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File transfers
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Skype API
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Status type
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Personalization
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Proxy setting
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Premium services
There are two ways to control Skype client congurations:
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Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and the registry (Windows only)
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XML-conguration les
These all have a set precedence for managed settings. In order, these are:
1. HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) registry keys, for all users on a given machine
2. HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) registry keys, for a specic user on a given
machine
3. Shared.xml and cong.xml Skype client settings
4. Skype client user preferences and defaults
2.4.1 Windows registry
The Skype client has user-accessible controls for many aspects you may want to manage.
Some of the more technical and network-related options are only accessible via the
registry. This is because organizations that use them generally manage users’ registries
centrally and have registry access control so that users can’t circumvent settings.
The Windows registry has two sets of values. Local machine values (HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE) registry keys) apply to all users on a given machine and carry the highest
priority. Current user values (HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) registry keys) apply only to a
specic user on a given machine, and carry a lower priority.
There are two ways you can alter all the required registry congurations. GPOs are
the most intuitive, providing a graphical interface with explanations. Keys can also be
manipulated directly with a registry editor.
2.4.2 Group policies
Skype supports group policies for applying policy settings and congurations to users
and computers within a Windows Active Directory environment. An administrative
template le determines the Skype client’s behavior and records changes based on
registry values. This is called Skype-vX.X.adm (where X.X is the version of the le). This le
modies specic keys as described below.
You can also congure registry-based policy settings in the GPO Editor under the
Administrative Templates node.
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