Earlier this year, Microsoft added Skype's "Meet Now" feature to preview builds of Windows 10, and that same feature is now gradually rolling out to non-Insiders.
When Meet Now is added to Windows 10, a small button with a video camera icon will appear in the system tray, which will launch Skype's Meet Now – when you click the button.
This icon allows Microsoft to integrate its Meet Now video conferencing platform directly into Windows 10 to compete with Zoom and other platforms.
As shown in the screenshot, if you click on the icon, a flyout will appear with two options – “Create a meeting” or “Join a meeting”.
Both options will automatically launch the Skype app and start the video conference. If the Skype app is not installed, Windows 10 will launch Skype Web in Microsoft Edge, where you will need to create or join a Skype meeting.
"Meet now" icon Skype's in Windows 10
As we mentioned at the beginning, Meet Now is enabled by default, but you can right-click on the icon and select "hide" to disable it.
If you still can't hide the Meet Now button from the taskbar, follow these steps:
- Open Settings,
- Click Personalization.
- Click on the Taskbar.
- Click on “Turn system icons on or off”.
- Scroll down and disable the “Meet now” option.
If you want to revert the changes, simply visit the same Settings page again and enable the feature.
Source: bleepingcomputer.com
