Dial helpline number for fixing Skype faults in your account, like unable to Install Skype, a problem in retrieving the account, difficulty in management Skype account, lost/forgotten of Skype password, and much more. - See more at: Skype erupts with noisy notifications for everything By default, Skype is a noisy companion. Skype will alert you with a chirp or beep and a text alert when just about anything happens, even when it’s the birthday of one of your contacts. Tone things down by visiting Tools > Options> Notifications > Notification settings and unchecking the options you don’t want to hear about. To quiet Skype down further, click the Sounds tab and uncheck any additional options you don’t want, or click “Mute all sounds” to shush Skype permanently.

1. Skype fails: 5 of the worst problems and how to
fix them
Skype is an essential business and
communications tool, but it can also be a pesky
one. Here’s how to get its more annoying
features under control.

2. • 1. Skype can’t seem to find my webcam, speakers, or microphone
• One of the most common complaints with Skype is that it loses its connection to some essential
component—either your camera, speakers, or microphone. While some of these problems can be
traced to hardware problems, driver issues, or simple Windows errors that rebooting can fix, many
are caused by Skype’s own confusion.
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• This advanced settings system in Skype can quickly fix those “no microphone detected” problems.
• Your first troubleshooting stop is under Tools > Options. Click Audio Settings, then Show advanced
options. Here you’ll find a list of all the audio devices your computer has ever utilized. If you have,
say, a headset that you occasionally plug in, it will show up here, grayed out. Problems occur when
Skype accidentally attempts to use this device even if it isn’t plugged in. You’ll find a similar drop-
down under Video Settings.
• 2. Call quality is terrible
• Chances are this isn’t really Skype’s fault. Your Wi-Fi is slow, you’re too far from the router, or
there’s congestion on your network. Attack these issues methodically. Assuming you’re connecting
wirelessly, move as close to your router as possible. (It should go without saying that connecting
over Wi-Fi will be much more seamless than connecting over a cellular data connection.)
• Another key tip: Once you park your laptop, tablet, or phone, keep it still. After you find a spot with
good coverage, don’t touch your device any more. This helps stabilize your wireless connection so
Skype can work with a less erratic amount of bandwidth, and it also improves quality by optimizing
video compression. Because the background is now static instead of in motion, fewer pixels will be
changing in the image, which means more bandwidth is available to the important part of the
image. Similarly, ensure other computers on the network aren’t hogging bandwidth. If someone’s
streaming Netflix in another room, your Skype connection will suffer.

3. • 3. Skype replaces phone numbers in your web browser with
annoying ‘Click to Call’ buttons
• This is a frequently overlooked feature that is installed by default if
you aren’t careful, but it can be undone in a few steps.
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• Disabling Skype’s Click to Call feature may require delving into your
web browser settings.
• First, uninstall Skype Click to Call, in the Windows Control Panel.
Next, check your browser Add-Ons. If you see Skype Click to Call
listed (there may be multiple items), disable them. Finally, within
Skype visit Tools > Options > Advanced and uncheck the top two
boxes to keep Skype out of your hair
• If Skype’s your only voice-calling solution, it might be handy to
replace phone numbers on websites with links that you can click to
initiate a Skype session. For the rest of us, it’s needlessly intrusive
and makes even the simple task of copying and pasting a phone
number difficult.

4. • 4. Unused Skype credits vanish after a period if they aren’t used
• If you've ever made a call from Skype to a landline, you probably
have a few dollars in credits lying around. But if you don’t use them
at least once every 180 days, Skype inexplicably “deactivates” your
credits. It doesn’t delete those credits, however. It just hides them
in a virtual back room.
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• You can use Skype’s credit reactivation system to check your
balance and find out when credits will be deactivated.
• To get them back, look for a “Reactivate credit” button where your
balance used to appear. If it’s not there, to reactivate the credits
manually. Signing in to your Skype account is required. (You can also
check your balance and the date at which your credits will go dark
on this page.)