Disable Skype Automatic Answering!!

Skype automatically answers my incoming calls, even though I have unchecked "Answer Incoming Calls Automatically" under "Call Settings."
Even stranger is that this happens for every other call. Sometimes, voicemail will pick up, and sometimes, Skype will just automatically answer.
This is a maddening scenario.
I have my voicemail set up so that "Send unanswered calls to voicemail" is checked, and that calls are supposed to be sent to voicemail after 20 seconds, if I :reject a call" or am "already on a call."
I have one app that I use, and that is PrettyMay Call Recorder.
I had a subscription and an online phone number for a year, and never had this problem, even with the PrettyMay app. When my subscription and phone number ran out, I waited a few days before renewing. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but this is driving me insane.
I've tried to update Skype twice within the past few days, and the updates failed. I am still running 5.5.0.124
How do I stop having Skype automatically answer my calls?

I do. I have MP3 Skyupe Recorder 3.1 and btplayerctrl.exe (bluetooth).
I rarely have the skype recorder on and have had it long before this began happenig.
I have in the more recent past started using AfterShock Bluetooth. Bluetooth selection at times will reset itself to regular speakers and microphone. I find that I have to connect the bluetooth, open skype, make sure the microphone and speaker are set to bluetooth. Then shut down skype and bring it back up. Then the selection will stick with bluetooth. I find that windows loads the bluetooth drivers every instance a bluetooth is reconnected. I am now on instance 68. It is clear that bluetooth has not been perfectly addapted in windows 7 as it has been for my galaxy s3 and ipad.
I thought it may be google voice as I had been routing calls in but after removing google voice it is clearly not it as I am still getting automatic answering.
I have not removed skype recorder from my computer.

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