How to upgrade Skype without participating in the Insider Program

The Microsoft Preview Programs program will provide new features on the application so that participants can experience the application first. However, if you don't want to install new Windows builds for Fast Ring, Skip Ahead, but still want to try new versions of the application, just do a few simple things. This means we don't need to join the Insider Program to experience these applications. The following article will show you how to use the Skype version of the beta application.

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Guide to experience Skype beta

Step 1:

Open the Skype UWP application on your computer and then go to Settings, select Skype App Preview and then click Join preview .

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Step 2:

You select the terms of participation then click Join now button and click OK.

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Step 3:

Finally, we just need to access Microsoft Store to find the Skype application and you will see the app is up to the new version. The current new version is Skype 14.25.22.0 with many new features.

So, if you do not need to join Micosoft's Preview Programs, you can still experience upgrade beta applications with many features, like how to do with the Skype application above. We can apply this approach to other applications on Windows 10.

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I wish you all success!