Skype

A guide to uninstall Skype from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Skype for Windows. It is written by Skype Technologies S.A.. You can find out more on Skype Technologies S.A. or check for application updates here. Click on https://www.skype.com/ to get more details about Skype on Skype Technologies S.A.'s website. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Skype. Skype.exe is the Skype's primary executable file and it occupies about 79.66 MB (83525184 bytes) on disk.

Skype is comprised of the following executables which occupy 80.90 MB (84832911 bytes) on disk:

• Skype.exe (79.66 MB)
• unins000.exe (922.49 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (354.59 KB)

This data is about Skype version 8.53.0.85 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Skype:

• 8.117.0.202
• 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
• 8.123.0.203
• 8.98.0.402
• 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
• 8.138.0.209
• 8.61.0.87
• 8.66.0.74
• 8.59.0.77
• 8.77.0.90
• 8.50.0.38
• 8.65.0.78
• 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
• 8.134.0.202
• 8.112.0.210
• 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
• 8.131.0.202
• 8.64.0.80
• 8.91.0.404
• 8.55.0.123
• 8.67.0.97
• 8.56.0.103
• 8.106.0.212
• 8.120.0.207
• 8.71.0.49
• 8.86.0.409
• 8.49.0.49
• 8.73.0.92
• 8.93.0.404
• 8.129.0.201
• 8.96.0.207
• 8.55.0.135
• 8.39.0.180
• 8.98.0.206
• 8.136.0.203
• 8.34.0.78
• 8.63.0.76
• 8.41.0.54
• 8.55.0.141
• 8.51.0.92
• 8.54.0.85
• 8.65.0.76
• 8.114.0.214
• 8.79.0.95
• 8.72.0.94
• 8.98.0.407
• 8.51.0.86

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Skype from your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Skype:

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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TileDataModel\OldAUMIDs\Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c!Skype.AppId
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype_is1

A way to remove Skype from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype is an application offered by the software company Skype Technologies S.A.. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Skype is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Skype or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Skype". If it is installed on your PC the Skype application will be found automatically. After you select Skype in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Skype, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Skype:

• The publisher is: https://www.skype.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Skype.


8. After uninstalling Skype, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Skype which 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 directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Skype by Skype Technologies S.A. from your PC, we are not saying that Skype by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Skype in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.