Windows 8, on the other hand, has two different versions of Skype, one that runs on the desktop and received the update we are telling you about today and another one that's specifically designed for the Modern UI and comes with a touch-optimized interface and offers support for Windows RT too.

One would expect Microsoft to remove Windows XP support from all of its apps, but Skype is clearly a very popular program among users still running the ancient platform, so the company doesn't want to cut down its user base all of a sudden. What's more surprising, however, is that Microsoft improves the Skype for Windows desktop client at a slower pace than the Mac version, which has already reached version 6.19.Īs far as the Windows version is concerned, the application continues to work flawlessly on all Windows builds on the market, including the old XP, which no longer receives updates and security patches since April 8. The software giant usually releases a changelog soon after the new Skype version is being rolled out, but this time no such document has been provided, which makes us believe that the new build is mostly supposed to address bugs and other issues reported by users in the previous builds. Skype 6.18 for Windows desktop is specifically designed to squash some bugs and improve reliability on Windows, but it's not yet clear whether Microsoft also introduced any new features or options. Microsoft continues work on Skype, its VoIP client that's available on virtually all platforms out there, including desktop and mobile, so Windows users today received a new build that comes with bug fixes and performance improvements.

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