The user does not have any personal page, there is only an account or an account. But out of habit, many people on social networks call it a page. Therefore, in the future, for convenience, you can use both options.

When it may be required

• the user created several accounts and then decided that he did not need it;
• the account was hacked;
• the account has been compromised;
• the user, for some reason, wanted to hide from his online acquaintances;
• There are also frequent cases when a person decides to “leave the virtual into real” life and delete all accounts, both on Skype and on social networks.

Methods for deleting an account

To answer the question clearly, how to delete a page on Skype, it is forbidden. It is impossible to do this with a couple of mouse clicks, as in many social networks. However, there are several ways.

1. The most reliable method. Write to Skype support and explain the reasons why you want to delete your account. However, there is no need to describe it in detail; it will be enough to express your desire. This is the only way to securely and permanently delete a page. In this case, it would be a good idea to cancel all subscriptions. Typically, a deletion request is reviewed within a month.
2. Change name and personal information. To do this, you need to select “Skype” - “Personal data” - “Edit my data” in the main menu of the program. Or click on your login in the upper left corner next to your avatar, and then select “Manage” in the field on the right. In both cases, a page will open in the browser where you can edit your profile.

In this way, you can “hide” from search using Skype, but users who have a history of correspondence and calls can still guess about it.

If you used a Microsoft account to sign into Skype rather than a separate Skype account, you will need to either delete that account or make changes to your account through it. In the first case, you will need to send a request to Microsoft to delete your account. The waiting period can be up to 60 days.

If you do not log into Skype for a long time (several weeks), the user account will not appear in the contact list. Of course, this is a “halfway” method, since it will still be possible to find a person through a search.

Skype is a program with which you can communicate by connecting to the Internet. However, you still have to pay for some of the services provided by this program, so for each of your Skype accounts there is a special account into which you can transfer funds. What should you do if your account is blocked or you change your mind about using a paid service? Yes, you can withdraw funds from Skype, but you will have to take a lot of steps to do this. We'll look at how to withdraw money from Skype in this article.

Checking your Skype account

In order to find out whether Skype has received funds and whether it is already possible to receive paid services, you need to go to the application itself. If you use Windows, then the balance in the application will be visible next to the login, but if you are working on the Mac OS operating system, then you can see the balance under the username. In order to top up your balance, you need to go to the “Skype” tab and select the “Buy Skype Credit” option.

If you use Skype using a mobile gadget, then in order to check your balance on most devices, you also need to go into the application. The balance will be visible in the drop-down menu under the status. If you click on the words “Skype Credit”, you will be taken to a page where you can top up your balance.

How to withdraw money?

It is worth noting that if no more than 15 days have passed since the transfer of funds to the messenger, then you can count on a refund. This point is also spelled out in the user agreement, according to which the user is given 2 weeks to consider their purchases and return overpaid funds. If the time allotted for considering the purchase has not yet passed, we advise you to contact the support service with a request for a refund. If more than 2 weeks have passed since you transferred money to your Skype account, then you can do one of the following:

Spend money

Unfortunately, withdrawing funds from your Skype account may not be possible in most cases, so the best option is to simply spend it wisely and to your advantage. So, you can “talk” finances or save them for better times. Perhaps there is no need to rush the situation. The funds in your Skype account will come in handy in the future.

Sell ​​your account

If you have a decent amount of money in Skype, then you can sell your account to someone for less than the amount on the account. The announcement can be distributed both through social networks and other message boards. Perhaps you will have friends who will want to purchase such an unusual “package of minutes” from you. So, of course, you will lose some money, but most of it will remain with you.

Write to support service

The support service rarely makes concessions to users when it comes to returning money paid, but you can try your luck. If you are unable to reach a consensus with Skype support, then use the first or second option.

So, if you need to withdraw funds from Skype, you can only do this in the first two weeks after you have credited the funds to your account. If the period of time is longer, then you should contact support, or you will have to sell your account in order to return some of the money.

...Skype is a devilishly clever program written by undeniably talented people... Chris Kaspersky

Good day!

Now I see Skype more often on computers than other IM clients, it has practically replaced icq for me, all work correspondence is conducted in Skype, but this is not about what is better or more popular. It often happens that you participate in several chats at once where the number of participants exceeds 10, which actually leads to the fact that the number of new messages is constantly updated on the desktop and in the tray, as well as notifications in the form of pop-up messages, and now imagine that you have 3 chat windows with friends, 1 with your boss, another with a girl - all this adds up to become confusing, distracting and sometimes annoying. I would like to set my priorities...

Previously, I most often configured the notification “policy” only through the global program settings
What happened is that I found out that in every skype chat window it is possible to use commands like /alertsoff will disable notifications for a specific chat window accordingly /alertson will turn them back on.
After searching a little, I came across a certain how-to, it turns out that Skype chat has quite a lot of text commands, similar to IRC commands. Next, I tried to try all possible of them on the two platforms I have, but as it turned out, not everything works everywhere... Please under the cat.

Two platforms - Windows and Linux; in this review we used Windows 7 build 7600 + skype 4.2.0.169 and Ubuntu 10.04 + skype 2.1.0.81. If anyone finds out how these commands behave in Skype in other versions, for other platforms, or gives some more details on these commands (unfortunately, I couldn’t figure everything out) - I will be glad if you let me know and add it to the topic.

Please note that you do not need to use square quotes around the text after writing the command.

/help
Display a list of commands with some description.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu.

/add
Adds user Skype_Name to the chat.
Win7- works, but if the chat was initially with 1 interlocutor, the group chat is created in a new window, otherwise the contact is added to the same window.
Ubuntu- group chat works, it is created in the window in which the command was entered.

/alertsoff
Disable chat notifications.
Works as in Win7(in the win version via GUI settings) and in Ubuntu.

/alertson
Allows you to specify specific words or text for which notifications will be enabled, for example your name.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu.

/call
Judging by the description, this command should make a call.
Win7- does not work, it shows a list of commands just like the /help command and all other commands or words in the format "/^\/()+$/" that is, if the command is not known to Skype, then it will display a list of “known” ones, but as it turned out that not everyone works.
Ubuntu- almost doesn’t work, the call starts to be made and immediately the status becomes Cancelled. As for other arbitrary spellings, “/^\/()+$/” does not call the help list - it simply displays the text entered by the user.

/clear
Deletes chat history. Cannot be cancelled.
Win7- does not work.
Ubuntu- works, but it seems to just clear the chat window, the history is saved.

/find
Case-insensitive search for the first occurrence of text in chat.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works. Also works /fa team.

/get banlist
View the list of users who are prohibited from joining the chat.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu.

/get allowlist
View the list of users who are allowed to join the chat.
I believe that this is the inverse form of a ban list, that is, everything that is not allowed is prohibited.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu.

/get creator
View information about the creator of the current chat.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu.

/get guidelines
Viewing instructions or rather rules for a given chat, here you can write something like: “not allowed in this chat, etc.”
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu. I managed to set the parameter, but I still didn’t fully understand how to view this guideline.

/get xguidelines
I didn’t find a specific description, the situation in use is the same as with the previous command.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu

/get options
View installed options. During the review I found only one, which is described at the end of the article.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu

/get password_hint
Viewing the password hint, it was not possible to install or view it.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu

/get role
View your role in chat.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu

/goadmin
Places tags next to the chat creators and the author's name. Didn't understand and couldn't use it.
original - Puts a Creator tag next to the chat creator's name.
leonard: Places a "Creator" tag next to the creator's name in chat.

/history
Loads the full chat history into the active window.
Win7- does not work.
Ubuntu- loads the entire history.

/htmlhistory
HTML history file that should appear in the browser window.
Win7- does not work.
Ubuntu- does not work.

/info
Displays the number of people present and the maximum number of people possible for this chat.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find out how to change the quantity, I couldn’t find the option.
Works as in Win7 so in Ubuntu

/kick
Removes a user from a chat.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/kickban
Removes the user from the chat and prevents them from returning there. Regular users cannot return the user to the chat, nor can they edit the banlist.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/leave
Leave chat. Not possible if you are the chat creator.
Win7- works. Even if I'm the creator, I managed to leave the chat.
Ubuntu- similar.

/me
Displays your name in the text of the message, can be used, for example, in this case: “/me believes that it should be this way and not otherwise.”
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/set allowlist [[+|-]mask]

Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/set banlist [[+|-]mask]
Sets the corresponding list of users
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/set guidelines
Sets the chat “rules” line, which I still haven’t seen how to view without using the /get -/- command.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/set xguidelines- I simply didn’t find it, although it’s strange that the reverse command /get exists for it.

/set options
Sets chat options.
USERS_ARE_LISTENERS This is the only one I know, but most likely there are more.
This option prohibits all users from writing messages to this chat, but this option does not apply to all users; below is the hierarchy of roles with a description. I have already made fun of my friends using this function.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/set password
Sets the chat password (spaces are not allowed).
Win7- it works, but it’s not clear where this password needs to be entered and to whom.
Ubuntu- similar.

/set password_hint
Sets a password hint.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/setpassword
Sets the password and hint with one command.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

/setrole MASTER | HELPER | USER | LISTENER
Allows you to set a role for the user in the chat; a description of the roles is given below.

/topic
Changes the text of the chat topic.

/whois
Shows all kinds of information about the user Skype_Name.

Description of chat user roles
CREATOR
The participant who created the chat. There can only be one created per chat. Only the creator can assign the MASTER role.

MASTER
In the description it sounds like “chat hosts”, I believe that this is some kind of main role, something like moderators in a chat, I only know the limitations. Master cannot designate other users as masters.

HELPER
Semi-privileged chat member. These users will not be affected by the USERS_ARE_LISTENERS option. Helpers do not have the right to change user roles.

USER
A regular chat user (the default role if you are not the creator) allows you to do everything you normally do in chat. They also do not have the right to change user roles (not yet verified).

LISTENER
A user who can read messages from a chat, but does not have the right to write messages to this chat.

APPLICANT
A user who is waiting for approval to get into the chat. A user cannot be demoted to this role if he has been accepted into the chat. (the question has not yet been resolved; rather, this role is given to the user who was invited by the user with a low-level role).

In conclusion, I can say that I will not use all these commands, but it was interesting to get to know each other and I will definitely take some of them into service. Judging by the differences in the response to commands in different versions, I can assume that as Skype evolves it gains more of a graphical interface and loses the ability to execute some text commands. Again, my assumption is that in earlier versions of Skype, support for chat commands was more kosher. One way or another, there is still time to take advantage of this not-all-known functionality. I was glad if this opened something new for someone, thanks for your attention!

UPD There will be updates on the topic below.

alice2k said:
/get uri
Returns a link to the chat in the form skype:?chat&blob=smth , when you click on it you can immediately join the chat.
Win7- works.
Ubuntu- works.

Thanks, almalexa, for the tip. Below are other possible options to use:

JOINING_ENABLED- When disabled, new users cannot be added to the chat.

JOINERS_BECOME_APPLICANTS- If enabled, new users will wait for confirmation of their addition from the MASTERS or CREATOR group.

JOINERS_BECOME_LISTENERS- If enabled, new users will only be able to read messages, but not send them.

HISTORY_DISCLOSED- If disabled, new users can see messages added before these users joined the chat. 400 message limit or 2 week period (whichever comes first)

TOPIC_AND_PIC_LOCKED_FOR_USERS- If enabled, users cannot change the chat theme and picture

It has not yet been possible to test the Mac platform on 06/30/2010. (I think either someone from the community will help, or I will have the time and opportunity)

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Skype is a free program for communicating over the Internet, but you still have to pay extra for some services and additional features. For this purpose, there is a special account into which funds are credited. But it happens that you change your mind about the service or your account is blocked and there is money left on it. Is it possible to return funds in these cases, and how to do this?

How to check your Skype account?

You can find out whether funds have been credited and how much is left at a certain moment in the application itself. If you have a Windows operating system, you must first open the application. The balance will be displayed at the top of the window next to your login. Owners of gadgets on Mac OS will be able to see the balance of funds under the username.

Now let's look at how to check your Skype account for those who use touch devices on Windows 8. This can be done in approximately the same way as in previous cases, the algorithm of actions does not differ much.

1. open Skype;
2. click or touch at the top left of the window;
3. Under Skype Credit you will see your balance.

Advice. In order to do so, you need to click on the corresponding inscription (Buy credit). After that, select your payment method and country, and click Continue. Don't forget to uncheck the option to automatically top up your account, otherwise the money will be debited monthly without your participation.

Methods for withdrawing money

Now you know how to find out your Skype account, and you don’t have to worry about the funds getting lost somewhere. But what to do if you need to withdraw funds? Let's consider a situation where you change your mind about using a service. The Skype agreement has a refund policy. Thus, they describe that the user is given 15 days to think about it after the purchase, during which he can return the funds for the product. This is the so-called “reflection period”. But if at this time you used the services in any way, you will not be able to get a refund.

If you have not made any transactions with your account for six months, it is automatically blocked. Before this, the technical support service sends notifications by email a few days before the deadline. If you still have a question about how to unblock your Skype account in a similar situation, then you need to do the following.

1. launch the application and log in to your ;
2. the Activate balance button will be visible at the top of the window (if it is blocked);
3. click on it and wait a while.

Usually these actions are enough to gain access to your account again. For residents of Japan, you will need to follow a different algorithm. To avoid account deactivation, simply make a call to a landline or send an SMS at least once within 180 days.

It should be noted that it will not be possible to withdraw funds from Skype to a credit card, e-wallet or other account, especially without good reason. Therefore, one of the main ways not to lose money is to simply spend it on calls or other paid services. In unexpected situations, you can contact technical support, although this does not always help, which has been tested by many users. In addition, please note that communication will take place in English.

Thus, we looked at how to withdraw money from Skype. The choice of a specific method depends on the purpose of the operation. If there are funds left in the account and you no longer want to use the account, you will not be able to withdraw them to another wallet or card. But, if you wish, you can try to sell access to your account. By the way, there are quite a lot of similar offers on the Internet.

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People who actively communicate with friends from other countries or cities usually use Skype on their computer for video communication. You can use all functions absolutely free of charge; it supports text communication or via voice with the ability to display images from a webcam. In some cases, it is necessary to uninstall Skype completely or to reinstall it. Below are options on how to do this.

How to completely remove Skype from your computer

The program can be uninstalled on any operating system. Previously, Skype was installed separately, but already in version 10 of Windows it became a built-in application that was immediately present on the computer. It's called Skype for business and has all the capabilities for communication. Removal from Windows 10 is carried out according to the following algorithm:

1. Press the Win+R button combination, a line will appear where you need to write the word “PowerShell” and the Enter key.
2. A console will appear into which you need to paste the following command “Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp” (without quotes). The system will provide detailed information about the application. Find the line called “PackageFullName” and copy the data next to it after the colon. This is the name of the installation file.
3. Type in the command “Remove-AppxPackage – package” and paste, separated by a space, the name of the installation file you copied earlier.
4. The system will take the necessary steps to remove it. All you have to do is restart your computer.

In addition to the Windows operating system, people also use Apple products that run on Mac. Another less popular OS is Linux. Both of these options also support Skype; you can remove them as follows:

1. Mac OS. You just need to drag the program icon from the desktop to the trash. For deeper cleaning, you need to use the APP Cleaner program.
2. Linux OS. Go to the System section, then click Administration, then you need the Synaptic package manager. Find Skype in the list and click “Delete”.

The video calling application saves your account information, contact list, and chat history separately in a folder that is hidden on your computer by default. After deletion, this data remains in the system; when installed again, it will be pulled into the program again. Also, after manual removal, entries may remain in the system registry that are unnecessary and only “contaminate” the computer. There are ways to completely remove Skype from your PC or laptop.

Using the windows uninstaller

The operating system has its own built-in tool for completely removing applications from your computer. This will help you erase all data from the application itself, saved contacts, and correspondence history. Please note that the utility does not delete entries in the OS registry; broken entries remain there and may further affect the performance of Windows. You can remove Skype using the following step-by-step instructions:

1. Go to the control panel.
2. Click on the “Uninstall programs” section.
3. Scroll through the list (it's sorted alphabetically) and find Skype.
4. Hover over the app and click the Remove button.
5. Wait until the procedure is completed.

Manually

Any documents and files on your PC can be deleted using the “Del” button. In this case, they end up in the trash, from where they can be restored. To completely delete, you need to press the Shift+Del button combination. After this, you will not be able to return the files; they will bypass the trash can. Removing Skype completely manually is done as follows:

1. Find the folder where the program is located. Typically, Skype is installed in Program Files or Program Files (x86) on drive C.
2. Select the folder with the left mouse button and press the key combination Shift+Del.
3. Using special utilities, clean the registry to get rid of residual entries in the operating system.

If it is important to you that no traces of the program remain on your PC, then you need to delete entries in the system registry. The above methods will help you remove Skype, but residual files will remain. When cleaning the registry, you need to be very careful: you can mistakenly delete files that do not relate to Skype, which will cause problems with the operation of Windows or other programs.

1. Type the word regedit in the search bar of your operating system. A registry window will appear in front of you.
2. Find the “Edit” tab, click, and in the drop-down menu click on the “Find Next” item.
3. In the next step, you need to enter the word Skype. Click "Find Next" for the next step.
4. A window with search results will appear on the right. You need to delete all lines; to do this, right-click on each inscription and select the appropriate item.
5. Repeat the previous steps so many times that the search leaves no found files.

СCleaner program

To automatically clean the registry without having to delve into the files yourself, you can use special software. CCleaner is a utility for removing Skype from your PC without leaving any residual entries in the system. To clean your computer, after installing the program you need to do the following:

1. Launch the application, click on the “service” section and select “Uninstall programs”.
2. Find Skype in the list and click on the top menu item “Uninstall”.
3. When the procedure is finished, click on the “Registry” section.
4. Click on the “Search for problems” button.
5. CCleaner will search for all broken, dead and malfunctioning files from the registry. All you have to do is click on the “Fix” button.

Uninstaller Pro utility

Another program option that will help you clean your PC of unnecessary documents. Uninstaller Pro will help you remove Skype and all registry entries about it. The utility works with any application, so you may need it in future work for uninstallation. You can use the application according to the following instructions:

1. Launch the application, select Skype from the list.
2. Double-click on it and click the “Delete” button.
3. A new window will appear to uninstall, then click Yes.
4. The Uninstaller Pro utility will launch another window where you need to confirm the desire to “Remove all components.”
5. Then you need to activate the “Advanced Scanning Mode”.
6. A process will start that will detect files and components from the program. A list of everything that the utility managed to find will appear.
7. Make sure that nothing unnecessary is included in the list, click “Delete”.
8. You will need to confirm again that you want to uninstall the program.

How to reinstall Skype for free without losing contacts

In rare cases, malfunctions occur (the program was poorly updated or conflicts with the registry after cleaning). To solve the problem, you need to reinstall Skype without losing data. There are two ways to perform this action, they will be given below, and you can choose the one that will be easier to perform. Method one:

1. To save data from the application, you need to back up your files.
2. Launch the program and click on the “Contacts” section.
3. Select the “Advanced” section, click on the “Back up your contact list” item.
4. A new window will appear where you can specify the folder to save the copy.
5. Then you can delete Skype, download the distribution again, and install the application.
6. Launch Skype, enter your username and password, go to the “Advanced” section.
7. Select "Restore contact list from backup file" from the list.
8. Specify the path to the copy and open.

1. Turn off the program completely. To do this, just click on the cross on the right. you need to right-click on the icon in the taskbar and select “Exit Skype”. You can close the program in the task manager.
2. Next, press the Win+R button combination. A command prompt will appear as an administrator, where you need to type %appdata%\skype. Press Enter.
3. The program directory will open, find a folder with the same name as your login. It stores correspondence and data about your contacts.
4. Copy the data to the flash drive. It is not recommended to leave them on the same computer because the program may delete them along with other files. It is necessary to copy and not cut/paste, otherwise the correspondence may not be completely restored.
5. Next, you can remove Skype, install it again, go to the program directory using the above method and copy the contacts folder back.