How to Fix Spotify "Session:103" & "Can't Play This Right Now" Error on Windows PC

If you’re trying to log into Spotify on Windows or macOS and are greeted with the message “A firewall may be blocking Spotify” alongside Error code: session:103, it’s not just you. Over the past few days, users across Reddit and the Spotify Community have reported the same issue, with many saying the error appeared suddenly even though they hadn’t changed their firewall, antivirus, or network settings. In fact, Spotify is going through a massive outage.

What is Spotify Error session:103?

The session:103 error typically appears when Spotify fails to complete the login process between your browser and the desktop app. Although the message points to a firewall, that isn’t always the real cause.

In fact, Spotify has previously acknowledged outages where users saw Error 103, account:4, and other login failures, even when nothing was wrong with their PC. During a June incident, Spotify confirmed its team was investigating desktop login problems before eventually rolling out a fix.

Recent Reddit threads also show many users experiencing identical errors simultaneously, suggesting that server-side issues may sometimes be responsible rather than individual PC configurations.

How to fix Spotify session:103 and Can’t play this right now error

If Spotify’s servers are operating normally, try these fixes in the following order:

• Restart Spotify and your computer.
• Check whether Spotify works in the web player or on your phone.
• Set Proxy to No Proxy in Spotify’s settings.
• Allow Spotify through Windows Defender Firewall (Private and Public networks).
• Temporarily disable antivirus software to see whether HTTPS filtering is blocking Spotify.
• Clear your browser cache, especially for spotify.com and accounts.spotify.com.
• Sign out of Spotify everywhere from your account page, then sign back in.
• Reinstall Spotify.

If you’re using the standalone installer, try the Microsoft Store version, or vice versa. In case, Spotify web player isn’t working for you, be sure to check our troubleshooting guide here.

It may not be your PC

If multiple users are reporting the same error around the same time, troubleshooting your firewall may not solve anything. Reddit users have reported that the issue disappeared on its own after Spotify resolved backend problems, despite trying reinstalls, firewall changes, and proxy tweaks without success.