Skype window doesn't show up after logging in

 After I log in to Skype I see the icon show up in my task bar but the window doesn't show up and clicking on the icon doesn't do anything.
And the times when the window DOES show up after signing in, it's not responding. 
Is there a way to fix this? I have the latest version of Skype and am using Windows 8.1

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