Skype Update
Hi all,
Currently experiencing issues with Skype 8+ wanting to auto update for our users.
We have tried the method of creating a logon script to delete the 'Skype-Setup.exe' application and then create a folder named 'Skype-Setup.exe' but this hasn't worked as anticipated, as some users are still getting the prompts for admin credentials to install/update.
The odd thing is that the prompt seems to be two-factor authentication as when the UAC prompt initially pops up, it only accepts admin credentials (as expected), but then the odd thing is that a second UAC prompt appears after this and only accepts the credentials of the current local user.
Has anyone had similar experiences?
I was thinking about trying the following: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/182a2ff5-7307-42b9-a825-6f83a850c165/stop-skype-automatic-updates?forum=sfbfr
Has anyone else who has experienced this problem tried this?
Thanks.
Comments
I haven't tried the registry edit, and I've actually had really good results by replacing Skype-Setup.exe with a folder. For the users that are getting UAC popups, is their "%appdata%\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Skype-Setup.exe" replaced with a folder, or did skype revert it back to the update executable?
This solution works well enough Disable Skype 8 Automatic Updates
It was replaced with a file by Skype.
I'm already doing this, but Skype is randomly removing the folder and replacing it back with the update exe.
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