With some luck, this setting is now associated with my online Webex account, so that it will be retained if I install the tools on some other computer in the future. Once this is done, no more annoying webex tab. I do not understand what the point is of having a webex instant message start in my web browser, and even less than that in Microsoft Office. There are also some other checkboxes that might best be unchecked. If you disable this preference (see Options.

Once the settings program is up, go to the “Tools” tab (where it will for some unknown reason communicate with the server), and unselect the checkbox for integration with instant messaging programs. automatically log you in and open the main Skype for Business window every time you start up your computer. You have to start the “Webex Settings” program, found in the start menu by searching for it: Steps to Disable or Uninstall Skype for Business Method 1: Disable Skype for Business via Skype Settings To disable this feature to prevent it from starting up, please following the instruction below. However, I finally figured out how to get rid of it. In particular, on top of Skype windows.Īnd I find it very annoying as it breaks with the style of Windows and just adds superfluous and useless GUI chrome. However, it came with one annoying side effect: little webex tabs started to appear on select application windows.

It really is a very useful piece of software for those of us that do quite a few Webex conferences each week. I am using the “ Webex productivity tools” at work to quickly schedule and start meetings from within Outlook.

Get rid of skype for business