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Jul. 19th, 2015 10:43 amHow To Block Ads In Skype
Advertising, as we all know, is terrible and wrong and how malware gets delivered and is never good. Any product that shows ads is broken.
Skype shows ads, making it broken. It also does useful things, so rather than "don't use Skype", my solution is "fix Skype so it's not broken any more".
And the fix is easy: open Control Panel -> Internet Options, Security, Restricted, Sites. Add "apps.skype.com". Click OK/accept/close until you're back at your desktop. Restart Skype. Poof! Skype is no longer broken.
Advertising, as we all know, is terrible and wrong and how malware gets delivered and is never good. Any product that shows ads is broken.
Skype shows ads, making it broken. It also does useful things, so rather than "don't use Skype", my solution is "fix Skype so it's not broken any more".
And the fix is easy: open Control Panel -> Internet Options, Security, Restricted, Sites. Add "apps.skype.com". Click OK/accept/close until you're back at your desktop. Restart Skype. Poof! Skype is no longer broken.