Skype is a free program that can be installed to conduct online correspondence, exchange files and make video and audio calls. If your computer has more than one user, it's important to keep your Skype account secure.
Skype is very popular all over the world. To start communicating with it, you just need to install free software on your computer and register. To create an account, you must come up with a unique username and password. After entering the program, you can correspond with other Skype users, as well as make calls to the interlocutor's computer.
You can sign in to Skype in two ways:
1. After entering the correct combination of username and password in the program login window.
2. Automatically when you start Skype. In this case, anyone who has access to your computer can use the program under your account. This user will see all your contacts in Skype, he will be able to read your correspondence, as well as communicate in the program on your behalf.
If you are not the only user of the computer from which you log out to Skype, you can secure your account and stop saving your password in the program by first logging out of your Skype account and then canceling the automatic launch of the program under your username.
How to sign out of Skype
1. In the upper left corner of the program window, click the "Skype" menu.
2. In the list that opens, select the penultimate line "Logout" and click on it with the left mouse button.
Thus, you will be logged out of your account and an authorization window will appear in front of you. To re-enter the system, you will need to enter your username and password.
How to cancel saving Skype password
In order to prevent your entered password from being saved in the future, and the program does not open automatically when you start Skype, in the authorization window you need to uncheck the box in the lower right corner near the words “Autom. authorization when starting Skype.
After that, you can be sure that you have canceled the saving of your password in Skype, and no one else will be able to use your account without your knowledge. The next time you start the program, an authorization window will open, and to enter Skype, you will need to specify the correct password for your username. To prevent your account from being hacked, use a complex, unique password that cannot be guessed even if you know any of your bio details. For example, you should not choose your date of birth or maiden name as your password. It is also better not to use a password that you are already using on any resource.
