In the General Settings tab, you will see two options Start Skype when I start Windows, and Sign me in when Skype starts. To stop the app from launching at login, open it and go to Tools>Options. By default, the Skype Win32 app will launch at login. When you sign into your Skype account, you have the option to remain signed in. The Skype Win32 app remains signed in, even if it isn’t running. The Skype UWP app behaves differently and it doesn’t have the same settings which is why, if you want to stop Skype signing in automatically on Windows 10, you have to use a different method for each app type. The second is the Skype UWP app that is already installed by default in Windows 10. It’s been updated several times in the past but it’s still a Win32 app that you have to manually download and install on your system. One is the Win32 desktop version which we’ve been using since Skype launched. If you want to revert the changes, simply revisit the same Settings page and enable the feature.There are two different Skype apps that you can use on Windows 10. Scroll and toggle off the 'Meet now' option.Click on 'Turn system icons on or off'.If you're still unable to hide the Meet Now button from the taskbar, follow these steps: How to disable Skype Meet now icon in Windows 10Īs we mentioned at the outset, Meet Now is enabled by default, but you can right-click on the icon and select 'hide' to disable it. If the Skype app is not installed, Windows 10 will launch Skype Web in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, where you'll need to create or join a Skype meeting. This icon allows Microsoft to integrate their Meet Now video conferencing platform directly into Windows 10 to compete with Zoom and other platforms.Īs shown in the screenshot above, if you click on the icon, a flyout will appear with two options - 'Create a meeting' or 'Join a meeting.'īoth options will automatically launch the Skype app and start the video conference. When Meet Now is added to Windows 10, it will display a small button with a video camera icon on the system tray, which will launch Skype's Meet Now web conferencing software when clicked. Earlier this year, Microsoft added the Skype Meet Now feature to Windows 10 preview builds, and this same feature is now gradually rolling out to non-Insider (general public) users.
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