I have a new Windows 10 Dell Desktop machine. I previously was using an ACER notebook but it got unreliable so I bought the Dell. Today just as I was about to transfer all my user files across from the Windows 7 ACER to the new DELL, the ACER died. I think it will be final this time but will get it looked at as soon as I get free of the current tasks.   In the meantime however, I wanted to talk to a friend so fired up Skype for the first time on the new Dell desktop machine.  I was asked to log in which I did. My Login-in was accepted using my Microsoft account login and password.   I was then asked to connect my address book by clicking on a green box, which I did.   I was then asked to confirm my phone number in a similar manner, but after clicking this numerous times nothing happened.  The Skype interface looks really incomplete with only two contact names on the left side.  I can bring up a full list of contacts but it drops into the middle of the screen.     But, in the top left corner of my screen under the word Skype there is a little yellow triangle and the words "Not connected to SKYPE"!!!  And no apparent obvious way of actually connecting to Skype.   How do I get actually Skype working on my new Dell machine?  PS.  Skype was working perfectly well on the ACER notebook in the past.

The may be an issue with your computer (or 3rd party Security Software) firewall not allowing the app access to the Internet.

 

Unable to connect to Skype

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