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How can I quit Skype (for Windows 7) with one click? Presently I use the four click method:

  1. Close
  2. Right click on the taskbar Skype icon
  3. Quit
  4. Quit

Is Skype afraid of Amazon's one-click shopping patent?

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If the are afraid, they do take a wide margin to be deep on the safe side... – ysap Oct 14 '11 at 14:37
Thanks, @broiyan. Now I know how to quit skype without killing it from task manager. – aland Oct 14 '11 at 14:42
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You can right click on the Skype taskbar icon and click Quit Skype.

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Note that if you don't see this option, it may be because you have UAC disabled (according to the Skype developers).

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Must it be pinned for this to work? Because if I do, I only get the bottom two – Ivo Flipse♦ Oct 14 '11 at 15:48
@Ivo It works for me even if it's not pinned. What version of Skype are you running? – Gareth Oct 14 '11 at 22:32
Version 5.5.0.124, just updated to the most recent version, guess there's something not right... – Ivo Flipse♦ Oct 15 '11 at 8:43
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@Ivo do you have UAC turned off? From the Skype developers: community.skype.com/t5/Windows/… – Gareth Oct 15 '11 at 9:12
I do, I trust myself enough to play with the child safety mode turned off ;-) Thanks for localizing the 'bug' – Ivo Flipse♦ Oct 15 '11 at 9:48
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You can set Skype to start in Vista emulation/whatever mode. This way you will only get a tray icon. Should be more straightforward to quit by right clicking that instead.

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I have a system tray icon (in addition to the taskbar icon) on Windows 7 without needing to enable Vista compatibility. – Gareth Oct 30 '11 at 10:30
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If you don't have Windows 7, or have chosen to have insecure UAC settings, then it still takes 2 clicks.

You can just right click the icon in the notification area and click Quit.

In case you get a dialog bog, note that there is a Do not ask me again checkbox.

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