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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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Fix shuffle

Hi, Shuffle is still broken. In a larger playlist some items dont ever get played, and starting a shuffle session always result in a very similar song order being played. If items are added (or removed) to the playlist that particular song order chan...

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Hi,   Shuffle is still broken. In a larger playlist some items dont ever get played, and starting a shuffle session always result in a very similar song order being played. If items are added ...

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Spotify closing on first start to update and restart EVERY TIME

How can i fix this?Everytime I start Spotify , I start a Song for 10 seconds before spotify closes without any warning and goes to the updater which then tries to update spotify. This happens everytime I start Spotify. How can I fix this ?

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How can i fix this? Everytime I start Spotify , I start a Song for 10 seconds before spotify closes without any warning and goes to the updater which then tries to update spotify. This happens every...

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Spotify in Japan

I used to use spotify in America but now I'm in Japan, and to be honest the service here is really **bleep**. The playlists are different and you can't even use the radio option. What good is spofity if you can't find new artists similar to what you ...

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I used to use spotify in America but now I'm in Japan, and to be honest the service here is really **bleep**. The playlists are different and you can't even use the radio option. What good is spofity...

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Some songs from a downloaded playlist are greyed out when I'm offline

Hi, I have several playlists that I've downloaded to play when I don't have internet access. However, on some of the mixes, a portion of the songs are greyed out when I'm offline. But when I'm online, those songs are suddenly available and no longer ...

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Hi, I have several playlists that I've downloaded to play when I don't have internet access.   However, on some of the mixes, a portion of the songs are greyed out when I'm offline.   B...

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Streaming Windows 10 Denon Premium

Cannot Stream from Windows 10 to Denon Supported Receiver with Premium Account. Upgraded to a new laptop, Surface Book, and can no longer stream from Win10/Spotify Premium to my Denon supported receiver, X2100W. Laptop and receiver are on the same ne...

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Cannot Stream from Windows 10 to Denon Supported Receiver with Premium Account.   Upgraded to a new laptop, Surface Book, and can no longer stream from Win10/Spotify Premium to my Denon s...

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Can't play current song.

Hello, I'm actually a premium user and I'm using the local files feature. I make a playlist with local files and download it so i can listen to it on my phone. The problem is that lately most of my Local Files can't be played on my computer.I have se...

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Hello, I'm actually a premium user and I'm using the local files feature. I make a playlist with local files and download it so i can listen to it on my phone. The problem is that lately most of my L...

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Spotify crash Windows [Solution]

Hi,i had a bug recently where spotify wouldn't start. I opened it, but after the window popped up, it crashed without any message.So i was trying to:-Reinstall, didn't work.-Cleaning Appdata from existing Spotify data, didn't work.-Restarting PC, did...

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Hi, i had a bug recently where spotify wouldn't start. I opened it, but after the window popped up, it crashed without any message. So i was trying to: -Reinstall, didn't work. -Cleaning Appdata ...

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Solved!! Selecting Multiple Songs at Once

I used to be able to select multiple songs at a time by clicking and dragging my mouse over them, but I haven't been able to use this feature for at least a few months now. I have really large playlists, so it's very inconvenient not to have this ava...

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I used to be able to select multiple songs at a time by clicking and dragging my mouse over them, but I haven't been able to use this feature for at least a few months now. I have really large p...

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Spotify won't launch

I have no problems launching spotify at home on my HP computer, but at work, it will no longer launch. It briefly flashes as if it's going to work, and then immediately closes. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times and changing comp...

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I have no problems launching spotify at home on my HP computer, but at work, it will no longer launch. It briefly flashes as if it's going to work, and then immediately closes. I've tried uninstallin...

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Error code 17! Help

WHen i try to install the Spotify program, I get the error message 17- the program couldnt be started. I am using Windows 7. Can anyone explain how to solve this? Would be very grateful.

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WHen i try to install the Spotify program, I get the error message 17- the program couldnt be started. I am using Windows 7. Can anyone explain how to solve this?   Would be very grateful.

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Unable to clear queue

Hi, I am using the desktop client on windows 10. I am unable to reset the queue to play the track I want to. It is a local file. I am also unable to remove songs from the queue by using the 'right mouse option' Stopping the current playing track and ...

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Hi, I am using the desktop client on windows 10. I am unable to reset the queue to play the track I want to. It is a local file. I am also unable to remove songs from the queue by using the 'rig...

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The Friend Feed failed to load

Both on my computer and on my laptop my friend's activity doesn't work. Anyone who knows what to do?

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Both on my computer and on my laptop my friend's activity doesn't work. Anyone who knows what to do?  

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Can't play the current song.

Hello. I've been using Spotify since 2013 and I'm having a problem I've never encountered before on Desktop (v 1.0.44.100) and it's driving me crazy. As the title speaks for itself, I'm getting this error every now and then since the new update. I've...

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Hello. I've been using Spotify since 2013 and I'm having a problem I've never encountered before on Desktop (v 1.0.44.100) and it's driving me crazy. As the title speaks for itself, I'm getting ...

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Spotify keeps stopping playing songs because "present song cannot be played"

Spotify keeps stopping playing songs, after ca. 10 seconds, and displays that the present song cannot be played. I've never had this problem before. * Spotify desktop app 1.0.44.100* premium account* Windows 7* perfect internet (yet, Spotify is even ...

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Spotify keeps stopping playing songs, after ca. 10 seconds, and displays that the present song cannot be played. I've never had this problem before.   * Spotify desktop app 1.0.44.100 * premi...

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Desktop app looks different on different computers

On my pc at work (win 7) I have the - I believe - freshest version of the spotify desktop app (1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1), with the control buttons in the middle over the status bar (which is really bad btw, because it takes more space than when it's in t...

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On my pc at work (win 7) I have the - I believe - freshest version of the spotify desktop app (1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1), with the control buttons in the middle over the status bar (which is really bad b...

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Advance the tempo of the song. Bar locked.

I can not move the song time bar. Has this option been withdrawn?Example attached.Version 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1

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I can not move the song time bar. Has this option been withdrawn? Example attached. Version 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1

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Find Friends

My spotify is connected to facebook however, when I click "Find Friends" it says "Sorry, we couldn't load friends to follow." But if I manually search for a friend that uses spotify and is also a friend on facebook, it will show their name. Is there ...

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My spotify is connected to facebook however, when I click "Find Friends" it says "Sorry, we couldn't load friends to follow." But if I manually search for a friend that uses spotify and is also a fri...

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Removed album(Just Windows)

Hi Guys, https://open.spotify.com/album/2jGG5Ao9GvTuil2pSfO01o This album disappeared from the Musician's playlist. That's fair but problem is i can reach with my android phone this album. I can download, i can listen but with windows it looks grey. ...

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Hi Guys,   https://open.spotify.com/album/2jGG5Ao9GvTuil2pSfO01o  This album disappeared from the Musician's playlist. That's fair but problem is i can reach with my android phone this a...

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Solved!! Ver listas creadas en mi pc en mi iphone

Buenas soy nuevo en Spotify y quisiera saber como hago para ver las listas creadas en mi pc desde mi Iphone y viceversa.

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Buenas soy nuevo en Spotify y quisiera saber como hago para ver las listas creadas en mi pc desde mi Iphone y viceversa.

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Question about Daily Mixes

If I ban a song from one of my daily mixes, does that also mean that it won't come up in my others? A couple of my mixes are really similar so I'm trying to ban some songs that don't fit but still would like them to appear in the mix that they belong...

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If I ban a song from one of my daily mixes, does that also mean that it won't come up in my others? A couple of my mixes are really similar so I'm trying to ban some songs that don't fit but still wo...

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