skype, the popular tool Microsoft to do video calls between users, offers with its standard version a simple and comfortable application for chat with your family, friends and acquaintances through some simple steps. And both its installation and removal are intuitive and not complicated processes. But it turns out that there is also a professional version of skype known as Skype for Business or Skype Business, a version focused on professional environments with more complex specific tools and features. And uninstalling this professional version from our computer can become quite a problem; Therefore, below we offer you a complete guide on how to uninstall Skype for Business from your computer Windows 10.
How to uninstall Skype for Business from PC
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What is Skype for Business
As its name suggests, Skype for Business is a advanced version of the Skype video calling tool, a version specially designed for professional environments which offers specific and more complex advantages and tools than the standard version. Skype for Business offers the following features:
- Start direct message conversations, voice calls and video calls.
- See when a contact is available and online.
- Schedule or join group video calls directly.
- Share the computer screen in video calls with the rest of the participants.
- Give control of the device to other participants in a video call.
Although many users of Windows 10 will have the professional version of Skype installed, most only use the standard or traditional version of the video calling application. Therefore, below we show you how to uninstall Skype for Business from your Windows 10 PC, since it is a somewhat complex process.
How to uninstall Skype for Business in Windows 10
Skype for Business is part of the tool Office Suite, a built-in program that cannot be uninstalled independently from Office 2016. Therefore, we will have to uninstall office and reinstall it again, although without the Skype for Business package. Follow the next steps:
- Download the utility Office Development Tool.
- Run the program and extract the files to a folder created on the C drive of the PC.
- In this folder, create a new text file with the following data (in OfficeClientEdition write the architecture of your computer between 32 or 64 bits)
- Save changes with the option All the files with the name configuration.xml.
- Accede to Administrator: Command Prompt and go to the folder where the text file was created.
- Run the following command: setup.exe /download configuration.xml.
- This will download the Office suite without Skype for Business included.
- The Office folder will be created in the defined path.
- When the download is complete, go back to Administrator: Command Prompt and run the command: setup.exe /configure configuration.xml to run the Office installation, now without Skype for Business.
When the process is finished you will have Office installed again in Windows 10, but this time without Skype for Business.
