Work around that atleast makes HipChat usable:Ģ.

Step 2: Here, you need to navigate to Advanced settings. Once the software is launched, click Tools and then click Options to open Skype Options. Free calls and chat tool with file transfers, screen sharing, video and audio calls, conferences, contacts management, and more features. On Windows 10, the client also minimizes to system tray, so it seems like this is normal behavior.Īnd on some other distro's listed in the comments (not tested by me) Follow the given below instructions to remove the Skype icon from Windows taskbar and minimize the same to system tray without quitting the application. I would really like this feature to be added as an option if this is not default behavior because having it not minimize to system tray is very inconvenient. The old app/client minimized to system tray, all other apps for chat Skype/Pidgin/Slack/Empathy all minimize to system tray. I was informed this was expected behavior here. Love the new linux app, but it is inconvenient for me because it doesn't minimize to tray.

Skype minimize to tray