Zikama Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) If you're like me; Fucking annoyed by the look of the new Skype and hate it like hell, luckily theres a fix to downgrade and prevent Skype from auto updating, without ever prompting you to update your Skype! First off, if you don't already have the old version of Skype installed anymore, you can download it here. (version. 6.3.0.107) Make sure to Uninstall your current version of Skype, before attempting to install this version, otherwise it won't let you! Once Skype 6.3 is installed, login onto your account as usual. (You may see a prompt asking you to update already, just ignore and close it) Then go to Tools -> Options then select Advanced tab. Select "Automatic updates", click "Turn off automatic updates" button and click "Save" button. See the picture below. Once thats done, sign out of Skype again. Go to Start -> type "cmd" then right-click & select "Run as administrator". Type "sc delete SkypeUpdate". If successful it will return message: "[sC] DeleteService SUCCESS" Go to Start > type %temp% and press Enter. Search and delete the file "SkypeSetup.exe". See picture below. Once thats deleted, go to Run -> and type "%systemroot%\System32\drivers\etc\". Open notepad.exe then drag & drop the file named host into the window, so it opens it. Add the text "127.0.0.1 download.skype.com" below the last line of your host file. See picture below. Save the file, reboot your system, and DONE!- Now your skype will stay the same lovely version for ever, without every annoying you with update prompts/popups. Note: You can't download Skype manually by using this technique!If you want to download from download.skype.com in the future, you need to remove this line from the hosts file. Or else, use either of the procedures below. Hope this tutorial will help a few that really don't like the new Skype! If you find this helpful please hit like! BONUS: Prevent Skype from showing ads above chats/calls by adding theese sites to your host file, and thereby blocking them permanently. (This will only occur if you do not have Skype premium or call credit). 127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com 127.0.0.1 a.rad.msn.com 127.0.0.1 b.rad.msn.com 127.0.0.1 spe.atdmt.com Edited May 31, 2015 by Zikama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flax Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) I get this for some reason after I uninstalled Skype 7.5 & downloaded the older version: Any ideas? I've checked everywhere on Google but they all say I should install the most recent Skype in order to solve the problem. Edited May 30, 2015 by Flax_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trustmybet Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 How can i get the very first few versions of skype again? Since my skype already updated gayly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uchiha Sasuke Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Seems to work for me. I didn't see any update thing when I logged into Skype this time. Thank you. Edited May 31, 2015 by Uchiha Sasuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zikama Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 I get this for some reason after I uninstalled Skype 7.5 & downloaded the older version: Any ideas? I've checked everywhere on Google but they all say I should install the most recent Skype in order to solve the problem. Try to remove the 'download.skype.com' from the host file, and see if it changes anything. If not, try to back up your skype directory, usually located in 'C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Skype' and delete it from there. (Just make sure to save it somewhere else, as it contains old chats etc.) How can i get the very first few versions of skype again? Since my skype already updated gayly.. The download link for Skype V. 6.3.0 is in OP. This version of skype does contain the most beloved design, as you see in the last picture in my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vag Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I would not suggest using this - as the way how Skype connecting the calls needs frequent updates to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zikama Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 I would not suggest using this - as the way how Skype connecting the calls needs frequent updates to be safe. I don't see the problem. People like me who only uses skype for business purpose will never use the call function anyways. I haven't encountered any issues so far, and been using the old skype for over 1½ week now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
