The Skype voice chat application never ceases to gain popularity. In this regard, the developers are actively introducing all kinds of advertising into it, which distracts and even annoys with flickering banners that appear on the screen right during a conversation. However, it is very easy to remove ads on Skype, and this procedure will not take much of your time.
Instructions
Step 1
Most users want to remove Skype ads appearing on the homepage. This program is shareware, which is also one of the reasons for the incessant appearance of all kinds of banners and creeping lines. According to some users, it is enough to deposit a small amount of funds into your account, and the amount of advertising will decrease significantly. But you can turn off ads in Skype for free. The methods described below are effective depending on which version of Skype you have installed. Try each one until you get the desired result.
Step 2
Go from the "Tools" menu to "Settings", then - to the "Alerts" tab and open "Notifications and messages". If there is an item "Promotions" there, uncheck it, and advertising will no longer bother you. However, this method does not work in all versions.
Step 3
Run the Hosts file using Notepad, which is located in the following folder: C: / Windows / System32 / drivers / etc \. Specify in it: 127.0.0.1, press TAB and immediately add rad.msn.com. Save and close the file. Now you need to restart Skype and check it for the absence of ads.
Step 4
Get rid of the Skype Homepage with all its unnecessary features and ads. To do this, go to the% Appdata% / Skype folder (The path to it is approximately the following: C: / Users / SkypeCure / AppData / Roaming / Skype). Make a backup copy of this folder with all its contents by copying to some other location on your hard drive. Delete all files with the temp- * extension in the main folder, as well as the shared.xml, shared.lck files. Run Shared_dynco / dc.db in a text editor. Delete all of its contents and save. Click on the file with the right button and specify the attribute "Read Only". Start Skype and check for changes.
