“I have been using Skype for a long while for my regular communication but now I don’t want to use it anymore; how can I remove Skype?”
A typical query you will find of Skype user asking to remove Skype from their computer who are no more interested to use Skype. You can remove it from your computer and get some free space. Whenever you want to use Skype once again, you can install it once again. We are giving you step by step guide for removing Skype from your computer.
Steps to remove Skype from Windows computer
- The first step is to quit Skype; because if this program is running in the background, you can’t remove it
- Here if you find the Skype icon in the taskbar then you can quit it by right-clicking and select Quit Skype
- If you are unable to find it there, simply right-click on the taskbar or press Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys, and now click on Task Manager, here choose Skype and click on End Task
- After that press the Windows+R keys at the same time, this will open run command for you
- In this dialog box simply type CPL and click on OK
- From here search for Skype from the list; and right-click on it and choose to Remove or Uninstall
- This will remove Skype from your Windows-based computer after that restart your computer
Steps to remove Skype from Mac OS X computer
- First, you need to quit from Skype by selecting Skype > Quit Skype
- After that open your Applications folder, then click and drag your copy of Skype into the trash
- Then open *~/Library/Application Support, then click and drag the Skype folder into the trash
- After that Open *~/Library/Preferences and then simply click and drag skype.skype.plist to the trash
- Now open Finder and search for “Skype”. And then move all of the results returned into the trash
- Then click on Ctrl and the trash icon; then choose Empty Trash
- Once completed then restart your computer
* ”~” is representation for home Go > Home
You can easily remove your Skype from your computer using the above methods. Your account with Skype is still there so whenever in need, you can again install and use your account details. You can also use the web version of Skype in any urgency by clicking on this link https://www.skype.com/en/ and click on Sign-in.
Get Skype Support for technical issues: https://www.emailsuport.net/skype-customer-service/
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