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It is rather interesting that Microsoft's Skype team changes the century old function of the close button. Downside to the method is that you need to sign in to Skype again if you need to use it not a problem for users who use it once or twice a year, but a problem for users who use it regularly. Just select Quit Skype from the menu to terminate the program for good. That option is only available for signed out users, apparently. If you right-click on the Skype icon in the system tray now, however, you will notice that it has a quit Skype option. Signing out keeps Skype open and if you don't investigate further, you could come to the conclusion that it does not change anything in regards to closing Skype. A side-effect is that the jumplist is no longer available.You can do so with a click on the profile icon in the Skype software and there on the Sign out link. It is now possible to minimize the Skype window and close the taskbar icon (by right-clicking) so that Skype does not appear in the Windows 7 taskbar all the time. Skype needs to be restarted before it runs in compatibility mode. skype compatibility modeĪ click on OK saves the settings. Here it is possible to activate the compatibility mode by checking "run this program in compatibility mode for", and selecting Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) from the list. The compatibility tab holds those options. A right-click on the Skype icon in the Windows start menu and the selection of properties opens a new Window with configuration options. The first solution is to run Skype in Vista compatibility mode. Two options are available to remove Skype from the Windows 7 Taskbar. This was not the case in the other two operating systems, and frankly it should not be that way. Skype users who have switched from Windows XP or Windows Vista to Windows 7 recently may have noticed that the Skype icon remains in the Windows 7 taskbar even if Skype is minimized.
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