>>Not sure what you did to bock the ads in skype - did you edit the config.xml file??
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>>Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Security -> Restricted Sites -> Sites -> add g.msn.com and apps.skype.com
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>>Also, to remove the ad placeholder, go to your
>>C:\users\youruser\AppData\Roaming\Skype\yourskypeuser\config.xml
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>>and find the line AdvertPlaceholder 1 /AdvertPlaceholder
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>>and remove the line completely
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>>THEN be SURE to make the config.xml file READ-ONLY!!!
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>>..if that does not work... try instead of DELETING the AdvertPlaceholder line, change its value, setting it to 0
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>>I attached an image of how I got ad-muncher setup ..be sure to goto the 'update' tab there and get the latest updates too.
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>>>Also installed the adwcleaner and it cleaned a couple of things.
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>This worked for Skype on my new laptop (Windows 10). I'll do the same things later on my older laptop.
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>Thanks a lot again.
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>BTW, I didn't hear anything again even on my new laptop. Please reply so I can test.

Did you try to reboot? I forget which format the audo-files on this website are - but maybe find that out and see if you can play any audio files that are in that format - maybe it's a codec problem?? Believe it or not I've seen where those stupid Skype ads actually turn your mic or speakers on and off.