On the other, if you just have an embarrassing Display Name, that can be changed whenever you want. If you signed up for Skype before Microsoft purchased the VoIP and messaging platform, then you likely aren’t able to change your username at all - you’ll actually have to lose all your contacts and create a new Skype account to change the username. So, if you have an embarrassing email, you’ll have to create a new one and assign your Microsoft account that new email. That said, you can change your username whenever you’d like, but that requires you changing your Microsoft account email.

After Microsoft purchased Skype in 2011, usernames are now your email, and your display name is the name that everyone sees. It’s worth noting that you have two names on Skype - your display name and your username. If you follow along below, we’ll show you how you can change your Skype name, hopefully without having to delete the account and start over.Ĭhanging Skype Usernames and Changing Display Names Are Different Or, it could be a girlfriend or potential romantic interest that wants to talk with you over Skype, but you don’t want them seeing that your user name is something like “xxSuP3rn00bkillerxx1337.” The good news is that you aren’t completely out of luck.

If you created a brilliant Skype username long ago, but now are regretting that decision after your potential employer has decided that they want to give you a job interview over Skype, you might feel a little worried.

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