How can I stop Skype updating itself automatically?

Question

I don't want Skype to update itself whenever it wants.

I did some research and found that some people went back to SkypeSetupFull 4.2.0.187 and reported that this version doesn't update itself. I also found that even some of the 4.x versions will update themselves.

I went ahead and uninstalled Skype (latest version 5) and manually removed (almost all) Skype entries from the registry. I installed 4.2.0.187 but it still updated itself.

How can I configure Skype so that it won't update itself automatically on Windows 7?

Answer 1

You should be able to, in Skype, go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced and change automatic to notify me then hit save

If Skype updates before you're able to change this setting you might need to look at blocking it with your firewall or disconnecting from the Internet.