Skype runs on startup now?

Not sure if it's Windows, or Voobly, but Skype is running when Windows
boots up. How to stop it?

The Google advice to start the program and uncheck the option to run on
startup is silly considering they want you to sign up before even seeing
such an option. There must be some other way. Doesn't appear to be in
CCleaner. It probably shows in System Internals' utility, but why should
we have to dig that deep.

Thanks.

Looks like it can be disabled through Task Manager Startup.

John Doe wrote:

Looks like it can be disabled through Task Manager Startup.

That's interesting; it's not listed here in TM Start-Up.

And Skype does not run on a restart/reboot.

BTW, I opened my usual 'startups manager', AutoRuns, and am puzzled by
the two entries mentioning Skype. Especially as I don't have 'Lync to
Call' installed, only the basic Skype app.

Terry, UK
Win 10 Pro 1909 build 18363.900

Terry Pinnell wrote:

John Doe wrote:

Looks like it can be disabled through Task Manager Startup.

That's interesting; it's not listed here in TM Start-Up.

And Skype does not run on a restart/reboot.

BTW, I opened my usual 'startups manager', AutoRuns, and am puzzled by
the two entries mentioning Skype. Especially as I don't have 'Lync to
Call' installed, only the basic Skype app.

Terry, UK
Win 10 Pro 1909 build 18363.900

EDIT: Just found this, which solves the puzzle:

"Microsoft Lync is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform.
Part of Microsoft Office 365, it is an easy-to-use cloud-based platform
for online meetings, video conferencing, instant messaging and
presentation sharing."

I'm am MS Office 365 user, 95% for Excel and 5% Word, so never realised
it included a phone call app too.

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Just found this, which solves the puzzle:

"Microsoft Lync is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform.
Part of Microsoft Office 365, it is an easy-to-use cloud-based platform
for online meetings, video conferencing, instant messaging and
presentation sharing."

Yes, Skype used to be just the "home user" app, the business user
version was Lync, which they rebranded to Skype for Business, without
much emphasis on the "for Business" name, so there were two different
skypes, now they're ditching Skype for Business in favour of Teams.

Terry Pinnell wrote:
John Doe wrote:

Looks like it can be disabled through Task Manager Startup.

That's interesting; it's not listed here in TM Start-Up.

And Skype does not run on a restart/reboot.

The question always is - for both 'John Doe' and you -, is this about
the Skype (Metro/Modern/UWP/whatever) *app* - i.e. from the (Windows)
'Store' - or the (normal Windows) 'Skype for Windows' *program* [1]?

FWIW, I use the 'Skype for Windows' *program* on Windows *8.1* and
it's not started at start-up, because the 'Automatically start Skype'
('when you sign in to Windows') setting is off.

[1] https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype - Skype for Desktop - Get
Skype for Windows

Frank Slootweg wrote:

is this about the Skype (Metro/Modern/UWP/whatever)*app* - i.e.
from the (Windows) 'Store'

OK, that'll be three flavours of skype that can be installed then ...

Frank Slootweg wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
John Doe wrote:

Looks like it can be disabled through Task Manager Startup.

That's interesting; it's not listed here in TM Start-Up.

And Skype does not run on a restart/reboot.

The question always is - for both 'John Doe' and you -, is this
about the Skype (Metro/Modern/UWP/whatever) *app* - i.e. from
the (Windows) 'Store' - or the (normal Windows) 'Skype for
Windows' *program* [1]?

FWIW, I use the 'Skype for Windows' *program* on Windows *8.1* and
it's not started at start-up, because the 'Automatically start
Skype' ('when you sign in to Windows') setting is off.

Since I haven't even signed into Skype, that setting is irrelevant.

I don't know how the icon got there or even when it got there. My
taskbar is black, and apparently the Skype icon is black. I just
noticed it recently. Maybe it came with a Windows update. Maybe it
came with installing Visual Studio's recent update.

I don't know what version it is, just wanted it gone. It's gone.