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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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milkcrateman

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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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anime-kun32

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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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Superuser Contribution First song of Liked Songs unplayable with shuffle engaged

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. etc..."Bug ReductionIs...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return ...

Ivelina

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Listening Activity

Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. On the right side it says to share listening activi...

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Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. ...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Ridiculously slow start-up.

The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl. Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and off, it doesn't make a difference. I'm going to uninstall**bl...

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The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl.   Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and o...

johangrimm

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scrollbar can't be dragged in search songs view when searching keyword

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceIntel NUCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bitMy Question or IssueWindows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work well with mouse wheel. But this scrollbar does not drag with left mou...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device Intel NUC Operating System Windows 11 64bit My Question or Issue Windows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work ...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't retrieve song info and Home page

PlanPremiumCountryChile DeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows application. And it does not obtain information about the current song (artist profile, lyr...

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Plan Premium Country Chile   Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows applicat...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Functional App Design

Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? Why only one artist, I can click like 500 other names an...

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Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? ...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Unable to play most music on desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or IssueAs of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the symptoms are really odd.- I can play all my podcasts.- Certain music plays from the...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10.   My Question or Issue As of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the ...

MihailY

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Windows 11 Desktop App not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, I am having issues with the desktop app loading properly. I have been able to sign in but after signing in through the browser, the app gets stuck on a black scr...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, I am having issues with the desktop app loading properly. I have been able to sign in...

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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Smart Shuffle is turning off after I ignore multiple songs

Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Smart Shuffle feature of Spotify. For more than around two weeks now or even since I've been using it whenever I ignore a song multiple time it turns off smart shuffle or atleast breaks it on the app it...

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Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Smart Shuffle feature of Spotify. For more than around two weeks now or even since I've been using it whenever I ignore a song multiple time it turns o...

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How to skip songs automatically after set time?

Would it be possible (through add-on or script) to automatically skip Spotify songs after a set time or once past 50% of their length? I often get recommended the same songs by Spotify even if I tell it I don't like them. Usually I get the gist of a ...

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Would it be possible (through add-on or script) to automatically skip Spotify songs after a set time or once past 50% of their length?   I often get recommended the same songs by Spotify even ...

GustavoKaufmann

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle for liked songs on windows 10

Plan: PremiumCountry: FranceDevice: HP ProBook 450 g7Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 My Question or IssueHello, it appears that I cannot turn on smart shuffle for the "Liked Songs" playlist, I can, however, do it for o...

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Plan: Premium Country: France Device: HP ProBook 450 g7 Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045   My Question or Issue Hello, it appears th...

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Bitdefender false positives?

PlanFreeCountry (USA) Device(Aspire E 15 Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSo, I'm getting what I assume to be false positives from Bitdefender Free in the form of: Suspicious.Cloud.xxxxxxxx, path: C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Sp...

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Plan Free Country (USA)   Device (Aspire E 15 Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue So, I'm getting what I assume to be false positives from Bitdefender Fre...

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Superuser Contribution can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player

can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player in car or at home (windows desktop) or my BOSE portable cd players.

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can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player in car or at home (windows desktop) or my BOSE portable cd players.

Yordan

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Show desktop overlay when using media keys displays Spotify as "Google Chrome"

Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro version 23H2 (22631.3007) My Question or IssueWhen the setting Show desktop overlay when using media keys is turned on it displays the Spotify application as "Google Chrome"

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Operating System Windows 11 Pro version 23H2 (22631.3007)   My Question or Issue When the setting Show desktop overlay when using media keys is turned on it displays the Spotify applica...

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Can’t delete other people’s deleted playlists

I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them from my library. If I open one up on the browser vers...

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I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them fr...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Heavy Lagging/Delay Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080Operating SystemWindows 10, Standalone app My Question or IssueHello! I've been tracking down this issue for a few months now, trying various different solutions to no avail. I'm not ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080 Operating System Windows 10, Standalone app   My Question or Issue Hello! I've been tracking down this i...

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How to turn on Cinema mode?

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanOperating SystemWin11My Question or Issue(First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.)When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, and u can switch between it and only lyrics with colored background like(...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Operating System Win11 My Question or Issue (First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.) When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, a...

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Superuser Contribution Plugging headphones in while using the desktop app skips the current song or crashes it

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones, one of 3 things happens (ordered them based on the frequency the bugs h...

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Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones,...

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