To stop receiving notifications after closing your new Desktop Skype, sign out of the app: Toggle Smart Notifications on -> Now you will receive notifications only if someone or quotes you in this chat.Select a group chat -> Go to the group chat settings.To tweak notification settings for a Skype group chat: Chat Settings -> Toggle notifications off.Select a conversation or group from your chart list -> Select the contact or group name.To disable notifications for specific conversations or groups: Select a contact from your contact list -> Left-click on it -> Left-click on its name at the top of the screen.To disable notifications for specific Skype contacts: If you do not want to turn off Skype desktop notifications completely, you can choose which of them to receive. Choose Do not disturb -> This will block chat notifications (Yet you are still available for incoming calls).Open your Desktop Skype profile -> Go to your presence settings.You can also get rid of irritating notifications by changing your presence settings: Notifications -> Toggle the unwanted notification types off.Select your profile picture -> Application Settings.To deactivate irksome notifications in the new Skype desktop app, do some toggling: And yet using it might be a dispiriting experience thanks to annoying notifications. The new version of Skype for desktop not only pleases the eye but also takes communication to a whole new level.

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