Skype

A guide to uninstall Skype from your system

Skype is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Skype Technologies S.A.. Go over here where you can find out more on Skype Technologies S.A.. Usually the Skype application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Skype is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is named Skype.exe and its approximative size is 104.92 MB (110018944 bytes).

Skype installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 105.25 MB (110367394 bytes) on disk.

• Skype.exe (104.92 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (340.28 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 8.73.0.92 of Skype. You can find below info on other versions of Skype:

• 8.45.0.41
• 8.57.0.116
• 8.52.0.138
• 8.82.0.403
• 8.83.0.409
• 6.18.106
• 8.48.0.51
• 8.87.0.406
• 8.83.0.408
• 8.46.0.60
• 8.75.0.140
• 8.94.0.428
• 8.58.0.98
• 8.90.0.407
• 8.66.0.77
• 8.58.0.93
• 8.51.0.72
• 8.59
• 8.40.0.70
• 8.80.0.195
• 8.37.0.98
• 8.36.0.52
• 8.42.0.60
• 8.60.0.76
• 8.97.0.204
• 6.1
• 8.61.0.87
• 8.66.0.74
• 8.59.0.77
• 8.77.0.90
• 8.50.0.38
• 8.74.0.152
• 8.96.0.409
• 8.47.0.59
• 8.77.0.97
• 8.108.0.205
• 8.78.0.159
• 8.67.0.99
• 8.69.0.77
• 8.68.0.96
• Unknown
• 8.43.0.56
• 8.85.0.409
• 8.44.0.40
• 8.92.0.401
• 8.38.0.161
• 8.92.0.204
• 8.90.0.405
• 8.54.0.91
• 8.99.0.202
• 8.64.0.80
• 8.91.0.404
• 8.55.0.123
• 8.67.0.97
• 8.56.0.103
• 8.106.0.212
• 8.71.0.49
• 8.86.0.409
• 8.49.0.49
• 8.93.0.404
• 8.96.0.207
• 8.55.0.135
• 8.39.0.180
• 8.34.0.78
• 8.63.0.76
• 8.41.0.54
• 8.55.0.141
• 8.51.0.92
• 8.53.0.85
• 8.54.0.85
• 8.65.0.76
• 8.79.0.95
• 8.72.0.94
• 8.98.0.407
• 8.51.0.86

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If you are manually uninstalling Skype we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\LocalFiles\2638\CalendarIcons\skype_HC_Black.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\LocalFiles\2638\CalendarIcons\skype_HC_White.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\settings.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\DataRv\offline-storage.data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\DataRv\offline-storage-ecs.data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\logs\Skype.msrtc.blog
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\sct_use_new_sdk2.flag
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\shared.lck
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\shared.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\SkypeRT\ecs.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\SkypeRT\skypert.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Skype\SkypeRT\ul.conf

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.protocol\skype
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\Microsoft.SkypeApp_11.18.596.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c!App\windows.protocol\skype
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Packages\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c!App\windows.protocol\skype
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IM Providers\Skype
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Skype

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Skype.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Skype.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Skype from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype is an application marketed by Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Skype is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Skype or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Skype". If it exists on your system the Skype program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Skype in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Skype, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Skype.


8. After removing Skype, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Skype that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Skype using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Skype by Skype Technologies S.A. from your computer, we are not saying that Skype by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Skype in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.