Next, you need to backup your chat history (which is available on Skype for Windows desktop or Skype for Mac).
Now, you need to transfer your contacts from the Facebook account you were using to log in.
If you have been logging into Skype via Microsoft, you should create a new Microsoft account or use your existing Microsoft account. "Currently, using your Facebook account to sign in to Skype is not supported on Skype for Windows 10, the new Skype for Android and iPhone, and the new Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux." Microsoft says that if you choose not to make the switch and you still have a balance that is in credit, you will be automatically refunded - and your Skype account cancelled - after January 10, 2018."Using a Microsoft Account will enable you to log in via single sign-in, unlocking all your Microsoft services - including Skype, Office Online, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and more - in one experience, with just one password," the company wrote on its support page. Currently, using your Facebook account to sign in to Skype is not supported on Skype for Windows 10, the new Skype for Android and iPhone, and the new Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Using a Microsoft Account will enable you to login-in via single sign-in, unlocking all your Microsoft services - including Skype, Office Online, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and more - in one experience, with just one password. On the support pages for Skype, Microsoft says:Īs we continue to roll out the new Skype, we're discontinuing the option to login via Facebook in January 2018 and will streamline all Skype logins via your Microsoft account. Thankfully, the company is making the process of switching from Facebook-login to a Microsoft account pretty simple, including automatically transferring Skype credit and so on.
Microsoft has not said anything about why it is introducing the change - it would seem to make sense to make it as easy as possible for someone to sign into their account, and that's exactly what the Facebook login option did.
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