
(If you installed Skype to a different folder on your computer instead of the default one, you’ll have to change the above commands to point at the Skype.exe file on your computer. Microsoft announces acquisition of Skype for $8. Sign into each Skype window with a new account. Turning on two-step verification, as noted in the third point above, is particularly important if you’re going use one account for multiple services. What Skype doesn’t mention, of course, is that if your Microsoft account is compromised, so is your Skype login.



In addition to including Microsoft account support in its Windows Phone app, Skype today also started letting new users signing up on to register with a Microsoft account (in addition to a Facebook account).
