This includes launching in the background. Meaning Skype will no longer launch when your computer starts. Once you disable Skype under background apps, it’s disabled on startup. Scroll down to Skype under Background apps and turn the toggle switch for Skype to Off. Select Background apps under this section.Ĥ. In the Privacy settings window, scroll down in the left navigation menu until you see the App permissions section. In the System Settings window, select Privacy.ģ. Select the Start button, type Settings and select the Settings app.Ģ.
One way to prevent Skype from launching when you start up your computer is by disabling it as a background app on your system.
Stop Skype from Starting Automatically with Windows Settings But if you find your system is bogging down or always seems to suffer from high CPU usage, you’ll want to look at stopping Skype from starting automatically when you launch Windows 10. If you have a powerful enough computer, this may not be an issue. Unfortunately, when you install Skype, it defaults to launching automatically with Windows 10 and running in the background.