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A way to uninstall Skype from your computer

This page is about Skype for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Skype Technologies S.A.. Check out here where you can read more on Skype Technologies S.A.. Detailed information about Skype can be found at . Skype is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop directory, depending on the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Skype is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled Skype.exe and it has a size of 87.26 MB (91503680 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Skype. They take 88.51 MB (92811409 bytes) on disk.

  • Skype.exe (87.26 MB)
  • unins000.exe (922.49 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (354.59 KB)


The current web page applies to Skype version 8.55.0.135 alone. Click on the links below for other Skype versions:

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

Skype is an application by the software company Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, people want to remove this application. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Skype or simply click the Search feature and type in "Skype". If it exists on your system the Skype app will be found very quickly. When you select Skype in the list of apps, the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Skype, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Skype:





  • The software company 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 dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Skype.
Uninstall 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 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Skype with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

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

2019-12-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-11 16:28:57.743