How to Fix "Spotify Can't Play this Right Now" (2023)

[@n.a.e.v]

So glad I get to pay spotify monthly for it to do nothing.

[@isaac.0205]

fr.

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

when you do all 3 and none of them work lmao

[@Iblamememess]

just log out and log in ezpz

[@murdogers1]

What worked for me. I have speakers, headphones and a VR headset as my output devices. When I changed to anything other than my speakers, Spotify would play no issue. So I went through all my other output options and played a song, and then went back to my speakers (where my issue was) and it played straight away, no more error message.

[@Christopher-o_O]

Murdo, you solved the mystery for me. Tried all the other "solutions", which didn't do shit for me... Thanks.

[@hodge8947]

Thanks! Tried everything... went into sound settings and changed output to another port in soundcard, then back to the one its actually plugged into... and spotify works again. So weird

[@stevenngatia6444]

Thank you. I was literally about to go crazy without the jams, but this video really helped. The second tip did it for me. I needed to change my speaker output. Thank you so much.

[@dnsl4176]

For me, it was the output device that was causing the problem. However, changing the default output/playback device didn't work. What did work was disabling and re-enabling Windows Sonic for Headphones under Spatial Sound when you right click your audio icon in system tray on the taskbar. I'm not sure if it would work vice versa if you had it off before the problem with Spotify happened, but it should be worth a try! Hope this helps someone else! Have a great day listening to music.

[@greyshadowmeare]

Thank you, that was too easy

[@formerly_chucks_69]

I was about to give up when I read this. Thank you!

[@sacrifcing]

YOU ARE THE GOAT MAN

[@imSpirit_]

Legend, thank you so much!

[@BloodShotx87x]

This one was it for me. Now I feel like an idiot 😂

[@sanjidah19]

NONE of these worked for me. I'm going insane. The audio on my laptop when out of whack when I updated my drivers. I even factory reset the whole thing and it's still a mess :(

[@annie-ge2ig]

me too i’ve tried everything and nothing works

[@unrealuser023]

same, getting very enoying

[@driggle3814]

control panel -> sounds -> set a different output device as default

[@TheDoomguys]

Just Try to run Spotify as an admin, worked for me !

[@unrealuser023]

@@TheDoomguys Wow worked straight away, thansk my guy :)

[@iceman-1987]

Changing the audio input to other device and changing it back to my default worked for me. Thanks for this video, it really helped me. Liked the video and subscribed. Keep up the good work man!

[@GDZ_Scuffed]

Yeah i just tried that and it worked. Cheers for the simple idea

[@iceman-1987]

@@GDZ_Scuffed 😺👍🏼

[@codemoody8243]

IT WORKED TYSFM

[@iceman-1987]

@@codemoody8243 cheers brother 😊👍🏼

[@nathanbombardo]

cheers

[@Kryptidcreative]

For any goXLR users, a recent update for goXLR changed up our inputs. Nothing worked for me until I turned Spotify to default, back to a regular goXLR channel, and then I could finally put it back into my Music input.

[@jrawrr]

Thank you sm! It worked!

[@speezapep79]

Thank you! This has been driving me crazy!

[@BladeRunner27]

Another method you could do is to go to Bluetooth settings > Sound Settings > Scroll down to 'App volume and device preferences' > Choose your Output for Spotify to either your Speaker or Bluetooth headset back and forth until the song on Spotify is played successfully. Worked for me and hope it does for anyone who has the same issue! Cheers !

[@IanKindaLifts]

Dude this was a literal life saver

[@sharkarcc]

Yoo tysm this actually worked

[@tazimzaman101]

I was facing issues with playing my imported files (from Local Drive to Spotify). The 3rd option worked like a charm :)

[@soar_community]

To anybody who might be using a VB audio cable set-up (along with voicemeeter) all you need to do is uninstall and reinstall the Audio cable that you were using for your spotify. It works fine for me now - hope this helps somebody

[@doyle5948]

oh my god thank you so much

[@havs7292]

Thank u so much

[@charliehakeem]

That second step of changing the audio output device worked for me. I then switched it back to my headphones and it worked fine. Thanks!

[@zoeb3573]

GOD thank you, this was such an easy fix but other people explain it so poorly. Fixed.

[@thaprophet9553]

Bro been trying to fix this for hours cause of my ocd, tried all other options on my own, but the second option worked for me, with Spotify open you can right click the volume icon in bottom right in desktop, open sound settings, open app volume and device preferences and change the output there specifically for Spotify and that fixed it, then i changed it back to my preferred output device. Thanks man!

[@ryanricki4495]

thanks man i finally can hear audio now

[@solrac4459]

First time I watched this video it didn't do shit.. now it came back and the first option legit helped.. You the goat

[@21Trytux]

I'm always hesitant to delete files, but thanks to this video my Spotify works again.

[@Emmori6]

"Ah man" Literally the words that came out of my mouth when that last tip worked. I have been fighting with this error for a while on my machine, thank you!

[@marcusaderele3977]

Thanks bro, changing output devices worked! Appreciate this vid

[@sand19]

Nice vid, sadly none worked for me. I have spotify via microsoft store and that fixed the issue last week. Just occued again now and i went into advanced audio settings and changed the output specifically for spotify out to my speakers (high definition audio device) closed via task manager and then re opened and worked fine. Hope this fix helps :)

[@theeverseeingeye]

cheers! this actually worked

[@parker2335]

Thanks so much I was freaking out because my Spotify hasn’t been working for like 2 weeks and the first top fixed it!!!

[@gmmusic4664]

Thanks first one worked. life saver as im working from home. subbed

[@VersedYT]

First solution worked for me, I was about to lose my mind. THANK YOU SO MUCH, A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!

[@bbytae]

Thank you so much, been trying to figure this out for days and no one suggested changing the output device. It also fixed my valorant audio problem

[@Real_Devil_Gamer]

man deleting that local file made work thanks for the help

[@Ash7on]

If anybody is still struggling I simply disabled and re-enabled hardware Acceleration and for some reason that seem to work for me I hope works for you as well 👍💙

[@cloud5075]

it doesnt work :(

[@BasedVal69]

What worked for me, delete the program by going to control panel>uninstall a program>spotify>unistall and go to the microsoft store and dowload it from there. Sign in and boom

[@kptonez]

Fucking mint. Thanks m8.

[@rulezzcross9744]

Doesnt work

[@amadejkutnjak6573]

thank you 🙏

[@tivaberki6987]

thank buddy

[@Thicccler]

how this works ill never know, but THANK YOU.

[@juanpablogarzon2360]

non of the solutions worked, i really don't know what is going on, Spotify works in other devices, my phone, and another pc in my living room but the pc in my office the one I mostly used it just skip every song in all my playlists fast like it cant play it and at the top just appear the famous message "spotify cant play this right now...." and still continues passing eery song of my playlist fast but not playing

[@lw_xx]

It works with a diff audio output but now i cant play it on my headset what do i do?

[@samanosuke7865]

right now do you have the answer?

[@lw_xx]

@@samanosuke7865 yuh reinstall spotify thats wha worked for me

[@augustwahlgreen3524]

THX!! The last solution worked!! THANKS SO MUCH

[@JesperTheTallOne]

The 3rd option helped me out! Thank you so much!

[@musky_2000]

hey thanks the last one worked great for me in a instant. Great vid will be using this video for a reference for anyone else who needs it. : )

[@visual1994]

thx dude, u saved my life, i couldn't listen to music for 1 day

[@yazzy3177]

youtube idiot

[@andrewhutto5269]

last one worked for me. Thanks for this vid!

[@samasaurus6]

First video I found that mentions to check sound devices!!! Thank you so much, you've solved my issues.

[@ashtonjohnson2317]

Also quick tip if your speakers are not properly set up it can also bring up this message or when you start the song no audio will come out

[@parthosharothiroy]

Thanks....After deleting the file my Spotify started working fine.

[@RobotSeven]

Last solution worked for me, thanks! :D

[@andres04528]

THANK YOU had this problem for some time couldn't find a solution

[@codyooi1644]

This was a live saver thanks for it your content might help some other people, You earned a new sub keep doing what you are doing :)

[@ilia2759]

thaaanks dude ! really worked .., deserve a thumbs up

[@villadsagertoft4931]

I dont have a folder called spotify under %appdata%?

[@m0rtl0ck71]

You sir are a legend. Number 1 worked for me.

[@zombie_music4life]

last one worked... thanks a ton man love u

[@vextro-_-4804]

last one did it for me thx so much bro i liked and subbed

[@himnishsinha6896]

THE LAST STEP WORKED LIKE A CHARM....THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MAN

[@garvitsharma8572]

The last one worked. Thanks so much.

[@samanosuke7865]

the second one works fine to me. Thanks dude!

[@samanosuke7865]

BUT. Every time that i exit from spotify i have to do again and again... That's sucks!

[@TheDoomguys]

Just Try to run Spotify as an admin, worked for me !

[@lbrty8965]

Tried that but didn’t work for some people

[@Hayatory]

THANK YOU

[@dfairclough84]

You sir are a freaking hero!!!

[@Ozzm4n]

This worked for me, when none of the solutions in the video did.

[@Shadow-pf2io]

how

[@stariemin]

thank you !!! changing the speakers output worked

[@redxvii2024]

Solution number 2 worked for me. I just got a new headphones, and was causing the issue. Just needs that refresh - changed audio output, then go back.

[@aesir_c2281]

thank you so much, second method worked, just with extra steps and having to disable every other speaker

[@Nathan-gn6bn]

Wow 3rd step worked... Thanks!

[@jigachad69]

last one worked for me thank you so much

[@shenandygans.]

deleting the .bnk file worked for me. thanks homie

[@miranda2996]

if anyone else has tried all of the above and it still didn't work, this is how i fixed mine on windows 10 right click sound bar > troubleshoot sound problems (let it run it takes a while) after it identifies the problem you can close that open up spotify, and try the first solution mentioned in this video: unselecting hardware acceleration mine worked after the restart

[@katoonix]

omg this works for me! thanks!

[@aaminaunaiz4771]

omg first solution helped me thank you sooo much

[@iVeggie]

FOR ANYBODY WITH A GOXLR, IF NONE OF THE FIXES IN THE VIDEO WORKED. Uninstall your GoXLR Software, AND your drivers for GoXLR. Re-install it, and go to Playback in sound settings, change your chat mic to default communication device, and have goxlr SYSTEM as default device. Then go to recording, and make chat mic your default device. Spotify should be fixed then.

[@anjaliingale3115]

Holy , it worked for the first tip thanks ,now I can listen to Dancin

[@bubwieser7951]

The last one worked for me, thanks for this video!

[@hil3828]

Thank you my man! Last step worked for me. Great content!

[@FlyingGhost6192]

Oh thank you very much, the last one helped a lot

[@print2k445]

Thank you man, I haven't had spotify working for 1 week. you really saved me

[@Mitzz1]

Thank you bro! I think my problem was because i connected my controller earlier now I had to disable "Headset Earphone" in output devices and it works perfectly!

[@Limxyy]

THANK YOU KING!!! Been struggling to figure this out for weeks now, much love

[@Leophon999]

Thanks bro. It was the second one for me...kinda. I did have to change the audio source but I had to go into advance audio features and specifically change the source for Spotify. It was blank some how. Thanks for the vid man.

[@beamer196]

It still works thank you very much brother.

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

omg thank you i have been sitting here for the past 6 hours and everyone just said clear cache or reinstall and stuff, but the change outout thing worked, omg thank you

[@bradleystiles2448]

Hey Thanks so much!!! First one worked a treat..All good!! :)

[@BenJones1127]

Worked, thank you!

[@haroravu3829]

THANK YOU! LAST ONE WORKED FOR ME

[@MrCody401]

I see that RuneLite! Looks like you might play both RS3 and OSRS since i see the launcher for both; you must have good taste man. Love the game and thank you the help with Spotify. Video was excellent.

[@timetothunder4393]

Second solution worked for me. Added a digital output cable for my speaker/soundcard, and it seems like Spotify won't play when I select SPDIF-OUT.... smh. Thanks for the video!

[@rexuedits]

If nothing works check for Windows updates, if your windows isn’t updated to the latest software then your Spotify will start playing up

[@ajszxlaa]

thank you man, the second solution worked!

[@Heartlミss]

last one worked appreciate it

[@dimmsimm9023]

this actually worked lol watched 10 vids talking jiberish

[@TheLinkman108]

If nothing else fixes it, try lowering the output quality in the windows settings. Spotify wouldn't work for me when it was set to 384khz

[@zombiepigman8400]

*JUST GO TO SOUND MIXER OPTION AND THEN CLICK RESET TO THE MICROSOFT RECCOMENDED DEFAULTS* IT WORKED FOR ME

[@natgalmac]

THANK YOU!!!! The second option worked! (I'd been installing an audio interface, and DAW the past couple of days!)

[@LogInValid]

Hardware acceleration did it for me. Thank you

[@mou_cs1435]

One of the first videos i've seen, where the fix in the video actually works. The "Manage input devices" method saved my life. Thanks for the video, keep up the good work!

[@snoredizzle3242]

First Solution was the one that did it. Thank god i found your video . Thanks

[@Kyzerii]

if it says cant play on this device right now it means that you are trying to play a song you imported into spotify. imported sing always give the cant play on this device right now message because they are of course local so you cant play it on devices like a google home or amazon alexa.

[@odisyy17]

For those still having the problem with all the solutions done, i may have found a solution. So disable hardware acceleration and delete the local file. Then go back and turn back on hardware acceleration. My spotify is working perfectly for me now

[@ollie6514]

THANKS SO MUCH THIS WORKED FOR ME!!!!!!

[@shatnershairpiece]

Nice recommendation on removing the local files bnk. Now I don't even see my imported songs. They are GONE. I put the file back in and everything is now greyed out. Fuck Spotify.

[@astrogal3427]

second solution worked for me thank you :)

[@shoshoda]

dunno why it worked but it did ty dude ur lovely

[@SeBiTa_21]

thanks bro droping a like for you

[@mohammadkarimian101]

Its worked Thx so much 💜

[@CChamp59]

Second solution worked, I just had to switch my playback device to my voicemeeter input.

[@VannakaOSRS]

Changing the output device worked, thanks!

[@Adywerty88]

I changed the speaker outpout and it works thank you very much

[@genchiro1]

I tried all of these fixes but ultimately it was my firewall. I have no idea why, never a problem before, but when I added Spotify to the whitelist the problem went away.

[@grimetone]

I get this error message only from one specific song, kind of sad because it's one of my favorites.

[@mangoman3460]

install it off youtube and import it from local files

[@narrenjaboi3813]

@@mangoman3460 how

[@mangoman3460]

@@narrenjaboi3813 ytmp3.com get the url of the video dowbload it go to local files in spotify and u can play it

[@Kyogen.]

@@mangoman3460 i did that but it still did the same thing

[@mangoman3460]

@@Kyogen. then i dont know

[@i1abdulrahim554]

thanks man i skipt to the third solution and it worked 👌🏼

[@jassahota9870]

1 week without spotify thank you much love

[@user-jns28bz]

I recently got a new DAC, and for some reason the software for said DAC thought it would be a good idea to keep setting the quality of the audio to 32 bit 384 khz. Spotify did not like that. As soon as I changed it back to 24 bit 48 khz which I knew was safe it worked fine.

[@Laura-vp3lz]

thx! the second solution worked for me

[@geggoryq]

Got my spotify working again. Thank you!

[@samueldomingues1069]

I literally unplug my headphones and put it back. It worked lol