Hi everyone,
Just need to know if whether or not it is normal for Windows Update to include an update for skype among the list of updates.
I've already hidden this skype update as I had planned to uninstall skype for so long but kept forgetting to do it.
Any comments and ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all and God Bless,
Ye - it's normal, since MS bought Skype a few months ago, it's now part of the Microsoft Update family, along with Office and MSE
Yes noticed that came through the other day being an MS product now.
I downloaded and applied and it updated the previous version without any issues. Nice!
I do not have Skype on this computer and had unchecked the update in the update window, but when I turned off the computer it was installed anyway.
Should I uninstal it?
Also, is it necessary to do more than uncheck a particular update to prevent it from being installed? I had never tried this before.
It shouldn't have been installed without permission - yes, uninstall it, and next time it's offered, hide it instead of just unchecking it.
Noel, thank you for your quick reply.. I will uninstall. How do you "hide" It?
right-click on the entry in the Windows Update listing - unfortunately that will only last until the next update to the offering, but MS usually plays the white man and doesn't update every month :)
Why couldn't you unhide it?
If you've uninstalled Skype completely, then the update shouldn't be offered :)
If you want to install Skype again, then..... Get Skype - Download free - Install Skype to call, video call and IM
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