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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Skype account. You need a computer to do this. Note that Microsoft will not delete your Skype account immediately. The account will be deleted after 60 days from the time you mark it.
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Open the delete Microsoft account page. Go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=523898. You will be directed to the login page.
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Type in your Skype credentials. Type your password and email address, then click Sign in . This step helps confirm that you are the owner of the Skype account.
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Select the authentication option. Click Text or Email , then type the last 4 digits of your phone number or full email address.
- If you haven’t linked your phone to your Skype account, you’ll only see an Email option.
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Click Send code . This button is located in the lower right corner of the screen. Clicking this button causes Microsoft to send a text or email with a code to the phone number or email address.
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Get your authentication code. Depending on your choice above, the steps will be slightly different:
- Text – Open your phone’s messages and click Microsoft’s message (usually includes seven numbers). This authentication code is usually in the text “Use ####### as Microsoft account security code”.
- Email – Go to your email account, click on the Microsoft email that says “Microsoft account security code”, then look at the 7 numbers next to the “Security code:” section in the middle of the email. Check the “Updates” and “Spam” folders if you don’t find this email within a few minutes.
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Enter your code. Type the code in the “Code” text field near the bottom of the screen.
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Click Verify . This blue button is located in the lower right corner of the screen. You will be redirected to the “Ready to close” page.
- You may need to click the No thanks link on the next page before going to the “Ready to close” page.
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Click Next . This button is located in the lower left corner of the “Make sure [account name] is ready to close” page.
- Make sure to read through this page’s request for account deletion.
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Check each box of the page. Clicking each box on the left has a different effect on the page.
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Select a reason to delete the account. Click the Select a reason drop-down box at the bottom of the page, then click the reason for deleting your account.
- Click My reason isn’t listed in the drop-down menu if you don’t have a reason.
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Click Mark account for closure . This blue button is located in the lower left corner of the page. Once clicked, your Skype account will be marked for deletion. After 60 days, the Skype account will be permanently deleted.
- If the Mark account for closure line is grayed out, it means that you haven’t checked all the boxes and/or haven’t selected a reason to delete your account.
Advice
- You are allowed to cancel the account deletion process at any time within 60 days by logging back into your account. [1] X Research Source
- The easiest way to delete a Skype account is to change the password to a random line, stop using Skype, and change the Skype status to “offline” or “invisible”. After a year of not using Skype, the account will be deleted.
Warning
- After deleting your account, you can’t recover anything anymore.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Skype account. You need a computer to do this. Note that Microsoft will not delete your Skype account immediately. The account will be deleted after 60 days from the time you mark it.
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