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Doubled Skype window when clicking notification in Windows 10

I have a weird experience with Skype installed on one of my Windows 10 1903-based computers. Whenever: I have Skype opened and minimised to tray bar (notification area / clock), I see some Skype ...
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Disable Skype "Update your Background Apps setting" notification without disabling all Skype notifications

Whenever I put my Windows 10 device into battery saver mode, I get the following message: Update your Background Apps setting You may be missing Skype calls and messages due to your current settings. ...
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Windows 10 taskbar doesn't show number of messages received by Skype App

I am using Windows 10, and the Skype App that came with it. (Not Skype for Business.) I have its icon in the taskbar. But when I get a message, the taskbar icon doesn't change to show me that I ...
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Message in Skype Pop Up notification

Is there a way to turn off the option of the actual message content showing in the Skype for Business pop up notification box? I want to notification box with the name of the person sending the ...
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Skype Desktop Win 8.1 Notifications Bubbles Broken?

I cant seem to get skype desktop on windows 8.1 to show bubbles for notifications like it did in previous windows versions. I have already set "Control Panel--->All Control Panel Items--->...
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Skype doesn't always notify about new chat messages

So we are both online and sending each other messages in skype from time to time. I get notifications, answer, and some time later I switch to the Skype window and there are new message about which I ...
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Skype "notify me only" on some emoticon

In Skype Conversation Settings, there is an option to "Notify me only if these words are mentioned" ("Enter single words separated by spaces"). However, this does not work for me if I enter (*), the ...
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How can I turn off Skype notifications to others when I go online?

How can I turn off Skype's notification of "is online", which is visible to other online members when log in? Is it possible to do that at all?
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Skype notifications repeat themselves endlessly

For some notifications Skype gives me, even after I close them and mark them as read, they come back again the next day. Even after several weeks, notifications of the same event keep on appearing ...
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Disable unread count in the Skype dock icon

Is there anyway to disable the unread count in the Skype dock icon? I don't want want to use the Mark unread messages as read immediately option, since I want to see what I missed when I switch back ...
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How to get better Skype notifications in Ubuntu?

In Ubuntu, I want to be notified in a customizable way when someone speaks in a Skype conversation (but not in group Chat 'channels'). The problem is: I have lots of windows open, so I often don't ...
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Skype doesn't show notifications

Suddenly, my Skype (ver: 5.0.0.105) doesn't show notifications when other someone starts a chat with me although I've set configuration to do that. This make me lose some important conversations. I've ...
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skype notifications not working

My notifications in skype are not working when someone sends me a message. They do work for the first message, so it is not a general problem with the notifications. How can I fix this? All options ...
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Cannot re-enable sound notifications for Skype on Windows 7 SP1

I've tried to reset everything related to sounds/notifications to default configuration. My Skype on Windows 7 seems to be muted since the last time I set it to be so - i.e. when it keeps popping up ...
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How to get rid of Skype old receive notification?

I'm using same Skype account @work and @home. Problem is after I got home from work, "Home-Skype" receives all messages I exchanged with my contacts from someone's skype archive, and I all these (...
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