How to use the Skype Video app Adding your contacts Open Skype Video > click Menu icon (three dots) > Account > click Sign out. If you aren’t a Skype fan or would rather continue to use the original desktop version then you can sign out of the new integrated Skype. Open Settings menu > Privacy > turn off Messaging + Skype access in each section, including Location, Camera, Microphone, Call History, Contacts, Background apps and Messaging. To ensure Skype is not keeping track of your call history, contact list and the messages that you send, make sure you check your privacy settings.

You will then go through to the Skype app and can call, message or have a video chat with your friends and family. Microsoft will prompt whether you want to scan your address book for existing Skype contacts or whether you want to add a phone number. Once combined, Windows 10 will take you through the setup process.

The first time you open either Skype Video, Messaging or Phone, your Microsoft account email address will be there.įor those of you that already have a Skype account, you can connect it to your Microsoft account. The setup process for Skype in Windows 10 does not require much work from your side. We look at the process involved in setting up Skype on your Windows 10 device, as well as how to use Skype Video and Messaging. Microsoft has integrated Skype into Windows 10 and broken it up into three separate apps, Skype Video, Messaging and Phone.

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