{"id":4154,"date":"2022-01-02T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2022-01-02T21:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T21:37:14","slug":"how-to-uninstall-disable-delete-skype-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-uninstall-disable-delete-skype-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Uninstall and Remove Skype in Windows 10\/11 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4157\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Disable-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-Tutorial.jpg\" alt=\"How To Uninstall and Remove Skype in Windows 10\/11 2022\" width=\"480\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Disable-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-Tutorial.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Disable-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-Tutorial-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How To Uninstall and Remove Skype in Windows 10\/11 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Skype had the best video conference quality that was unparalleled. The first thing that came in our mind when we wanted to connect with our friends and colleagues was Skype or Skype for Business. But not anymore!, Communication platform has changed a lot since Microsoft had acquired Skype back in 2011. Now people do not adore it as it was before. This page will be explaining the steps on <strong>how to disable and uninstall Skype in Windows 10\/11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We will also be sharing <strong>how to uninstall Skype for Business in Windows 10\/11<\/strong>. One of the annoying things about skype is that it opens up on its own. It starts opening automatically on a laptop. Do these things sound similar to the things that you are facing? In this guide, we shall help you with how you can get rid of Skype on your computer system. Don&#8217;t worry, it will also be <strong>stopped on startup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to uninstall Skype?<\/strong> Take a deep breath!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Stop Skype Starting Automatically on Startup in Windows 10\/11 (Disable it forever)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Skype<\/a> uses a lot of resources of a computer system than it should. If you want skype to be there on your computer system and prevent it from opening up on the startup, then you can easily disable it through the task manager. You can do this in the following manner:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the first step, you need to open the task manager application on windows 10<\/li>\n<li>You can either search for the task manager and then launch it<\/li>\n<li>Or you can click right on the menu bar that is located at the bottom of the desktop and select the task manager.<\/li>\n<li>You will see a task manager window.<\/li>\n<li>Its default tab is \u201cprocess\u201d, to turn it off skype so that it does not autorun. For this, we need to go to the \u201cstartup\u201d tab.<\/li>\n<li>Now click on the startup tab and scroll down till you see the skype icon. To select that row, you need to click once and then click right on the program and press the \u201cdisable\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you follow the above steps accurately, skype will not be able to open up on its own the next time you start your computer system. In this way, you have stopped skype along with other apps from running on windows 10. Still, if you want entirely to remove skype from your computer system, then you need to follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-permanently-delete-your-skype-account\/\">How to Permanently Delete your Skype Account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>7 Best Ways to Disable and Uninstall Skype on Windows 10\/11<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>First things first, you need to keep in mind to quit skype early and make sure that its services are not running in the background. The methods are described below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the first step, you need to close down skype. To open it, you need to click on X that is there on the top right corner, which is highlighted in red as you scroll over it.<\/li>\n<li>Now you will look down to find the skype icon in the windows navigation bar. Now click right on the image and click on quit skype.<\/li>\n<li>Now you can carry on towards the uninstallation process using one of the following methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-stop-disable-telemetry-data-collection-windows-10\/\">How to Stop and Disable Telemetry and Data Collection in Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uninstalling Skype using Control Panel in Windows 10\/11<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the <strong>easiest ways to uninstall skype<\/strong> or any other application is via the control panel. Like this, you shall not be able to delete shortcuts like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Skype for Business<\/a> accidentally. You must know that the skype application is there for both windows and desktop. You can get skype by downloading it from the skype website and installing the app from the windows store.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the skype is entirely closed, you need to go towards the left side of the windows navigation bar and by typing into Cortana\u2019s search bar search for the control panel.<\/li>\n<li>As the control panel opens up, you need to click on the \u201cuninstall a program\u201d option present on the bottom left side.<\/li>\n<li>Now to locate skype scroll through the list of programs on your computer system. Now you need to click right on it and select \u201cuninstall.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Now windows shall install skype. Once it is done, you shall receive a prompt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-bypass-remove-bios-password-in-windows-10\/\">How to Bypass and Remove BIOS Password (Tutorial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uninstalling Skype using Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can also uninstall skype by making specific changes in the settings. For this, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the first step, there in Cortana\u2019s search box, you need to type \u201cprograms\u201d and then click on the \u201cadd or remove programs\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>As it opens up, you need to click on apps and features. Now scroll down to the skype application. Now you will see that both versions will appear on the computer system. You need to click on any one of them and click on the uninstall button. As the first is done, you need to do the same with the other one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/fix-kernel-security-check-failure-error-windows-10\/\">How to Fix Kernel Security Check Failure Error in Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Removing All Files and Data of Skype<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is very much sure that even you have already uninstalled the skype application from your computer system still there are some residual files related to skype that are still there on your computer system. They are even taking up the necessary space. To find and delete them, you need to press Windows + R keys and then type %appdata% in the dialogue box which appears. <strong>Note: <\/strong>on most of computer systems the windows system is between ALT and FN.<\/li>\n<li>As you click on the OK button, the following window shall appear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-disable-Skype-Windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"How to Disable Skype in Windows 10\" width=\"605\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-disable-Skype-Windows-10.jpg 605w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-disable-Skype-Windows-10-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-disable-Skype-Windows-10-494x420.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now you need to scroll down and locate skype<\/li>\n<li>Click right on it and select delete. Keep in mind that this shall delete your chat history also. If however, you want to save the skype history you need to open the file and folder with your skype username inside. What you need to do is copy it and paste that file anywhere else.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, you need to clean out entries in your registry. Click on the Windows + R keys again. Then type \u201cRegedit\u201d and hit the enter button<\/li>\n<li>The following file is going to pop up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"How to Uninstall Skype in Windows 10\" width=\"802\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/How-to-Uninstall-Skype-in-Windows-10-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select edit and then find<\/li>\n<li>You need to type in skype. Fifty different entries shall appear you need to select each one individually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>you need to be cautious when you are modifying your registry as a severe problem may occur. It is considered a good idea to back up the registry editor in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-remove-your-phone-app-yourphone-exe-windows-10\/\">How to Remove YourPhone (YourPhone.exe) from Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uninstalling Skype Directly from your System Apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can directly uninstall skype if you know where the skype file is located on your computer system. It is stored in the programs folder for many users. Mostly the skype icon we see on the desktop is usually a shortcut, not the actual file that you want to uninstall. For this, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the first step, you need to type skype in the Cortana\u2019s search box there on the bottom left corner<\/li>\n<li>As the app pops up, you need to click right on it and uninstall<\/li>\n<li>This method applies to the skype application either you downloaded the installer file from the Microsoft store or skype.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-setup-automatic-sign-in-login-for-windows-10\/\">How to Setup Automatic Sign In\/Login for Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Uninstall Skype using Third-Party Uninstallers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If from the above options you have not been able to delete skype then you can always turn towards a third-party installer. You have two good options that we have shared. Although they are not free but still they offer free trials that uninstall many programs, including Skype. The third-party installers are as followed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IObit Uninstaller &#8211; 1st best tool<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you download and install the program, it shall show up a list of all the programs upon startup. You need to type skype there in the search box or scroll down to find it. Once this is done you need to click on the recycle bin icon present on the right side to uninstall it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iobit.com\/en\/advanceduninstaller.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_md td_round_btn\">Download IObit Uninstaller 9 (Latest)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/how-to-enable-ssh-in-windows-10-cmd\/\">How to Turn on SSH in Windows 10 for Command-Line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CleanMyPC &#8211; 2nd best choice<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you download and install the program, you need to search for the \u201cmulti uninstaller\u201d feature through the left panel. Now you will be able to see a list of programs that you have installed on your computer system. Now you need to scroll down to find skype and click on the little box that is present on the left side. When the green uninstalls, a button pops up click on it.<\/p>\n<p>Although we have fond memories of calling and chatting with friends over skype still Whatsapp and messenger is considered more convenient for video calling and texting. Microsoft ecosystem is the only advantage that skype has over the other social media platforms. Skype usually comes preinstalled, if not highly recommended or easily accessible on a windows computer system.<\/p>\n<p>The point that needs to be highlighted here is that skype is there on our computer system, but its usage has become less. The main reason why we want to remove skype is because of its auto running.<\/p>\n<p>Many people also dislike skype because of its lousy connectivity, outdated User interface, and pushing a message-based platform in spite of focusing on what made it a big name: video calls. For this and many other reasons, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp are considered to perform well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/macpaw.com\/cleanmypc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_md td_round_btn\">Download CleanMyPC (Latest)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/\/\/10-best-free-ssd-health-check-software-download\/\">10 Best Free Software to Check your SSD Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Have you disabled Skype yet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In this guide, we have explained <strong>how you can thoroughly uninstall and disable skype from windows 10\/11<\/strong>. This tutorial also helps you <strong>delete skype for business<\/strong>. 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