Click the “…” menu in the Skype window and click “Sign Out” to do so. Note that people can still send you Skype messages if you’re signed in, even if Skype doesn’t appear in the notification area. Skype’s notification area icon will vanish. Right-click the Skype icon in your notification area and click “Settings” or open the Skype window, click the “…” menu button, and click “Settings.”Ĭlick the “General” category and disable the “Show Skype in the Windows notification area (system tray)” option. However, you can hide the icon from Skype’s settings window. Microsoft’s modern Skype app doesn’t even appear in your list of startup programs, so you can’t disable it by managing your startup programs from the Settings app or Task Manager. With the older “Modern” Skype app, you can’t just right-click the Skype tray icon and close it like a traditional desktop app. If they don’t, follow the below instructions for the older version of Skype. Update: You likely have the newer Skype app installed on your PC by now, so the above instructions should work. How to Remove Skype From Your System Tray on Windows 10 Skype will continue running if it’s already open when you do this, but you can right-click the Skype icon in your taskbar’s notification area ( don’t call it a system tray!) and select “Quit Skype” to close it immediately.

Look for “Skype” in the list, right-click it, and select “Disable.” Windows won’t open Skype automatically when you sign in anymore.

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