
You will be asked to login inside the same dialog box used for preferences. In order to proceed with closing your account you will need to login by providing your Microsoft account e-mail and password. You may need to scroll to see it (it is highlighted in gray on the screenshot). Look for “Close your account” option on the right. Make sure that Account & Profile is selected in the sidebar on the left. You will see the Skype preferences dialog open. In order to do this, select Skype->Preferences in the main application menu. We give it based on Skype for Mac OS but steps for Windows OS are similar.įirst you need to go to Skype Preferences. Below we give steps for deleting your Skype account using Skype desktop app. If you are sure that you want to delete your Skype account proceed through the following steps.

If you just want to stop paying money for your Skype subscription, consider canceling Skype subscription instead of deleting Skype account. That is why deletion of your Skype account is the last resort you should take.

Please note that by deleting your Skype account you will also delete all other associated Microsoft properties including your Outlook email, Office 365, OneDrive, Xbox Live and will no longer have access to it. Skype account could be deleted only by deleting your entire Microsoft account.
