotkeys wont work. Never mind i found a program that was taking up my hotkeys things

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So my hotkeys (example "fn+F9" is pause) wont work and i dont know why. They are not broken its just that the hotkeys wont work.   Never mind i found a program that was taking up my hotkeys th...

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Please help me !!!!

  I am getting bug errors like this  

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    I am getting bug errors like this    

Bittencourt

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Unable to install app - unable to sort playlists

I am unable to sort the tracks in my playlist. I followed the Help and Community instructions but whe nI click on a heading nothing happens and when I try to click and drag a track I get a circle with a line through it. A community post from 2012 ind...

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I am unable to sort the tracks in my playlist. I followed the Help and Community instructions but whe nI click on a heading nothing happens and when I try to click and drag a track I get a circle wit...

Bittencourt

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Spotify Start Tab

In the Android app, there is a wonderful tab called "Start" which I miss very much in the desktop app. Is there any chance this "Start" page could soon be introduced to the desktop version as well?

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In the Android app, there is a wonderful tab called "Start" which I miss very much in the desktop app. Is there any chance this "Start" page could soon be introduced to the desktop version as well?

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new version of Spotify blue banner

why?does Spotify 'appforce a "New Version" reinstall ??why would i purchase premiumor invest any money at allif the Spotify 'appdoesnt work properly ??Been Dealing with the same issue for 6 months since June 2016-blue banner shows up-to download a ne...

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why? does Spotify  'app force a "New Version" reinstall ?? why would i purchase premium or invest any money at all if the Spotify 'app doesnt work properly ?? Been Dealing with the sa...

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hardware acceleration not working with last intel driver

Hi,It's been now almost 3 month (maybe more) that the Spotify hardware acceleration doesn't work with the last intel hd 530 driver on windows 10.

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Hi, It's been now almost 3 month (maybe more) that the Spotify hardware acceleration doesn't work with the last intel hd 530 driver on windows 10.

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Charts können nicht geöffnet werden

Hallo Leute, ich habe das Problem, das ich jegliche Chart-Playlists nicht öffnen kann. Es kommt immer nur die Anzeige "Bei der Anzeige dieser Ansicht ist ein Fehler aufgetreten!". Würde mich freuen wenn jemand eine Lösung für mich hat. Dankeschön

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Hallo Leute,   ich habe das Problem, das ich jegliche Chart-Playlists nicht öffnen kann. Es kommt immer nur die Anzeige "Bei der Anzeige dieser Ansicht ist ein Fehler aufgetreten!". Würde mich...

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Friend activity not showing

I am using the latest version of Spotify and obviously my friend activity field has stopped working properly.I am not able to see my friends' activity, I only see a field suggesting me to adds friends, but I already have at least one of those.How to ...

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I am using the latest version of Spotify and obviously my friend activity field has stopped working properly. I am not able to see my friends' activity, I only see a field suggesting me to adds frie...

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Spotify will not open or download

I apologise if this post is in the wrong place as I am unfamiliar with this forum and this is my first post. I saw the 3 months for £1 premium offer and decided to take it up as I haven't used spotify in a long time. However I can't even get the darn...

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I apologise if this post is in the wrong place as I am unfamiliar with this forum and this is my first post.   I saw the 3 months for £1 premium offer and decided to take it up as I haven't us...

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Can't crossfade when linked to Bose SoundTouch 10 through desktop version of Spotify

Here's the problem I have:I can crossfade songs when I'm listening to my computer. After connecting the Bose soundtouch 10 and adding it as a device to Spotify, I changed the my playback device to this in the choose device section at the bottom of th...

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Here's the problem I have: I can crossfade songs when I'm listening to my computer. After connecting the Bose soundtouch 10 and adding it as a device to Spotify, I changed the my playback device...

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