Download link for Skype 6.21

Question

Since Microsoft have removed Skype 6.21 from their website, you will have to find an alternative source. Filehippo link - http://filehippo.com/download_skype/58884/ - doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

This will fix the UI issue, but there's another glaring problem.  For those of us trying to use Skype to copy any files behind a LAN, in version 6.18 they disabled, and still haven't, and likely won't ever re-enable peer-to-peer LAN transfers.  But, do a quick search on 6.16, and it sounds as if that version is VERY buggy, and not advisable to install.  So, the questions from me are:  Which version with LAN transfers is stable, and where are the links on the "wayback machine", since Microsoft removed any and all download links to previous versions of Skype, and which are not available now, (I guess they know better, and don't trust us to use an older version). The unfortunate state of affairs is that, no one will honestly communicate what is happening at Skype and Microsoft.  Perhaps there is a major business or security reason for these changes.  But, I suspect not.  Even so, please be adult and tell us exactly what you are doing, and why.  We are adults and can handle the truth, even if we don't like it.  I predict that all updates will become forced very soon, as they've stated they will be with Windows 10.  This also will mean they will permanently break any previous versions of Skype.  As of today, March 31, 20215, Skype is now upgraded automatically through Windows update, KB2876229.  Your only option for disabling this is to right click, and choose HIDE.  But, even this may be temporary, since a future update may "unhide" that KB, or issue a new one, just as they did with the Windows 8.0-8.1 forced upgrade.  This will still not disable updates from being requested inside versions 6.18-6.21, for which you must also turn off the "Skype update service". It's time we besiege Redmond to try to regain technical control of our PCs from the nanny decisions that the current engineering team seems to retain from the Ballmer/Metro fiasco days.  I think Nadella may listen.  If anyone can get a note to Bill Gates, he is advising him now, and might get the message across that we all want to regain our rights to control, (and improve), how our PCs behave for us and the users we support.  To ignore this, would further imperil the Windows platform.