Open Skype Desktop App and Sign-in to Skype using your Microsoft Account (in case you are not already signed-in).Ģ. Once you download and install the full version of Skype Desktop App on your computer, you will find it starting automatically with the computer and remaining active in the background.ġ. Stop Skype Desktop from Starting Automatically in Windows 10 With this understanding, let us go ahead and take a look at the steps to Stop Skype Desktop, Skype Preview and Skype for Business from starting automatically on your computer. The third version of Skype, known as Skype Preview came with Windows 10 Anniversary Update and it might be still running on your computer. Be aware that MS-Config is a powerful tool that can easily land you a whole lot of trouble if you start randomly messing with settings, so the advice is don’t, unless you know what you’re doing.The second version of Skype is known as Skype For Business and this version of Skype comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Office and may also come pre-loaded on certain New Windows 10 computers. Then you will get restart confirmation message for System Configuration Restart, asking to re-boot now or later for your changes to take effect.Īfter your machine restarted, you will not get Skype at windows startup. Un-check “Skype” from that list and click Apply and then OK button. You may need to sort by name (click on the column heading) in order to find it. Select the Startup tab, and you will get the list of Windows start up applications. You can still use the Run command window to open msconfig.exe. MSConfig is the Windows system configuration tool.Ĭlick and open “msconfig.exe”, and you will get “System Configuration” dialog Window. Since the latest version of the Skype application has no option provided to turn off Skype at Windows startup you need a different route.Ĭlick the start menu and either using Search programs and files, “msconfig” or just type “msconfig.exe” directly. So if you don’t want Skype running all the time, how do you prevent it starting up as part of the computer’s booting up process? Note to Microsoft don’t annoy us Northerners. I just don’t want it hogging resources all the bloody time. And it is occasionally useful for messaging and video conferencing.
Unfortunately the Malicious Software Removal Tool won’t get rid of it. In fact, alongside the in-stream advertising and the removal of the log of calls made, duration, destination and cost, Skype now behaves like the worst kind of malware. Nor does it sit in your Start Up Programmes folder. Ever since Microsoft took over Skype, it installs automatically with Internet Explorer, starts itself at boot time and is impossible to stop from the Skype client as there is no longer an option in the settings to do so.
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