I believe that this is because when you press alt+f4 in skype, it minimizes to the system tray. To fully quit skype, go to the system tray, click on skype, and then go to quit. Hth, -Michael. From: Rui Vilarinho Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:12 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT Skype Hi, try pressing. ALT,Space bar. With arrows go to CLOSE. and ENTER. best regards, ----- Original Message ----- From: Neville Peter To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 8:50 PM Subject: [ddots-l] OT Skype Has anyone had a problem with Skype in windows 7 home premium 64 bit where the program will not close? It will not even close when I press ault f4. I have to close it by going to the task manager. If anyone has experienced this problem, how did you fix it? If you have never experienced this problem and you would like to help me trouble shoot this problem please let me know I?m open.