If you use Skype for communication with friends and family, you may want to consider unlinking it from your Microsoft account. This will help keep your Skype conversations private and free from any potential privacy concerns. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Microsoft account.
  2. In the top left corner of the screen, click on the three lines that say “Skype.”
  3. On the left side of the screen, click on “Settings.”
  4. In the “Settings” window, click on “Privacy.”
  5. In the privacy window, click on “Unlink Skype from Microsoft Account.”

How do I unlink Skype from my Microsoft account?

– Log into your Microsoft account. You may be asked if you want to link Microsoft services with Skype – click on the “no thanks, continue” button at the bottom of this pop-up message and choose “Log out” when it appears.

– In order to get rid of Microsoft login credentials for future use, select Settings in the top left corner menu bar. Then go down past Privacy & Safety settings until you see Connected Services which is located under Accounts > Security > Connected Services tab (please note that some web browsers might require that you scroll right). Select Skype and then hit Remove. There will also be an option to add Microsoft again should there be a need in the future.

– Microsoft login credentials will no longer be needed after Skype has been removed from your Microsoft account and you have logged out of your Microsoft account.

In order to get rid of Microsoft login credentials for future use, select Settings in the top left corner menu bar. Then go down past Privacy & Safety settings until you see Connected Services which is located under Accounts > Security > Connected Services tab (please note that some web browsers might require that you scroll right). Select Skype and then hit Remove. There will also be an option to add Microsoft again should there be a need in the future.” “Microsoft login credentials will no longer be needed after Skype has been removed from Microsoft account and you have logged out of Microsoft account.

You can’t merge or unlink Skype from your Microsoft account. With your account, you’ll have access to sign in to all of this company’s services—including Skype, Office Online, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Xbox Live.

One possible reason why you’re seeing two accounts under one email address is because you might have signed in to Skype using your account’s associated email address instead of your Skype Name without merging the two first, thus resulting to a new Skype account.

Deleting your Microsoft account permanently removes any data that was associated with it, including your Skype contacts, purchases and chat history. However, Microsoft says it may take up to 30 days for your name to disappear from the Skype directory after you delete the account