Skype keeps you more connected to your world by making it simple to get things done, have rich conversations, or enjoy spontaneous moments together with your friends and family. 

Verify that you meet the system requirements for Skype.
 

What can I do with Skype (version 8) on desktop, and Skype for Windows 10 (version 14)?

• Profile picture - Click your profile picture to get to your Settings , update your status to Active, Do not disturb, or Invisible, send feedback, and view your Skype version.
•  More - Quickly get to your Settings , get Help, send feedback, Report a problem, or Sign out.
•  Search - Find your friends quickly. 
•  Dialpad - Quickly access the dialpad.
•  Chats - View your recents chats, favorites, and start a new conversation. 
•  Calls - Use the dialpad, quickly find your recent calls or make a new call to one of your contacts.
•  Contacts - Go to your contacts window where you can easily filter your Skype contacts by All, Skype only contacts, and which of your contacts is Active Now on Skype.
•  Notifications - Go to your Skype notifications window.
•  Chat - Start a new group chat, a new one-to-one chat, or a new Private Conversation.
•  Chat filter - Sort your chats by Time, and Unread, choose which View you'd like, Standard or Compact and for your new chats, or Hide Favorites. 
• Chat name header - Easily get to your contact's or group's profile and settings.
•  Gallery - Find your shared photos, web links and files easily.
•  Add to chat - Find add-ins to help you search the web, share content, and get things done in your conversation wihtout switching apps.