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This means you can’t use software like Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), Xsplit, or Manycam to capture your screen and share it on Skype.

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The version of Skype 8 included with Windows 10 can’t read DirectShow device inputs, but only camera inputs available to UWP apps.

Skype 8 just provides a single toggle to enable or disable all in-app sounds without customizing them. For example, Skype Classic lets you enable or disable individual sound events and choose custom sound effects for them. Skype Classic also let you set your status as Away, but that’s gone.

Skype 8 only lets you set your status as Available, Do Not Disturb, or Invisible.

You can only sign in with a single account at a time.

Skype Classic let you run two or more instances of Skype, making it easy to sign in with both a personal and work account on the same PC.

Skype Classic let you have multiple windows, so you could have several different chat conversations open at once across your desktop, or have your contacts list in a separate window.

Here are just a few features available in Skype 7, but not in the new Skype 8: Many vocal Skype Classic users aren’t happy about the change. Skype Classic can no longer be downloaded from the official Skype download page.

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Microsoft has been trying to push Skype 7 users to Skype 8 for a while, so you may already be using Skype 8 unless you’ve declined the upgrade prompts. If you’re a Skype user, you’ll have to leave Skype behind and switch to Skype 8 after November 1. Microsoft says “all version 8 applications are optimized to work in conjunction with our modern, mobile-friendly cloud services architecture.”Īs you might expect, it’s missing many of the more powerful features found in Skype Classic. It’s “streamlined” and simple, with a new interface. This version of Skype has been rebuilt from the ground up.

You can even download the “desktop” version of Skype 8 on Windows 10 and have it installed side-by-side with the “Store” version of Skype 8 included with Windows 10, for some reason. On Windows 7, macOS, and Linux, Skype 8 is a normal downloadable application. On Windows 10, Skype 8 is included by default with Windows and comes from the Windows Store, making it a UWP application. And, even if you dodge the initial wave on November 1, we expect Microsoft will upgrade you within the few weeks after that. But, if Microsoft chooses to upgrade you, you won’t have a choice. Not everyone will have to upgrade from Skype Classic to Skype 8 immediately. Let’s clarify: Microsoft has said it will start killing Skype Classic “in waves” starting on November 1.