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Skype
7.9.0.103
Skype - Install Skype, add your friends as contacts, then call, video call and instant message with them for free. Call people who aren't on Skype too, at really low rates.
To install Skype, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
C:\> choco install skype
--version 7.9.0.103
To upgrade Skype, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
C:\> choco upgrade skype
--version 7.9.0.103
Files
Hide- tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
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#Install-ChocolateyPackage 'skype' 'exe' '/SILENT /nogoogle /noie /nodesktopicon' 'http://download.skype.com/3694814915aaa38100bfa0933f948e65/partner/59/SkypeSetup.exe' #Install-ChocolateyPackage 'skype' 'exe' '/SILENT /nogoogle /noie /nodesktopicon' 'http://download.skype.com/msi/SkypeSetup_7.9.0.103.msi' #Install-ChocolateyPackage 'skype' 'exe' '/SILENT /nogoogle /noie /nodesktopicon' 'http://download.skype.com/SkypeSetupFull.exe' function isInstalled() { return Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'Skype\u2122 [\d\.]+$'} } $packageName = 'skype' $fileType = 'msi' # http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-archive/Unattended-install/td-p/184628s $silentArgs = '/qn /norestart STARTSKYPE=FALSE TRANSFORMS=:RemoveDesktopShortcut.mst TRANSFORMS=:RemoveStartup.mst' $url = 'http://download.skype.com/msi/SkypeSetup_7.9.0.103.msi' try { $appInstalled = isInstalled if ($appInstalled) { # If Skype (in any version) is already installed on the computer, remove it first, otherwise the # installation of Skype will fail with an error. $msiArgs = $('/x' + $appInstalled.IdentifyingNumber + ' ' + $silentArgs) Write-Host "Uninstalling previous version of Skype, otherwise installing the new version won’t work." Start-ChocolateyProcessAsAdmin $msiArgs 'msiexec' # This loop checks every 5 seconds if Skype is already uninstalled. # Then it proceeds with the download and installation of the Skype # version specified in the package. do { Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 $i += 1 # Break if too much time passed if ($i -gt 12) { Write-Error 'Could not uninstall the previous version of Skype.' break } } until (-not (isInstalled)) } Install-ChocolateyPackage $packageName $fileType $silentArgs $url } catch { Write-ChocolateyFailure $packageName $($_.Exception.Message) throw }
- tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
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$processor = Get-WmiObject Win32_Processor $is64bit = $processor.AddressWidth -eq 64 if ($is64bit) { $programUninstallEntryName = "Skype" $uninstallString = (Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select DisplayName, UninstallString | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "$programUninstallEntryName*"}).UninstallString } else { $programUninstallEntryName = "Skype" $uninstallString = (Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select DisplayName, UninstallString | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "$programUninstallEntryName*"}).UninstallString } # get the uninstall string of the installed Skype version from the registry $uninstallString = "$uninstallString" -replace '[{]', '`{' # adding escape character to the braces $uninstallString = "$uninstallString" -replace '[}]', '`} /passive /norestart' # to work properly with the Invoke-Expression command, add silent arguments if ($uninstallString -ne "") { Invoke-Expression "$uninstallString" # start uninstaller }
Virus Scan Results
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Version History
Version | Downloads | Last updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Skype 8.39.0.180 | 9586 | Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | approved |
Skype 8.38.0.161 | 14104 | Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | approved |
Skype 8.38.0.138 | 11660 | Thursday, January 31, 2019 | approved |
Skype 8.37.0.98 | 17417 | Thursday, January 17, 2019 | approved |
Skype 8.36.0.52 | 29556 | Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | approved |
Skype 8.34.0.78 | 27959 | Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | approved |
Skype 8.33.0.50 | 20617 | Saturday, October 27, 2018 | approved |
Skype 8.33.0.41 | 10125 | Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | approved |
Skype 8.32.0.53 | 18642 | Friday, October 12, 2018 | approved |
Skype 8.31.0.92 | 20829 | Thursday, September 27, 2018 | approved |
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