All programs and applications designed for the Windows Operating System are fairly easy to install. However, some programs and applications can give users quite the fight when they try to uninstall them. One such application is Skype. Skype is one of the absolute most popular instant messaging and VoIP calling.
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Hi Frank,
To remove skype application from Windows 10, please follow the below steps.
1. Press Windows key+ X key> Control panel (set view by as small icons).
2. Control Panel> Programs and feature> select skype>uninstall.
Please let us know if the issue is resolved or you need any further assistance.
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Doesn't work for me... it's not listed as an installed program - although it's certainly there.. hogging the CPU from time to time.
How can it be tamed in Windows 10 since it is integrated into W10 somehow... and I do want to use it from time to time.. so I don't really want to completely get rid of it... but I don't like it hogging the CPU... which it does a lot sometimes. On both desktop PC and on my laptop.
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Hi Mike,
As you mentioned that you do not want to uninstall Skype and that it takes most of the CPU resources, please try to run a clean boot and check if it helps.
Putting your system inClean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot.
DISCLAIMER: After troubleshooting, refer to this section 'How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting'.
Please let us know if the issue is resolved or you need any further assistance.
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Hi Frank,
To remove skype application from Windows 10, please follow the below steps.
1. Press Windows key+ X key> Control panel (set view by as small icons).
2. Control Panel> Programs and feature> select skype>uninstall.
Please let us know if the issue is resolved or you need any further assistance.
Thank you.
Have a good day!
Welcome,
I don't see any Skyp's in : Control Panel> Programs and feature> select skype>uninstall but I see it in the tsk manager - skype 32 nd 64 bits
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Didn't help. And given the volume of complaints about this all over the web, I'm not surprised.
However, I've now upgraded to W10 Anniversary release, which is supposed to have fixed this egregious fault. We'll see.
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I don't know version of Skype you are running but I had the misfortune of test driving Skype for Windows 10. It doesn't uninstall the conventional way.
To uninstall Skype for Windows 10
1. Click the start window icon on your taskbar
2. Type powershell. Watch it will find the link before you get too far into typing.
3. Right-click on the Powershell start menu and select 'Run as administrator'
4 enter this command: get-appxpackage *skype* | remove-appxpackage
Good luck
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1. On far right of task bar click on Notifcations icon.
2. Click on All Settings.
3. Click on Apps.
4. Scroll down to Skype.
5. One left-click on Skype (will display buttons in a drop-down.)
6. Click Uninstall button.
Skype is now gone.
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If this dosent work, you need to reboot into safe mode, and then uninstall it from there. some of the bloatware windows now ships with is dug in like an Alabama tic!
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Windows 10 includes a variety of universal apps, and there’s no easy way to hide them from the “All Apps” view in the new Start menu. You can uninstall them, but Microsoft doesn’t allow you to easily uninstall them in the usual way.
Before we get started, we should say that we don’t really recommend uninstalling the built-in universal apps. These apps take up very little space on your device, so it’s best to just ignore them if you don’t want to use them. You should also be aware that it’s likely that Windows updates (especially major ones like the Fall Creators Update) will reinstall those apps anyway. But, if you really want to uninstall them, you can. And, if you’ve already uninstalled included apps, you can get them all back with a single command.
Uninstall the App Normally
You can install some apps in the normal way. Just right-click an app on the Start menu—either in the All Apps list or the app’s tilke—and then select the “Uninstall” option. (On a touch screen, long-press the app instead of right-clicking.)
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This trick appears to work for the included Get Office, Get Skype, Get Started, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Money, News, Phone Companion, and Sports apps. You can also uninstall bloatware apps your PC manufacturer has installed using this method. It even works for apps that are “automatically downloaded” by Windows 10, such as Candy Crush, FarmVille, TripAdvisor, Netflix, and Pandora.
However, you can’t remove most of Microsoft’s other included Windows 10 apps this way.
Uninstall Built-in Apps the Easy Way with CleanMyPC
If you keep reading, we’ve got the instructions on how to uninstall these built-in apps using the command line, but if that’s not your style, you can always use the CleanMyPC uninstaller tool to remove them with a simple point-and-click interface.
CleanMyPC is a paid app and some of its features are not free, but there’s a free trial, and it has a pretty solid uninstaller that removes extra stuff Windows won’t find.
Just download and install the tool, flip over to the Uninstaller tab on the left, find the apps on the right, and click Uninstall. That’s all there is to it.
Use PowerShell to Uninstall Built-in Apps
You can uninstall most of the built-in apps—even ones that don’t normally offer an “Uninstall” option—with a PowerShell cmdlet. Note, however, that this trick won’t allow you to remove a few of the most important built-in apps, like Cortana and Microsoft Edge. If you try, you’ll see an error message saying they can’t be removed.
First, open PowerShell as administrator. Hit Windows+X, and then choose the “Windows PowerShell (Admin)” option from the Power User menu.
Note: If you haven’t installed the Windows 10 Creators Update from Spring, 2017 yet, you might see the Command Prompt featured on the Power User menu instead of PowerShell. In this case, hit Start, type “PowerShell” into the search box, right-click the PowerShell result, and then select the “Run as administrator” option.
At the PowerShell prompt, copy and paste one or more of the following commands—pressing Enter after each command—to remove the apps you don’t want on your Windows 10 system:
Uninstall 3D Builder:
Uninstall Alarms and Clock:
Uninstall Calculator:
Uninstall Calendar and Mail:
Uninstall Camera:
Uninstall Contact Support:
Uninstall Cortana:
Uninstall Get Office:
Uninstall Get Skype:
Uninstall Get Started:
Uninstall Groove Music:
Uninstall Maps:
Uninstall Microsoft Edge:
Uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
Uninstall Money:
Uninstall Movies & TV:
Uninstall News:
Uninstall OneNote:
Uninstall People:
Uninstall Phone Companion:
Uninstall Photos:
Uninstall Store:
Uninstall Sports:
Uninstall Voice Recorder:
Uninstall Weather:
Uninstall Windows Feedback:
Uninstall Xbox:
How to Reinstall All Built-in Apps
If you decide you want the preinstalled apps back, you can reinstall them with a single line of PowerShell code. Again, open a PowerShell window as Administrator. Copy and paste the following line at the PowerShell prompt, and then press Enter:
This command tells Windows to install those default apps again. Give it some time and allow it to finish, even if nothing appears to happen at first. Even if you see an error message, restart your PC, and then examine your Start menu—you may just have all those default apps back again, anyway.
Again, the only real advantage to doing this is some mild decluttering of your Start menu. It’s also likely that future updates (especially major updates) could reinstall those apps.
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