Also, ensure you have no pending bills as Microsoft will not allow you to delete the account before clearing pending bills. You can do that by checking from the “ Billing information” and then deleting all the billing information that you were using previously and exit Skype. After that, remove the payment option that you were using previously, such as credit cards.Hit on the “ Cancel Skype” option to get the number deactivated.Head to the “ Manage Features” and then click on the “ Skype Number”.If you have a premium Skype dedicated number, use the steps below to cancel it before proceeding to the account deletion process.Also, you can request for a refund for the unused subscription through a live chat with the support team, or by use of the online Cancellation & Refund forms. Next, check on your left pane menu and find out on the kind of subscriptions that you have and follow the cancellation process.If you have an active Auto-recharge, you should disable it by hitting on the “ Disable” tab next to the status before returning to the previous screen. If you get a notification that Auto-recharge is not enabled, then you can choose back to return to your previous screen.Select the “ Auto-recharge” option found under “ Billing and payments”.After successfully signing in, you should get to the “ My Account” screen and then scroll down to the “ Account details” section.Launch your browser and navigate to your Skype account by signing in through this link.If you have any subscription, follow the steps below to unsubscribe from paid Skype subscriptions. Since deleting Skype account involve permanent deletion of your Microsoft account, ensure to unsubscribe from all the premium services that you have on Skype to avoid future billing since you will not have control after account deletion. Unsubscribe from all Skype’s premium services, if any.Permanently Delete Skype on Computer Browser.Also, the process doesn’t result in Microsoft account deletion. NOTE: This process is temporary, and you can always change it whenever you want people to discover our account and have it appear in the search results and suggestions.
Also, it would be impossible for anyone to get you through the account by any means. By completing this steps, your Sky account will be undiscoverable to everyone. Proceed to the “ Appear in suggestions” and uncheck the box next to it.
Next, remove the checkmarks next to “ Appear in search results” by clicking once on the checked box to uncheck it. Ensure to delete your profile picture and then click on the “ Save” button to effect the changes.Īfter that, scroll down to the “ Contact details” section and remove or modify all the existing information that can be used to trace you.įinally, scroll downwards to the “ Profile settings” section. Modify all the data tied to your Skype account and remove all the identifiers in the “ Personal Information” section and “ Contact Details” section. Doing that will display your profile interface and then click on “ Edit” in the “ Personal Information”. Under the “My Account” screen, scroll downwards and click on the “ Edit profile” option located under the “ Settings and preferences” section. By doing that, you should get to “ My account”.
Launch your browser and sign in to your Skype account either automatically if already signed in to your account, or by entering your email and password if you’re not automatically signed in. By doing that, it would be impossible for anyone to locate you on Skype. This process is temporary and can be easily reversed by following the same procedure used to set it undiscoverable.Īlternatively, you can delete your Skype account by deleting your details from the Skype database without having to delete your Microsoft account.