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Important PSA for Skype Users: Open up "Internet Options" (yes, the ones in internet explorer), security tab, and add https://apps.skype.com https://apps.skype.

Important PSA for Skype Users: Open up "Internet Options" (yes, the ones in internet explorer), security tab, and add https://apps.skype.com https://apps.skype.com to the "Restricted Sites" list. Skype will still work fine, however there will be no advertisements. This is important because Microsoft seems to use a lot of Flash advertisements without checking them (I've had plenty of "MICROSOFT VERIFIED DRIVER FIXING" ads come up inside of Skype, so I'm sure some zero day could slip though their ad system)

aptwebapps 11y ago
Skype on Windows has ads? Is that a recent thing? The Mac version doesn't, or not yet, anyway.
- brobinson 11y ago
  It's had ads for at least two years now. That was the last time I used it on Windows.
- astrodust 11y ago
  The OS X version now has ads, but only on certain pages. Highly annoying. This was one of the historical differentiators.
chm 11y ago
If you want to do this on a Mac you can use software such as Little Snitch. Create a rule prohibiting Skype to connect to apps.skype.com.