Skype Web Plugin

A way to uninstall Skype Web Plugin from your computer

This page is about Skype Web Plugin for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Skype Technologies S.A.. More information about Skype Technologies S.A. can be read here. Click on https://support.skype.com/ to get more details about Skype Web Plugin on Skype Technologies S.A.'s website. The program is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44 directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Skype Web Plugin by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{7E4C8063-6644-4580-B27F-6B70B1A51F0E}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled PluginHost.exe and occupies 270.17 KB (276656 bytes).

Skype Web Plugin is composed of the following executables which take 800.91 KB (820136 bytes) on disk:

• EdgeCalling.exe (83.68 KB)
• GatewayVersion-x64.exe (136.70 KB)
• GatewayVersion.exe (46.19 KB)
• PluginHost.exe (270.17 KB)
• SkypeShell.exe (264.17 KB)

The current page applies to Skype Web Plugin version 7.17.0.44 alone. You can find here a few links to other Skype Web Plugin releases:

• 7.26.0.47
• 7.26.0.48
• 7.9.0.56
• 7.23.0.54
• 7.20.0.178
• 7.25.0.32
• 7.24.0.53
• 7.3.0.501
• 7.10.0.93
• 7.6.0.289
• 7.6.0.291
• 7.5.0.123
• 7.32.6.278
• 7.9.0.59
• 7.5.0.127
• 7.31.0.56
• 7.29.0.73
• 7.31.0.51
• 7.14.0.184
• 7.12.0.47
• 7.21.0.159
• 7.13.0.69
• 7.6.0.295
• 7.1.0.63
• 7.18.0.58
• 7.22.0.120
• 7.18.0.51
• 7.22.0.118
• 7.3.0.483
• 7.11.0.39
• 7.7.0.219
• 7.27.0.105
• 7.28.0.46
• 7.2.0.422
• 7.15.0.49
• 7.12.0.55
• 7.19.0.182
• 7.29.0.72
• 7.30.0.98
• 7.16.0.22
• 7.0.1.58
• 7.17.0.43
• 7.13.0.71

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Skype Web Plugin.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\EdgeBroker.winmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\EdgeBrokerPS.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\EdgeCalling.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\GatewayActiveX.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\GatewayActiveX-x64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\GatewayVersion.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\GatewayVersion-x64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\npGatewayNpapi.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\npGatewayNpapi-x64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\PluginHost.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\SkypeShell.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SkypePlugin\7.17.0.44\ThirdPartyNotices.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7E4C8063-6644-4580-B27F-6B70B1A51F0E}

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{180F6DF8-AE6F-4FD8-B4A3-E1564D3E6B12}C:\users\suan\appdata\local\skypeplugin\7.17.0.44\pluginhost.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C2E457AA-05B1-4ED0-95B1-70BB63733E87}C:\users\suan\appdata\local\skypeplugin\7.17.0.44\pluginhost.exe

A way to remove Skype Web Plugin from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype Web Plugin is a program marketed by the software company Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, people try to remove it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to remove Skype Web Plugin is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Skype Web Plugin or simply click the Search field and type in "Skype Web Plugin". If it is installed on your PC the Skype Web Plugin application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Skype Web Plugin in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Skype Web Plugin, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Skype Web Plugin:

• The web site of the application is: https://support.skype.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{7E4C8063-6644-4580-B27F-6B70B1A51F0E}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Skype Web Plugin.


8. After removing Skype Web Plugin, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Skype Web Plugin that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Skype Web Plugin with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Skype Web Plugin by Skype Technologies S.A. from your PC, nor are we saying that Skype Web Plugin by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Skype Web Plugin supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.