How to completely uninstall and then reinstall Skype for Windows desktop?

To completely uninstall and then reinstall Skype for Windows desktop

1. Close Skype and see that Skype is no longer running.
3. On Vista or Windows 7: Click Start, type run and press Enter.
   On XP: Click Start and then Run...
4. Type %appdata%\skype and click OK.
5. Copy the Pictures folder and the folder with your Skype Name to another location, such as your desktop.
6. Uninstall Skype.
7. On Vista or Windows 7: Click Start, type run and press Enter.
   On XP: Click Start and then Run...
8. Type appwiz.cpl and click OK.
9. Right-click Skype in the list that appears and select Remove or Uninstall.
10. Delete the Skype application folder:
11. On Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, type run and press Enter.
    On XP: Click Start and then Run...
12. Type %appdata% and click OK.
13. Delete the Skype folder.
14. Make sure that the Skype program folder has been deleted:
15. Go to C:\Program Files.
16. Delete the Skype folder and the SkypePM folder (if present).
17. Delete any Skype entries from the Registry:
18. On Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, type run and press Enter.
    On XP: Click Start and then Run...
19. Type regedit and click OK.
20. In the Edit menu, click Find.
21. Search for the keyword Skype.
22. Use right-click to delete all the search results (there can be up to 50).
23. Download and install the latest version of S Skype.
24. Restore your personal information if you saved it:
25. Make sure Skype is not running.To close Skype from the taskbar, right-click the Skype status icon and select Quit.
26. On Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, type run and press Enter.
    On XP: Click Start and then Run...
27. Type %appdata%\skype and click OK.
28. Copy the two folders you previously saved into this folder.

Reinstalling Skype can cause your firewall settings to become out of date. This can affect the quality of your audio calls. To avoid this, you can update your firewall settings.


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