RELATED: Microsoft Is Killing Skype Classic on November 1, and Here's Why People Are Upset How to Download Skype from Microsoft’s Website You can install both on your system at the same time, and you can even run them both at once, side by side.

But the downloadable version has more features. Here’s where it gets confusing: Both Skype apps are based on the new Skype 8 code, and they’re very similar.

This is called a “Desktop App” in the Start menu, and it has the traditional Skype bubble icon. It has extra features, as it doesn’t have to deal with the limitations of the UWP sandbox. If you have Skype Classic installed, it will automatically install this version of Skype on your system soon. This is called a “Trusted Microsoft Store App” in the Start menu, and it has a Windows 10-style tile icon. It’s a UWP app, which means it has various limitations, unlike old desktop apps. There are two versions of Skype for Windows: