Today I had to make a decision that I thought I’d never have to make.
When I opened Skype on my computer, I suddenly saw this crazy news window. At first I couldn’t get Skype to close, nor could I get rid of the news window. When I finally got Skype to close I brought it back up to see if the news window had disappeared. It came back with a vengeance, so I uninstalled it. I still have it on my iPhone, and as long as it stays usable on the phone I’ll keep it. I’ve always preferred the audio quality on the computer, so I’m really saddened that I had to make this decision. Skype on the phone is just not as good as it is, was, on my computer.
Oh, Microsoft, how could you do this to such a good program!
okay will do.
Sorry, I forgot. I understand that now. I’m not upset. And George, please welcome Charles as another mod.
I always reply, I’m off my computer, I don’t like being on a 24/7.
Skype was great with my cousin back then, it used to crash but it got better.
George, how did Skype go for you calling your cuzens? And George, you haven’t been replying to my pryvet messages. Is everything okay? I just want to know. Usualy when I don’t hear from people in a while I think something’s wrong. I’m just asking as a friend.
I had forgotten about this blog entry, and of course later there’s stuff about Skype being on my computer and then it ultimately died, so yeah.
Landon I use Skype all the time back then I used to use it to Skype my cousin and some friends.
You’re not missing anything. I wish I’d never installed it. I’ll just keep it around for decoration, and maybe it will become more accessible at some point, if enough people complain.
I’m sorry to hear about the fall of Skype. I sadly never got around to useing it on one of my computers that I got in 2021, I was busey doing other things and not had a single skype call with any one of my friends! That’s pritty sad. If Skype ever comes back, whitch it probably won’t, but if it does I’ll be glad. How dair skype die. Oh and Microsoft, if you’re hearing this, please revive skype! First Microsoft kills a navagation app, Microsoft Soundscape, allthough a clone of it was brought back, and now Skype in 2025? What if Office, Outloock, Word, and all the other microsoft products go away next? Sorry for makeing this into a rant, but I don’t understand what Microsoft is playing at. I meen, if they make the code of skype Open source for everyone to use, then we could have a clone of skype. I know it won’t be the skype we all knew and loved, but it’s something. I agree, I feel bad for you. Sorry for the long rant comment but I just had to say it. Hope you’re not upset at me for going on a rant. I forgot the soundscape app was for Ios. End of the rant. And I’ve never used Teams, but I don’t plan on useing it.
Here’s another update for what it’s worth. The Skype I got from Ninite doesn’t update in the Microsoft Store. I just got an update for it today through CCleaner. I don’t know if this has anything to do with why I can’t show the Skype icon in the system tray or not. I just thought I’d mention it.
I’ve tried all I can think of and the icon is still hidden. I guess there’s nothing more I can do.
I hope you can get something sorted out
It’s doing the same as it was since my last update. I still can’t make its icon show without clicking the show hidden icons button in the system tray.
How is skype is doing for you today?
Well, last update, most likely. Younger brother Richard suggested I go to Ninite and get Skype that way. It worked and I got past the stupid news window this time. The only thing is, and this bothers me more than it should, is that the icon for Skype is hidden in the system tray, and it’s showing pressed in personalization, so the icon should show, but it’s hidden, ugh.
Oh well, I’m done griping I guess.
Here’s an interesting update. Today, just for the heck of it, I went to the store to see if I could reinstall Skype, but now it’s part of Office 365, so it’s really goodbye to Skype on the computer. I’ll never get Office.
Other people aren’t seeing it, so I don’t know why I was having it.
News Window? It was the version that comes with Windows, wasn’t it? That works fine on my end.
I don’t think that’s doable any more. At least I don’t know how to do it, and it updates in the store, sometimes automatically, and doesn’t inform me it’s doing so.
just install an older version of skype, I think.