How to close a Skype tab. How to log out of Skype
A program called Skype has been mentioned more than once on our website. In order not to repeat ourselves, let us briefly recall what it is software, which allows people to communicate on the Internet. At the same time, there is absolutely no need to pay for communication, except for those cases when calls are made to landlines or mobile phones. In addition, users can not only correspond or talk with each other, but also use video calling.
Not every one of us knows how to use Skype; for some, this program will be a real discovery. It is not surprising that questions constantly arise around her. Some people don't know how to install it, while others can't get out of it. Exactly last question We have to sort it out today.
So, after Skype has been installed, you will need to register or authorize by entering the username and password for your account. It looks like this:
Now let's move on to consider our main difficulty.
There are two various methods solutions to this problem, which differ significantly from each other. You can read about them a little lower, but for now we note that if you click on the cross in the main window of the program, it will only hide in the tray, but will not close completely.
First way
Look carefully at the taskbar (the strip that is on the same level as the Start button) - it should display a small Skype icon. It is usually green in color, but can change its color depending on the selected status. Hover the mouse arrow over it, right-click and in the menu that appears, click on the “Exit Skype” link.
This means you close Skype completely. To open the program again, you need to run it.
Second way
It allows you not to close Skype, but only to log out of your account, for example, in order to log in under a different name. This is also very easy to do.
IN top menu(“Contacts”, “Conversations”, “Calls”, etc.) select the “Skype” - “Exit” section, then find yourself on home page program and you can enter other login information.
MAC
IN in this case we talked about operating rooms Windows systems(XP, 7, Vista, 8). If you are using a computer from Apple based on MAC OS, then there is essentially no difference. If you want to change the user, then use the second method published above.
But if you want to completely close Skype, then in the active program window press the keyboard shortcut Command+Q (Cmd+Q).
Today people use Skype almost everywhere: at home, at work, and on personal gadgets. And to maintain the privacy of correspondence, it is very important not to leave it enabled on all devices that other people have access to. So, how can you sign out of Skype so as not to receive calls and messages and protect your chats with other users from prying eyes?
Sign out of Skype on your computer
On a computer or laptop with Windows installed, leaving the program is quite easy. If the messenger is minimized to tray, you need to click on its icon and select the “Exit Skype” option.
After this, you will need to confirm exactly that you want to leave the program. She will send a special request.
You can confirm your intentions by clicking on the “Exit” button. Subsequently, it is also possible to prevent the creation of this window by checking the box next to the inscription “Don’t ask again.”
If your computer or laptop has an operating system younger than Windows XP, you can close the messenger from the taskbar. You need to click on the messenger icon, select the “Exit Skype” command and confirm the action.
The main thing is not to confuse the commands. Exiting an application means closing it. But if you select the option to log out of your account, then Skype, firstly, will not be closed, and secondly, you will then have to enter your password and login again to continue communication. If you select the “Close window” command, you will simply minimize Skype, and messages and calls will continue to arrive.
How to close Skype on Mac
If you need to close, you need to enter the main menu and click “Exit” or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Q in the active application window, and Skype on the MacBook or EyeMac will be closed.
Quit frozen Skype on a Windows computer
Skype has one problem - sometimes it freezes. Therefore, if you do not have time to wait until the program can continue running or restart, you can use special teams to close the messenger.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
1. Simultaneously press Windows keys and R.
2. In the window that appears, enter “cmd.exe” (without quotes) and press OK or Enter.
3. In neglected command line write: “taskkill /IM skype.exe /F” (without quotes) and press Enter again.
If you enter everything correctly, you will receive a message that the skype.exe process has completed and the program will close.
Another option to quickly exit a frozen application in Windows is to exit through the Task Manager. To do this, you need to simultaneously press Ctrl keys, Alt and Delete, click in the window that appears right click mouse on skype.exe and select the “End task” option, and then “End process”.
Close Skype remotely
Sometimes users forget to exit the application on someone else's phone and computer. The Skype developers also provided for this by adding the ability to remotely leave the application, which works for any device - it doesn’t matter whether it’s a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet.
To do this you need to do the following:
- Log in to the messenger on your device.
- Open any chat.
- Write the command /remotelogout (without quotes) in it and press Enter.
Now you can rest assured that your Skype has closed on other devices.
Log out of messenger on Android
In devices running Android, all actions that the user can perform with the application are located in the “Menu” section. If you want to close the application on your Android smartphone or tablet, then go to the menu, select the “Exit” option and confirm it by clicking “Exit account”.
As you can see, exiting the application is quite simple on any device. And if you don’t forget to do this, your correspondence with friends and colleagues will remain yours alone.
We all know scary stories about theft of accounts on social networks. At one point these stories were quite common and played an important role in safety training, always log out Facebook posts and others social networks. If you forget to sign out of Facebook on a public computer, you can log out of all sessions remotely. The same is true for Gmail.
If you are logged into your Skype account, and left it logged in on a computer or phone that other people have access to and is no longer in your possession, you're probably looking for a way to end your session remotely. Skype has a small team that does this trick.
How to close all active Skype sessions on other systems and devices
If you're signed into Skype on a device that you no longer have access to, the fastest and easiest way to sign out of Skype (end your session) is to send next command during any conversation. The command will not be visible to other people in the chat.
/remotelogoutThe command will stop everything immediately active sessions Skype on other systems and devices. It will close all active Skype sessions on the system at work or iPhone devices and Android.
If you're not sure if you left Skype running, there's an easy way to check how many active sessions your Skype account currently has. Enter and send the following command into the chat and you will see how many at the moment There are active Skype sessions. As with the previous command, it will not be visible to other users in the chat.
/showplacesThis command returns a list of devices you are logged into account Skype.
If you suspect that you have left Skype enabled, in order to protect your privacy, we recommend using the command, log out (close all active sessions). The command can be sent from the Skype desktop application, as well as from any mobile application Skype.
Skype is great solution for communication on the Internet. After installation this application On your Android device you get almost all the same features as Skype users on personal computers.
But, Skype application has quite unpleasant feature- its difficult. You won't be able to log out of Skype the same way as you can from a regular application. It will continue to hang in the memory of your Android device, consume battery power, Internet traffic, and also bother you with constant notifications about new messages. In this article we will look at two ways to log out of Skype on Android.
Method number 1. Exit Skype through the side menu of the application
In order to exit Skype on Android, you need to open the program window and click on the icon of your avatar. This icon is located on the right top corner programs.
After this, a side menu with your avatar will appear. Here at the bottom of this menu is the "Exit" button. Clicking this button will sign you out of Skype completely.
In other versions of Skype, the Sign Out button may be located in a different location. In such cases, you need to carefully study the application interface and find the exit function.
Pay attention! If you want to get out Skype account and the next time you launch the application, log in under a different account, then before clicking on the “Logout” button, go to the settings and disable “Automatic authorization”. To do this, click on the button with three dots in the upper right corner and select “Settings”.
After this, you can disable the "Automatic authorization" feature. To do this, just uncheck the corresponding item in the settings.
Method number 2. Exit Skype by stopping the application.
In addition, you can exit Skype by simply stopping the application. To do this, open the top curtain with notifications, click on Skype notification and hold it until the “About the application” button appears. After that, click on this button.
After this, a warning will appear indicating that the application will stop working. Click “OK”.
After clicking on the “OK” button, you need to click on the “List of applications” button and exit Skype as you are exiting regular applications. Others in Skype words you need to close it with a swipe.
It should be noted that you need to close Skype using a swipe immediately after we have stopped it in the “About the application” window. If you stop and then log into Skype again, it will start working as usual.
Skype is rightfully the most popular program for communication, which makes it possible to contact the interlocutor via video call. Many have already mastered Skype and think that they are confident users of the program. But not everyone knows how to log out of Skype correctly. Simply clicking on the red cross in the corner of the program window is not enough. Today we will tell you how to log out of Skype on your computer, as well as from your account.
Signing out of your Skype account
There are various reasons exiting accounts. For example, switching to another account, unwillingness to show the page to someone else, changing the password. All this can await us and therefore it is worth making a couple simple steps. You need to launch the program, select Skype from the menu and find the “Exit” line. 
After clicking "Exit" you will be taken to home screen programs where you need to enter account data (login and password). 
Just a couple of mouse clicks and you can log out of your Skype account on your computer, but this will not allow you to log out of the program itself.
Sign out of Skype on your computer
There are already several options here. Let's look at the easiest ways to close Skype on Windows.
Option one
This method is suitable for all Windows operating systems. The first thing you need to do is find the Skype icon on the taskbar. Next, you need to right-click on it and select “Exit Skype” from the list provided. 
But that's not all. Before logging out, a window will appear with the message “Are you sure you want to sign out of Skype”, in which you need to confirm your actions and click “Exit”.
Option two
This method is suitable for operating systems that came out later than Windows XP. You don't need any confirmation here, just go to the taskbar and click "Exit Skype." The program will close immediately.
If you forgot to log out of your Skype account on someone else's PC, you can close it on another computer remotely.
Now let's look at what problems may arise when closing the program. If you have completed all the steps described below, and Skype does not close or is completely frozen, you need to follow these steps:
- go to “Start” and find “Run” there;
- enter the cmd.exe command in the line and press Enter;
- in the open command line write taskkill /IM skype.exe /F and press Enter.
After this, Skype will successfully complete its work.
Let's consider the scenario when you used Skype on someone else's computer (at a friend's place, at work, in an Internet cafe) and forgot to log out of your account. Many people have had this happen; you don’t need to immediately think that someone will use your account or find out secret information. If everything is done correctly and quickly, then all this can be avoided. To sign out of Skype on another computer, you need to do the following:
- log into your Skype account;
- then open any conversation (chat) where you can write a message;
- and enter the command /remotelogout, then press Enter.
After this, you don’t have to worry that your account will be used elsewhere.
Sign out of Skype on Android
If you use Skype on a smartphone with operating system Android and you can’t exit the application, you need to do the following:
- in the "Advanced" tab Skype settings» go to Menu;
- select “Exit”;
- and click on “Log out of account”, after which Skype will stop working. All you have to do is close the application with a swipe of your finger across the screen.
This method is suitable for any smartphone or tablet.
As you can see, logging out of Skype on your computer is quite easy if you know how to do it. Even if you forgot to erase your account on someone else's PC, you can still sign out of Skype on another computer remotely. If you have already learned how to use Skype, but cannot simply exit the program, then this article is for you. And remember, there is always a way out.