Skype lowers volume of all other applications

Hello.
Started using Windows 8 today and first thing I did was to install Skype. Afterwards, i went to the sound options in windows and disabled the volume change under communication tab. But still, when I call someone, or someone calls me, skype lowers the volume of all other applications.
How to fix?
Regards,
introzan.

gerg-medo wrote:
here a guide from w7, but same applies to w8.1 tested and working.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/adjust-volume-level-when-place-or-receive-telephone-calls-in-windows-7...
I can confirm this is NOT working, nor has it been since this version of Skype was released. It works in Skype for Windows 7, but that is the desktop version. It also works in the desktop version on Windows 8 and 8.1, but this forum is for the "modern" version that is downloaded from the Windows Store. I have tried this on at least six computers and it fails 100% of the time. I tried it prior to posting this message (5 minutes ago) to ensure that it had not been recently fixed and it has not. Perhaps there is something unique to your setup that makes it work for you while it fails for everyone else, but speaking for myself and everyone I know that has used this version of Skype the issue remains.
The OP even mentioned that they tried this method and it did not work as expected.
introzen wrote:
...i went to the sound options in windows and disabled the volume change under communication tab...

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