Skype is the most popular chatting tool. However, for some specific reason, more and more PC users would like uninstall Skype from their computer. Most of them try to remove Skype with the Windows Add/Remove Programs. But you need to clean up the leftovers of it if you want to uninstall this software completely.
In order to lower the risk of getting problems, before you get down to the removal of Skype, you should make sure that you have finished the tasks below:
1. Log on your computer as administrator.
2. Open Windows Task Manager by pressing “Ctrl+Alt+Delete”, select the Tap option, and then stop Skype and its related files.
3. Back up your registry for fear of missing or damaged files during the process of uninstall.
4. Close all running programs at the time.
By doing this, you can reduce the possibility of getting problems when uninstalling the program. After finishing these tasks, you can start to uninstall Skype.
Please follow the steps to remove Skype from your computer:
1. Exit the program by opening Task Manager with Ctrl+Alt+Delete to end its process skype.exe
2. Click Start menu and then Control Panel
3. Double click Add/ Remove Porgrams and navigate Skype
4. Click “Remove” to uninstall it.
Normally, the major part of Skype can be removed. But sometimes, due to the effect of other programs installed in your computer, its uninstallation is affected so that Skype can’t be completely uninstalled. If you can find Skype folder at C:Program Files or where it’s installed, it indicates that Skype is still in your computer and the associated files are still left in system registry. But there is the last option for you to completely uninstall Skype.
Note: Windows Add/Remove Programs can not remove the registry entries and associated files for you. So, you need to delete the files as below:
C:\Users\(Your computer name here)\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys, #skype.com (File folder)C:\Users\(Your computer name here)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive, Critical_Skype.exe_80df8b2524164676de88ee9244f81617431b3_138719b9C:\ProgramData\Skype\{4E76FF7E-AEBA-4C87-B788-CD47E5425B9D}, SkypeToolbars (Windows Installer Package (.msi))…HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache, “C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe.ApplicationCompany – Skype Technologies S.A.”, “C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe.FriendlyAppName – Skype”, “C:\Users\Delbert\Desktop\SkypeSetup.exe.ApplicationCompany – Skype Technologies S.A.”; …HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B9AA1F11-F480-4054-A84E-B5D9277E40A8}\1.0\0\win32, “(Default) – C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe\3″HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B9AA1F11-F480-4054-A84E-B5D9277E40A8}\1.0\HELPDIR, “(Default) – (Default)”
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