Latest Skype doesn't have "quit" feature

Well, further checking on my HP w 1803 reveals that at least in this case the AI/human (Skype Support chat) was correct: BOTH the Taskbar Skype right-click "quit" option AND clicking on the red-boxed X in the upper rt. Skype window corner completely shuts down Skype every time (NO running tasks). However at least one time -- absent the Taskbar "quit" option" -- clicking the Skype window red-boxed X did NOT completely shut it down ("suspended" task).

That needs further investigation ....

Today Kaspersky KIS automatically updated Skype now in MY computer HP EliteBook 840 G2 (OP above was re: my friend's new 840 G5). I have now prevented Kaspersky from doing such again, since this latest version 8.36.0.52 has the same evil dangerous "Design Feature" of NOT turning off: it has no "Quit Skype" option in the Skype Taskbar icon and clicking on the X in the upper-right corner of the Skype window leaves it running > Task Manager shows it using up to 40% CPU and has to be manually stopped with "End Task".

After reporting the issue with a live chat (person or friendly AI software) who said it would be passed on to the technical folks, I deleted Skype and re-installed version 8.31.0.92 (from my downloads) which works PERFECTLY sans this new "Design Feature" which would give anyone, incl. MS, other avenues into and out of my computer ...



So ... be warned

"since this latest version 8.36.0.52 has the same evil dangerous "Design Feature" of NOT turning off: it has no "Quit Skype" option in the Skype Taskbar icon and clicking on the X in the upper-right corner of the Skype window leaves it running > Task Manager shows it using up to 40% CPU and has to be manually stopped with "End Task".

Hmmmm, I do not experience this, in 8.36.0.52. When I hit the X in upper R corner, Skype shuts down and nothing running in Task Manager processes.; CPU now 6% with this browser running.

Skype continue to run in the background
you may put it to off

Unfortunately Skype is not on the list AND the older Skype I re-installed, version 8.31.0.92 does in fact EASILY turn off totally either by clicking the X in the Skype window or by rt-clicking Quit Skype in the Taskbar icon.

Well several times now Skype has updated itself from 8.31 (which I downloaded October 2018 and which does not have this issue) to 8.34 and which I have now several time uninstalled, cleaned out from the registry (except for 2 non-removable entries) and re-installed 8.31 from my downloads..

However, THIS last time when 8.34 was forcibly installed I re-checked and found that not only was "Quit Skype" there again and functioning in 8.34 (as well as by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the Skype window) .... but Skype is then repeatably and totally TURNED OFF by so doing, not still running as a task shown in Task Manager.


I conclude that my several live chats with Skype Support asking them to present the issue to the technical folks, as well as likely the same warning to Skype from others has resulted in Skype FIXING THE PROBLEM.

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Well, back to Square One in this B.S. MS "Design Feature"!!

Skype now auto-updates to 8.37 and will NOT stop (using 33.8% CPU after "turning off").. Must be manually turned off in Task Manager!

Have had to uninstall, clean registry then install 8.31 again which does NOT have this issue. Then in Live Chat reported issue which will supposedly be passed to the technical folks.


Be Warned!

NOT SOLVED (yet/again)

Thanks. I am now again running 8.31 which DOES turn off. The next time it auto-updates to 8.37, etc., I'll first see if they fixed it, if not will try what you posted (in my 8.31 now, all those setting options are correctly off). If that doesn't work, will uninstall, clean the registry best I can (some entries are untouchable) and go back to 8.31 till they fix it as they finally did to fix the same problem in 8.34.

MS Redmond coders' joke: "It's a Design Feature"

We shall see what ensues .....