Tips - Skype and Windows 10 hang up application problem

On windows 10 Skype often hangup.


A first solution that worked for me too is:

1. Quit Skype or use Windows Task Manager to kill any Skype.exe process.
2. Start --> %appdata% and then press Enter or click the OK button.
3. Locate a folder named “Skype”. Rename this folder to something different, e.g. Skype.old.
4. Start --> %temp%\skype and then press Enter.
5. Delete the DbTemp folder.

Another procedure is this one:

1. Exit from Skype application.
2. Find Skype.exe in Windows Explorer (In my system it is C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe)
3. Right Click, select Properties.
4. Go to Compatibility tab.
5. Select compatibility mode Windows Vista SP2.
6. Start Skype.
7. In menu Tools / Options / Advanced / Connection turned off the option "Enable uPnP" - this solves the issue with hanging Skype on start up in compatibility mode.

In any case there are several workaround reading this skype community forum.

http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Skype-v-7-7-freezes-on-Windows-10-after-pressing-keyboard-local/td-p/4066735/page/4