Skype for Desktop – 8.56.0.103

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Description

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice one-to-one and group calls, send instant messages and share files with other people on Skype.


Download

New Skype for Desktop (Windows) is available here:

https://go.skype.com/windows.desktop.download  MSI  mirror


Size

66.3 MB


Silent Install

setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP- /NOCANCEL /NORESTART /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NOLAUNCH -ms

or

chocolatey: choco install skype -y


Install Location (22 Folders, 138 Files, 219 MB on disk)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop

view contents: installed files  more info


Silent Uninstall

“C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\unins000.exe” /SILENT

or

chocolatey: choco uninstall skype -y


Registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Skype_is1

 

Notes

Download Skype for Mac

see Intune Deployment

Skype Community Forum

Disable Skype auto updates (for Windows and Macs)

Release Notes for 8.56

What’s New in Skype


Skype uses asar compression

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\resources\app.asar

 

tags: Skype automation, Skype scripting, MrNetTek