How to Stop Skype from Starting Automatically in Windows 10 on pc or mac

This article is about how to Stop Skype from Starting Automatically in Windows 10.

How to Stop Skype from Starting Automatically in Windows 10

However, here are four ways to prevent Skype from starting automatically in Windows 10.

• Method 1: Sign out of Windows 10 Skype app
• Method 2: End Skype Application Run Process
• Method 3: Uninstall the Skype app
• Method 4: Remove Skype using Windows Powershell

Method 1: Sign out of Windows 10 Skype app

Step 1: Open the Skype application on your computer.

Click on the Windows logo in the menu bar and click on Skype in the list of applications.

Or type Skype directly into the search box and select Skype from the results.

Open skype
Step 2: Sign in to your Skype account (if you’re not already signed in).

Sign in to your skype account
Step 3: On the Skype screen, click on the icon represented by three small dots at the top of the menu bar and click Create option from the drop-down menu.

Skype will close immediately.

The next time you turn on your computer, it won’t automatically boot into Windows 10.

Method 2: Stop Skype Application Run the process

Step 1: Open Task Manager in Windows 10.

Step 2: In the Task Manager window, right-click on the Skype application and select the end option.

This will prevent Skype from starting automatically in Windows 10.

Method 3: Uninstall the Skype app

Click the Windows icon in the menu bar, and there will be an option called Skype in the list of applications.

Right click on it and select remove option.

Or type Skype directly in the search field, then Skype will be displayed in the results.

Right click on it and select uninstall option.

After uninstalling, Skype will block and won’t start automatically in Windows 10.

Method 4: Uninstall Skype using Windows Powershell

Step 1: Run PowerShell as Administrator on Windows 10

Step 2: Click Yes to confirm user account management.

Step 3: In the Windows PowerShell (Administrator) window, type the following commands and press Enter after each command you type.

Get-AppxPackage mail | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage skypeapp | Remove-AppxPackage
remove skype app

When done, this will prevent Skype from starting automatically in Windows 10.