(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Another annoyance in newer versions of Skype is that banner ads are shown right in the chat window. Today, we would like to share another simple method to disable ads in Skype's chat window which works regardless of the version of Windows you have.

1. Go to the Control Panel
   
2. Locate and open the Control Panel\Network and Internet\Internet Options item.
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3. Switch to the Security tab.
   
4. Click on 'Restricted sites' icon and click the Sites button:
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5. Type the following in the text box and then press the Add button
   

6.      [URL]https://apps.skype.com/[/URL] 
   

   
   
7. Close Internet Options and restart Skype.
   

That's it! Enjoy ad-free chat in Skype.

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sweg nice man

Do you know of any way of doing this on a Mac?

Probably not a way



inb4 PC master race

or be jelly that I have 12 years of Skype premium and no need for me to do this :ha!:

Great Tutorial. :y:

Using software that has inbuilt ads

Thanks man, it's working !

awesome thanks

Just locate and edit your Hosts file (/private/etc/hosts) and add these:

# Skype Ads Blocker
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 live.rads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 static.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 g.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ac3.msn.com

# End Skype Ads Blocker

and then restart Skype.