Removing Skype ads

In the latest Skype, the ad bar above conversations is quite annoying, so I’ll share how to get rid of it.
Exit Skype completely, then in File Explorer navigate to
C:/Users/YourUsername/App Data/Roaming/Skype/YourSkypename
folder, then open the config.xml file and find the following line, and delete it entirely:
<AdvertPlaceholder>1</AdvertPlaceholder>
Save it, then right-click the file, properties, and check the „Read-only” option, click OK, and you can start Skyping without ads 🙂
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