Skype: did the desktop version of the application go?

Where did Skype go? Windows 10 can run two types of applications: desktop apps ie. of Win32 but also UWP applications i.e. Universal Platforms Windows applications.

Many of the popular applications of its operating system διαθέτουν και τις δύο εκδόσεις. Για παράδειγμα, το Minecraft έχει μια Java for use on desktops, but is also available as a UWP app from the Microsoft Store.Skype or Whatsapp

The same goes for Skype. Windows 10 users can use the Skype desktop application or the UWP application that is installed by default. But if you try to download the Skype desktop application today, you'll find that Microsoft has removed it from the download page.

Microsoft withdrew Skype from the official download page because it was discovered that the deskop application has a security flaw. The flaw exists in how the application looks for and installs the updates.

The application, as we mentioned in previous publication uses a DLL file that is stored in the Temp folder of any current user. So, since this file exists in a user's folder, anyone with user permissions can read and write files to it.

Microsoft has been notified of the , και αποφάσισε να αποσύρει τον εγκαταστάτη της εφαρμογής από την επίσημη σελίδα λήψης του Skype. Η εταιρεία δίνει όμως την δυνατότητα στους χρήστες των Windows 10 να χρησιμοποιήσουν την εφαρμογή UWP.

Skype Alternatives

At present there are two alternatives. We mentioned this one and it is about installing the UWP version available in the Microsoft Store. The second is to use a different messaging application, such as Discord or Slack.

For users of Windows 7 who are banned using Skype, you can use it as long as you have an 7.40 or an earlier version. This is an older version according to the Microsoft forum that is not affected by the security vulnerability.

Unfortunately, this version does not exist on the official Skype website. You will need the offline installer that can install it 7.40 version. Beware of Scams, because it is possible for some to use the information for malicious purposes.

It should also be mentioned that the current Skype desktop application is in the 8.15 version, which means that the older version we recommend will not have all the features of the latest version.

You can still find the installer's latest version oflline from the link below. As it seems the company did not remove the exe from all its sites.

Caution! we do not recommend downloading and installing from this particular exe, as as mentioned above it contains ....

8.15.04 version

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