How to Sign Into Two or More Skype Accounts at Once

♠ Posted by Damon at 5:13:00 AM

To launch a second Skype application on Windows, press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog, copy-paste the below command into it, and press Enter.

On a 64-bit version of Windows — you’re probably using a 64-bit version of Windows — run the following command:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /secondary

On a 32-bit version of Windows, run the following command:

"C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /secondary

You can repeat this process to open a third, fourth, and other additional copies of Skype. Sign into each Skype window with a new account.

(If you installed Skype to a different folder on your computer instead of the default one, you’ll have to change the above commands to point at the Skype.exe file on your computer.)

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You can create a shortcut to make this easier. Open a File Explorer or Windows Explorer window and navigate to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\” on a 64-bit version of Windows or “C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\” on a 32-bit version. Right-click the Skype.exe file and select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).

Go to your desktop, right-click the Skype shortcut you created, and select Properties. In the Target box, add /secondary to the end. For example, on a 64-bit version of Windows, it should look like:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /secondary

Give the shortcut a name like “Skype (Second Account)”. You can keep double-clicking this shortcut to open additional instances of Skype.