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The updater service, and use of Windows Update, have both gone away
Skype, available from http://www.skype.com, is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer, and video conferencing.
Skype 5.8 introduced a Windows Service for automatic updatesan auto updater service, called SkypeUpdate. Skype 5.10 deprecated or 6.0 removed that method and instead the updates (from 5.10 onwards) were via Windows Update [https://support.skype.com/m/en/faq/FA12050/how-can-i-update-skype-for-windows-desktop] (Skype 5.10 from Windows Update [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2727727]) But this has now are available been pulled by Microsoft ("DisableVersionCheckPolicy only applies to Skype application. Microsoft remove Skype from WSUS." - [http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows/Does-DisableVersionCheckPolicy-disable-updates-through -Windows Update/m-p/1245182#M94498]. Skype 6.0 removes the Skype auto updater Service.
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