You can download that from the following link: Simple! Install the “old” desktop client for Skype, which allows you to login with your Skype username and password. Who has one of those in our office? Nobody. The pre-loaded “modern” Skype asked for a Microsoft account… We recently ordered and received some new machines at the Silicon Dales office, and, because clients often send us files in Microsoft formats, and we like to have familiarity with the latest Operating Systems our clients are likely to be using (and their idiosyncracies) for our conversations with them, one of the machines we’ve built has Windows 8 – Windows 8.1, to be precise – installed.Īs our team regularly conferences with each other, and our clients, via Skype, we tried to get this setup on Windows 8.1. Now share that link as you would any other-via email, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, WhatsApp, etc.This tutorial describes how to download and use Skype without a Microsoft Account – something the version of Skype pre-installed on later copies of Microsoft Windows doesn’t seem to allow. You can either copy the link in the left-hand panel or from the big blue box in the main part of the screen. To get other people to join, you have to share the unique web address created for your conversation. When everything is ready, a Skype for Web conversation window appears. Once that’s done, you’ll eventually see a Skype loading screen as Microsoft prepares the account-free conversation. Once your name is entered, click the Start a conversation button again.
Just don’t sweat it if you’d rather use a pseudonym.
I wouldn’t necessarily count on Skype as a way to have a sensitive, anonymous conversation. Since this is not tied to an account you can use any name you like. Pick the username you’d like to use for the conversation.Ĭlick that and a small window will pop up asking you to enter your name. When you land on the webpage you’ll see a button labeled Start a conversation. Since this is a web-based service, you start on.
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