I think this started with the new november build, but skype seems to be autostarting, even though I have not installed it.
the process is called microsoft skype.
how can I disable this process, so it won't start up every time I boot?
any other unneeded windows processes that are recommended to disable?
Silly question to add to this, but is this the same thing as Skype Video? That is the application I have loading (I keep getting spam friend requests).
Sure thing, once you open your start menu > all apps > S > Skype Video
(the messenger part is start menu > all apps > M > Messaging)
I only noticed this existed because I got spam contact requests when I logged in today so they came up as notifications. And it gave a notification (that I barely read) that said it logged me in when I logged in with my Microsoft account, so as far as I can tell it logs in when log in to my machine.
For MS account users, the November update included Skype video, which does start automatically with Windows. I did absolutely nothing and still got a call on that computer from a contact. I don't use that computer for skype. So far, I uninstalled the app, and hope it stays that way. I have had problems with apps installing themselves.
Not that I don't use it, just I don't want it to autostart/auto login. Maybe I'll uninstall it and go with the desktop app which has that feature... Thanks for the feedback!
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