Often you can hear about such a problem: the Skype application could not establish a connection. This is able to unsettle even the most advanced user. So let's try to figure this issue out as soon as possible.
No Internet
So, the first reason why you can’t connect to Skype is the banal lack of internet. Or his failures. In this situation, several scenarios may occur.
In the first case, the user will be able to connect to Skype, though not for long. After a while, he will “fly” offline and will try to connect again and again. And so on until the Internet is restored, or you yourself do not turn off the application.
If you saw a message from the Skype application: "Could not establish a connection", then check for a connection to the World Wide Web. Check with your provider for any accidents on the line to know the exact cause of the problem. After restoring the Internet, everything will return to normal, and you can connect. But there are also a number of problems that can cause a problem in which you can’t connect to Skype.
Update required
Well, now let's see what else could be the causes of our current problem. For example, if you saw a message in the Skype window: “Connection failed,” it may be that the reason lies in the most banal update of the application.
The problem is that the old versions of Skype are no longer supported. In this regard, you may not be connected to it. No matter how hard you try, nothing will come of it. There are several options in this situation. The first is not to use this program. Then you don’t have to think about fixing the error at all. The second way to overcome the problem is to update the program client. After that, Skype should earn. Failed to establish a connection? So, he will think further, not everything is always easy and simple. Sometimes the reasons for this behavior can be completely different. Let's see why we still can’t connect to Skype and how to deal with it.
Crashes
Honestly, sometimes for unknown reasons, a variety of crashes can occur in the operating system. They make some applications buggy and slow down. So, if Skype writes: “Could not connect to the Internet”, then it may be that you just had some kind of failure. Malfunction. Sometimes it is not necessary to correct the situation - just restart the application and try to connect again. Everything will work in full power.
True, there are situations when a user has to restart the computer, and sometimes even check for errors. After the correction of these, everything begins to function properly. So carefully monitor the windows that the computer gives you - sometimes it is in them that clues to the incomprehensible behavior of the system are hidden.
Without leaving a trace
No connection to Skype? Then try to completely get rid of this program, and then reinstall it. The problem, as a rule, lies in the absolute erasure of the application from the "face" of the system. Sometimes this is not so easy. Especially if you are a novice user and do not know where the folders that remain after the standard deletion are stored. Let's try to figure out with you what to do in a similar situation.
So, the first thing you will have to use the "Control Panel". Find us "Add or Remove Programs" and click on this item. Now, if you encounter the described problem in the Skype application (it was not possible to establish a connection to the Internet), then just find the appropriate program and delete it. It would seem that all. But no. After that, you will have to clean up some more places in order to ensure absolute cleaning of the system from the application.
Go to the search. Type Appdata / Skype there. You will be "thrown" to the page where some information about the remote Skype will be stored. Great, this is what we need! Just remove this daddy and then empty the basket. It is best to restart your computer after the removal is complete. Next, you need to download the latest version of Skype (the newer, the better), and then just install it, following the instructions written in the installer. Now try to connect - everything should work.
Spies
Why does Skype write, "No Internet connection?" Maybe it’s all a matter of spyware that can get into your operating system. It is such software that quite often is the cause of crashes and malfunctions of various applications.
What to do in a similar situation? Probably the first step is nothing more than reinstalling the program. This will help, but not for long. Thus, you have to look for other ways to solve the problem.
Fortunately, progress does not stand still. Programmers have created a huge variety of anti-spyware programs that can quickly find and neutralize malicious files. It is enough to scan the system and click on the clean computer button - everything will return to normal. True, it is best to restart the computer after working with antispyware programs.
But there are also a couple of options for the development of events. Some of them may please the user, and some will greatly upset you. In particular, by their decisions. Indeed, sometimes a rather dangerous infection can hide in the system, which simply ruins the computer. Let's see what else can happen. Why is there no connection with Skype?
Trojans
Unfortunately, we will now proceed with you to study the most unpleasant issue that may be related to our topic today. Is there no connection in Skype? What to do? Check your computer with a good antivirus program - maybe you have quite a few viruses in your system. Dangerous, called Trojan horses. This infection is slowly destroying the integrity of system files, which affects the operation of applications and games. Including, and on Skype.
In order to overcome the Trojan virus, run a deep scan of your computer. Nod32 and Dr.Web are perfect for this purpose. After that, be patient and wait for the results. All that was discovered, try to cure. Each antivirus has this feature. Now look what happened. Most likely, something is not subject to treatment. In this case, you have to delete the malicious file.
Now restart your computer and try connecting again. It worked? Then you are lucky - the trojan has not yet particularly damaged the system. Nothing came of it? It is worth trying to completely remove Skype and reinstall it. Thus, good work will be restored.
Many downloads
True, it is now worth discussing with you a more pleasant moment, which may be related to our current problem. It is about downloading files from the Internet to your computer. Quite often, this is precisely the problem of connecting the application. Why? Let's get it right.
When we connect one or another tariff plan to the Internet, we are given a certain speed. It is redistributed when we begin to interact with the World Wide Web. Downloading files is what the emphasis is on when working. Especially if you decide to use some kind of torrent for this purpose. He generally takes all the speed.
If you have a problem in which the Skype system could not establish a connection, check if you have a torrent client running and also if you have a large number of file downloads. If the answer is yes, either wait until the end of this process, or pause downloading files. Speed will be redistributed, and everything will work.
No place
A situation that is quite comical is when users complain about the impossibility of connecting Skype and other programs in the complete absence of free space on the system disk. This problem is very common among those who have no idea that from time to time you have to clean your system to optimize the operation of applications.
During any action, temporary files and folders are created on the hard disk. They are usually erased after a computer reboot. But not all. Thus, the computer accumulates "junk", which has to be removed from time to time.
The Ccleaner program will help you in this matter. Just install it and click on the "Scan" button. Then wait a while, and then click on "Cleanup". See how much free space has appeared! You can try to connect.
Conclusion
Well, as you see, there can be many reasons for the vagaries of Skype. All of them are corrected if the time to take action. However, sometimes a situation may arise that after carrying out various steps to connect, you will see system errors and other glitches in the system.
In this situation, only a complete reinstallation of Windows can help. Then you will no longer have the message: “I can’t connect to Skype, as well as other errors. Quite often, this is the path chosen by users who do not have important files on the computer (or they have long been saved on removable media).