
Takes a bit longer to start ringing but it does (at least for me). When you switch this ON, Skype is always running in background I guess. Now, just like Google, Microsoft has a complicated array of conferencing tools to sort out, and Windows 11’s launch suggests it’ll cut the fat sooner rather than later. Fixed it by going into settings, notification settings, Skype status.

The sudden push to go remote saw regular users choose powerful enterprise-grade chat apps, with giants like Microsoft and Google opening their doors to encourage the trend. Skype joins OneNote, Paint 3D, and 3D Viewer as the apps that will no longer come with the OS.Įven adding one-click “Meet Now” features couldn’t help Skype compete early in the pandemic. You can see just how precipitously Skype has fallen over the last year when you consider which other apps Windows 11 will include out of the box even Windows Terminal will be a pack-in. The Skype app is available to download through the Microsoft Store for free.”


A company spokesperson tells The Verge: “Skype is no longer an inbox app for new devices that run Windows 11. Microsoft’s Skype struggles created a Zoom momentīut now, if you want to use Skype, you’re going to have to go find it in the Microsoft Store like any other app.
