Tech Tip – Stop Skype From Opening Automatically

20th January 2021

If you would like to stop Skype from opening and appearing automatically, every time you log into or start-up Windows 10, here’s how:

- Go to ‘Settings’ (type ‘Settings’ in the taskbar and select it).

- Click on ‘Apps’.

- On the ‘Apps and Features’ page, left-hand side, click on ‘Startup’.

- Switch the Skype toggle to ‘Off’.

To also stop Skype from carrying out tasks when you have not asked it to, go back to the main Settings page and:

- Click on ‘Privacy’.

- Left-hand side, scroll down and click on ‘Background apps.

- Find Skype and click the toggle to ‘Off’.

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