How to Minimize Skype to the System Tray on Windows

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Last Updated: September 6, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to stay online on Skype when you close the app window, and minimize the app to your desktop taskbar.

Steps

1
Open Skype on your computer. The Skype app looks like a blue-and-white "S" in a circle icon. You can find it on your Start menu.
2
Click the Tools tab at the top. This button is located between View and Help at the top of the app window. It will open a drop-down menu.
3
Click Options on the drop-down menu. This will open your app settings in a new window.
4
Click Advanced on the left sidebar. This option is at the bottom of the menu on the left-hand side of the settings window.
5
Click Advanced settings. It's the first option under Advanced.
6
Check the Keep Skype in the taskbar while I'm signed in box. It's the third option on the menu.
7
Click the Save button. This will save your new settings.
8
Close the Skype window. Click the red "X" icon in the upper-right corner of Skype to close the app window. The app will stay open, and minimized as a Skype icon in the System Tray.

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