{"id":3960,"date":"2022-01-02T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T08:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2022-01-02T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T21:32:00","slug":"how-to-permanently-delete-your-skype-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-permanently-delete-your-skype-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Permanently Delete your Skype Account 2022 (Android\/iPhone)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If we say that we can delete a skype account permanently,<\/strong> then it does not seem to be quite possible. If you do not want to use your skype account anymore, then what you can do is remove all the personal information from the skype database, and this makes it almost impossible for the other users to discover your account. Keep reading this page to learn how to delete your skype account on Android or iPhone mobile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If we remember, skype used to be the best application for video chats. It used to be the master of all the applications. However, other similar programs have appeared in the market. Today, skype is not used and preferred like it was in previous times. The fact behind skype losing its fame is that Microsoft currently owns it, and its potential is not suitable for your software.<\/p>\n It is difficult to entirely remove a skype account<\/strong>, unlike the other applications that we seem to have. In other cases, you need to deactivate your account to delete it. You can also unlink your skype account from your Microsoft account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Skype<\/a>, as mentioned above, is currently owned by Microsoft. Microsoft has made closing a skype account much complicated than it takes to create one. We understand that no online provider would advertise on how to remove the account alternative entrance and center. It takes many steps to delete a skype account permanently. You need to:<\/p>\n In this guide, we will help you on how to delete your skype account properly with the necessary steps permanently. The only best method to permanently remove your skype account is by contacting skype customer care that can be done free online<\/p>\n It takes more than just logging in and pressing a key somewhere to delete a skype account permanently.\u00a0 The first thing that is recommended by skype is that you remove all the private information out of your account. Then you need to sign in into the skype site and delete all the personal information (name, phone number, and the area from your account). This all shall prevent anyone from utilizing your data and finding your skype account.<\/p>\n Moreover, you must include an email that is not related to you and set it as the primary email for your skype account. After this, you can remove the first email address so that nobody will be able to find your skype account by searching your email address.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Stop and Disable Telemetry and Data Collection in Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you have signed in your skype account with a Microsoft account, then it shall have a lot of consequences as when you close your skype account, , then it shall delete its linked Microsoft account. This would not be anything that you would like or want as your Microsoft account is key to outlook.com, Xbox live, one drive, and other Microsoft services.<\/p>\n However for all the users out there who have signed up for a skype account with their Microsoft account need to unlink the reports to make sure of uninterrupted use of their Microsoft account after their skype account is no more.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Bypass and Remove BIOS Password in Windows 10\/8\/7<\/a>.<\/p>\n When you delete a skype account permanently, then along with that, your data is also removed. This data includes your skype contacts, your purchase, and even your chat history. It would at least 30 days for your name to disappear from the skype directory, as claimed by Microsoft. After this period, no one would be able to locate you on skype. However, your name will be displayed in the contact list of your friends unless and until they remove it, but they would not be able to contact you.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Fix Kernel Check Security Failure Error in Windows 10\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n To delete your skype account permanently, you need to delete the personal information available on the account. For this, you need to follow the steps:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/strong> How to Remove Your Phone (YourPhone.exe) from Windows 10\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another thing that you can do to delete your skype account permanently is by modifying your skype avatar. For this, you can follow the steps:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you do not want others to find you in the skype directory, then what you can do is remove your details from your skype profile and perform other activities as discussed below:<\/p>\n Change your Profile image to something blank<\/strong><\/p>\n For Mac, you can follow the steps below:<\/p>\nWhat is Skype Account Deletion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Is a Microsoft Account better than a Skype Account?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The downside of deleting your Skype Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How to Delete Your Skype Account 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Method 1: Modify the Skype Avatar<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Method 2: Remove all of your Skype profile data<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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