Can’t uninstall Skype since it is
corrupted in Windows 8?
Do you want to remove Skype from Windows 7 due to it frequently
shows up the annoying Ads message?
Have you ever been frustrated that you have
deleted Skype, but it is still there?
When you cannot delete Skype by
manual and you don’t know much about Skype removal tips, you could learn and
follow its uninstall guides in this post.
How to fully uninstall Skype from your PC as You can't manually delete it?
Method
1: Uninstall Skype through Windows Control Panel
Tips 1: How to delete Skype through Windows Uninstall applet
Most of you would like to get rid of
program through Windows Control Panel. However, you might miss some steps so
that you are not able to delete Skype. Here are the removal guides:
You should reboot your PC and press F8 key on your keyboard.
This will open
up the Advanced Boot Options screen, in Windows 7 or Windows 8, or the Windows
Advanced Options Menu in Windows XP. Using the arrow keys on your keyboard,
highlight the option labeled Safe Mode
with Networking. Once it is highlighted, click on the Enter key on your
keyboard.
Click “Start Menu” > Select Control
Panel option > “Uninstall a Program” (Programs and Features) > Find Skype
on the currently installed programs list and its related entries > Click “Uninstall
or Change” to delete the application.
How to Manually Get Rid of Skype in Windows 7?
Step
1: stop all the related processes in Task Manager
Guide: Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time.
Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.
Disable all the malicious processes
Step
2: show hidden files and folders and delete all the
following files.
Guide: click the Start button
and choose Control Panel, clicking
Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected
operating system files (Recommended).
Delete all the following files related to Skype
%AppData%\.exe
%CommonAppData%\.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\.exe
%temp%\.exe
C:\Program Files\
Step
3: open Registry Editor to delete all invalid registries
entries as below
Guide: open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button
and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit
and pressing Enter. )
Delete all the related registries as below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msconfig.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%AppData%\.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\.exe
After you finish steps, you should restart
your pc to confirm the Skype removal. If you are not good at handling this
method, you could try Tips 2 as
following.
Tips 2: How to completely delete Skype in Windows 8 with Perfect Uninstaller?
If you can not follow the removal guides
above, it is advised you to get rid of Skype with Perfect Uninstaller as following.
2.
Close all running processes
including programs and browsers in the Task Manager before you run Perfect
Uninstaller
3.
Find and locate the program on
the currently installed programs list
4.
Click “Uninstall” button on the
right side to remove Skype.
Alternatively, you could right-click the
folder of the unwanted program (normally, in C:\Program Files) or C:\Program
Files (x86) in Windows 7 system 64 bits and then select “Force Uninstall with PU” to apply the “Force Uninstall” utility.
5.
Follow the prompt “Next” steps
to delete Skype.
After you finish the onscreen removal
steps, Skype has been deleted from your PC.
Can’t remove Skype in Windows 7? Perfect Uninstaller is
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You can know more about the how to force
uninstall programs in the video below
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