Skype account creation may force you to become the Batman to Microsoft's Riddler

Alright, so Microsoft has two ferries leaving Gotham harbor. One is loaded with Microsoft Teams users, and the other, Skype users. Now, in order to join the Skype users and prevent their gunkhole from capsizing due to an autonomously enlarging hole in the hull of the ship, you'll need to recreate the Mona Lisa in Microsoft Pigment—

This is a long way of saying that Skype is reportedly putting users through a lengthy series of taxing logic issues ("Captchas") before allowing them the simple privilege of creating an account. If you demand a refresher on what a Captcha entails, content creator Dunkey has an excellent breakdown of the subject area.

You can cheque out Reddit to witness the dogpile of people all lamenting the Herculean task that is setting up a Skype account due to the Captcha situation. For what it's worth, when we here at Windows Central took a stab at setting upward a Skype account, we just had to deal with a single, easy "discover the turtle" Captcha. But that'southward not to say the reports are incorrect; likewise many have cited Microsoft'southward Riddler gauntlet's beingness. The signal is that yous may luck out and be exempted from Redmond's Jigsaw-esque business relationship setup process.

It's hundred-to-one many foresaw this when predicting the future of Skype. We will update this story in the event Microsoft introduces logarithmic equations into the Captcha lineup.

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