Skype App issues on Windows 8.1 Preview

I'm not sure if this a Skype issue or a Windows 8.1 issue, but I found out that if I'm logged in to Skype on my Windows Phone 8 with my Microsoft account, the Skype App on Windows 8.1 doesn't work at all. No notifications, no incoming messages, sent messages won't go through. Nothing. First I thought it was a problem with the Skype App on Windows 8.1, so I uninstalled it and reinstalled it several times to no avail. I also tried restarting my laptop and my phone several times, until I remembered that the day before I had logged in to Skype on my WP with my MS Account (I was logged in with my Skype account before), so I switched accounts on the phone and logged in with my Skype account only and voila, the Skype App on Windows 8.1 started working again perfectly. I would really like to login on both my laptop and my phone with my MS account at the same time, but unfortunately it seems impossible at this moment.

I have the same issue. Just installed Windows 8.1 Pro (x64) from my Technet subscription. I installed Skype from the Store, but it just does not work (it shows blues screen and the application exits to a Start menu). Reinstallation does not help. Possible workaround I found is to use a copied Skype folder installed on my different Windows 7 PC (ver 6.6.66.106) which runs fine on W8.1 pro without installation.

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same issue in build 10049.
It would help to be more specific in the symptom description. E.g. using Narrator may help. (Win-Enter). Does it say what you are "seeing" (or should be seeing)?
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