Now it’s hard to find a person who is not registered in any social network. Even older people are increasingly using Internet resources and the technologies associated with them. If earlier, most often used various chats and instant messengers, now video communication is coming to the fore. One of the main programs that provides this kind of communication is Skype.
This program allows you to communicate using video not only between people from the same city, but also between different countries. And as the popularity of Skype is growing, new features and capabilities are constantly appearing in its work. When installing an update for this program, users just want to see these new features, but sometimes after such updates various malfunctions in Skype work, the result of which may be the inability to start the program even after it is completely reinstalled.
Error 1601
Skype can fail for various reasons, but the most common error is code 1601. As a rule, it is very easy to notice the presence of such a failure. When Skype starts, its active window immediately closes, and error 1601 appears on the screen. But this is not always the case. Sometimes the crash of “Skype” manifests itself in another way.
Possible development options
Error 1601 may occur and not very explicitly. It can slow down the operating system, because of it, the keyboard, mouse and other connected equipment may respond slowly. The computer can even freeze, and in the most critical situations, independently and unexpectedly start a reboot or simply shut down.
Causes of occurrence
There may be several reasons for the failure of Skype. To correctly identify it, you need to trace when exactly the errors occur, which programs are running at that moment, whether Skype works or if it just starts. Consider the reasons.
For example, a Skype crash may be caused by the fact that the installation did not complete completely. This happens if the installation file with the program was already damaged when downloading.
However, the cause of the crash of “Skype” may be a malicious virus program. It intervenes either in system folders or in program files.
In very rare cases, a third-party program that conflicts with Skype and that deletes the files necessary for its launch by mistake can provoke a crash.
How to fix the error
Once you establish the cause of your Skype crash, it’s much easier to fix it. There are usually several solutions to problems. Better to start with the simplest and least time consuming. Perhaps even at the beginning of the path it will be possible to solve the problem. You should resort to other methods only if the previous options didn’t help to fix the Skype crash.
Registry Recovery
Sometimes even the smallest errors in the registry can provoke serious problems in the system and other programs. Therefore, the sooner you can adjust the registry entries, the better.
However, it is important to keep in mind that it is worth resorting to such actions only if you have certain knowledge and experience. Otherwise, you can not only not eliminate the existing errors, but also damage the entire operating system.
Since such a risk exists, users who are not confident in themselves should use special programs that will scan the system, find and fix errors.
In addition, before starting to scan the system, a specialized program will create a backup so that it can be returned to its previous state if editing is not entirely correct.
With successful editing, “Skype” can be launched without problems, among other things, the speed of the system will also be improved.
System cleaning
Every day, users go online, go to dozens of different links, download files, install programs. Because of this, a huge amount of unnecessary files can accumulate in the computer. That is why, sometimes in various programs, including Skype, failures can occur. In this case, system cleaning may be required.
If Skype failed for this reason, then cleaning disks from temporary files should help. During the cleaning process, all unnecessary files will be deleted, in connection with which, the system performance will be increased and other errors will be eliminated.
However, it’s not worth it to manually clean the disks from temporary files, it is better to use programs designed specifically for this, since now there are a huge number of them.
Virus scan
Skype may not start, because there may be malicious software on the computer that even the owners of antiviruses are not safe from. If there is no anti-virus protection on the computer, and error 1601 persists, you should try installing the virus scan program, or scan the computer for their presence online.
The antivirus program installed on the PC also does not guarantee complete security, so if there is a suspicion of malware, then it is worth checking the computer with other antivirus programs. It often happens that the virus is far from all antiviruses.
If some kind of virus program has been detected, then you should proceed with it in accordance with the instructions, after which Skype should work, and the computer will feel much better. This will affect its performance.
Driver update
Perhaps any driver might be outdated; updating it should help. And in this case, specialized programs will also help out, they will scan the computer components, check the drivers for the need for updates, they will find and update them themselves.
But if after all the actions done, you still see a crash in Skype under the code 1601. How to fix this error? In this case, you may have to do a system restore or reinstall the operating system.