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I am trying to set Skype to start with Windows with the setting: setting dialog -> General -> Automatically Start Skype -> Settings -> (Startup Apps Dialog) -> Skype -> Switch On

However, after a reboot (or possibly a few reboots) Skype is back to not starting up with Windows again and the setting appears as off.

Do you know how to fix this problem?

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  • Most probably it's being disabled by policy setting or another script/task that disables it. With the info you provided it's no way to give more precise answer.
    – Hardoman
    Commented Dec 29, 2020 at 16:45
  • @Hardoman Thank you. Do you have any suggestions on how to go about finding the problem task/script?
    – Toaster
    Commented Dec 29, 2020 at 21:23
  • Here is a similar thread discussed before, please kindly check if it was helpful to you: Skype doesn't auto-run at startup
    – Sunny
    Commented Dec 30, 2020 at 7:16
  • @Sunny Thank you. I had checked these but did not list them as the details no longer apply to the current version of Skype. I tried a reinstall. I will post if it fixes the problem.
    – Toaster
    Commented Dec 30, 2020 at 10:14
  • @Toaster there are too many possibilities here. I would start checking everything at startup, Windows Task Scheduler and applied policies via gpresult. I would also try changing the startup option via registry. There would be a possibility that you enable it on account level (HKCU), but it's disabled for all users (HKLM). Check all startup possibilities lazyadmin.nl/it/windows-10-startup-folder-location
    – Hardoman
    Commented Dec 30, 2020 at 11:56

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I still don't know the mechanism behind this problem; however, uninstall and reinstall appears to have solved the issue.

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