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Uninstall Skype Preview in Windows 10

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How to uninstall Skype Preview in Windows 10.

I have been running on Windows 10 for quite some time and feel very happy with it.

However with a recent updated somehow Skype Preview was forced onto my machine.
Personally, maybe being old school, I like using Skype desktop version.

Alas, I could not find any way to get rid of the Skype Preview version.

Finally I realized, maybe it could be removed using PowerShell!

First of all, we need to identify the app:
Uninstall Skype Preview

To uninstall it, simply run command: Get-AppxPackage *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

Check the Windows Store to confirm we really have managed to uninstall Skype Preview:
Verify Uninstall Skype Preview

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Azri Shahmi Azhari
6 years ago

Thank you, God bless!

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Karim
6 years ago

Thanks! Very helpful.

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Koen Boone
6 years ago

or you can enter skype preview in the search box, rightclick it and choose ‘uninstall’ 😀

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Remy de Vries
6 years ago

‘skypeapp’ does not work anymore, use ‘Microsoft.skypeapp’ instead.

e.g.

Get-AppxPackage ‘Microsoft.skypeapp’ | Remove-AppxPackage

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Bruno Solidade
6 years ago
Reply to  Remy de Vries

it worked with me, so its an option, depends on your version.

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Maricel Veterinaria
6 years ago
Reply to  Remy de Vries

Thank you!!! It worked for me!!!

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Menno van der Krift
6 years ago
Reply to  Remy de Vries

Works fine for me.

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Gregory Petersen Kruel
5 years ago
Reply to  Remy de Vries

THANK YOU!!!

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Lizell
6 years ago

Finally got rid of it! Thanks!

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Menno van der Krift
6 years ago

Finally got rid of it! Thanks a ton, now I can start Skype faster with Cortana 😉

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Thomas Jarrand
6 years ago

Thanks! 👍

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Wagner Ricardo de Oliveira
6 years ago

Thanks!!

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Ben
5 years ago

Stuck on Initialized pls help

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DmitryVedeneev
5 years ago

thanks! two year preview you cant uninstall? youre not old school youre sensible

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