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Remove advert on skype (7.0 and greater)
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skype-advert-fix.markdown

2 Steps to remove adverting from Skype

1 STEP - Change Internet Options

Add advert's hosts into a block list on IE security tab

  • Open IE Internet Options -> Security tab
  • Choose Restricted sites and click Sites button
  • Add following urls:
    https://apps.skype.com
    https://g.msn.com
    http://g.msn.com

2 STEP - Change internal skype configs

Close skype before you start do changes

Go to C:\users\youruser\appdata\roaming\skype\yourskypeuser\config.xml
then find <UI> -> <General> section and do the next changes:

    <AdvertEastRailsEnabled>0</AdvertEastRailsEnabled>
    <AdvertLargeEastRailCutoff>2200</AdvertLargeEastRailCutoff>
    <AdvertNorthRailCutoff>582</AdvertNorthRailCutoff>
    <AdvertPlaceholder>0</AdvertPlaceholder>
    <AdvertSmallEastRailCutoff>1750</AdvertSmallEastRailCutoff>

And save it

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