



But, now Microsoft has announced that it is unifying the two apps and the move includes replacing the Store app with the desktop app so as to offer the exact same thing you'd get with the desktop version. The two apps look the same but their functionality differs as the latter one has tighter integration with the Windows 10 OS. To the initiated ones, Skype comes in two different versions on Windows 10 - one which you can get as a desktop app by installing it from the official website and the other version is a Microsoft Store app that comes pre-installed on Windows 10 laptops. The move will help Microsoft to build a consistent experience as it will not require to feed updates or other improvements to different versions at the same time. Microsoft is unifying the two apps - Skype for Windows 10 and Skype for Desktop.
