Start Skype automatically: how to enable and disable it

Skype is one of the most popular services for Internet telephony and chatting. If you install the messenger, the default setting is that Skype is started together with Windows. This means that Skype can be used right after you boot your PC.

If you don't use Skype every single time you start your PC, the program's autostart feature can be quite annoying. Since Skype requires a relatively large amount of resources at startup, this feature significantly extends the time it takes for your PC to boot up completely. You can disable this setting right after installing the popular VoIP service so that you have to start Skype manually.However, if you plan to use Skype on a daily basis and may have a very fast and powerful computer, you may want to use the autostart feature. If you previously disabled this feature, enable it the same way.

Enable or disable Skype Autostart

1. Start Skype and possibly sign in.
2. Click on the three dots on the top right of the left side to open a drop-down menu.
3. Select "Settings" and then on the left side the entry "General".
4. On the right side you will find the item "Start Skype automatically" under "Start and close". Klicken Sie hier auf die Schaltfläche „Einstellungen“.
5. Sie werden nun zu den Windows-Einstellungen für den Autostart weitergeleitet, wo Sie den Autostart von verschiedenen Apps aktivieren oder deaktivieren können.
6. Alternativ können Sie den Autostart von Programmen auch über den Task-Manger kontrollieren. Öffnen Sie diesen mit Strg+Alt+Esc und wechseln Sie zum Reiter „Autostart“.