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This is not a new issue: when using a playback device other than speakers or a headset, Spotify skips through all songs or refuses to play altogether. The two ways to fix this were to either:
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change your playback device to be your speakers/headset. This is not a fix.
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Restart the Windows Service: Windows Audio Endpoint Builder (as described here).
After restarting the Endpoint Builder, I have to restart my audio engine, not a big deal. However, this second solution does not help me as it has helped other people. Tried restarting Spotify too for good measure, no luck.
Has anyone else using a non-Windows audio engine ran into this issue? What did you do?
I haven't had this issue the same way you seem to be having it, so the attempted solutions you describe are new to me. However, I did experience similar behavior once, and it was because I'd left Voicemeeter running in the background, and I guess Spotify thought I was trying to pirate their music. It just skipped song after song very rapidly. So, it's probably not the issue for you, but do you have Voicemeeter or any other audio loopback/virtual patch cable software running?
i had same issue for a while and I just solved the problem right now.
I'm using a Dell USB soundbar for non-music contents and a XMOS USB DAC for music playback.
Open Windows 10 sound settings, at the right column select and open the traditional "sound control panel". In the first tab ("playback"), when I select my DAC and click "configure" and then click "test", it says "test failed" (can't hear the test ding-ding).
Back to first tab("playback"), still select DAC, now click "properties". Go to "Advanced" tab, click "test". Now it's okay! then go back to previous test, now it's okay too!
problem solved.