What will happen to your profileĪs mentioned earlier, your Skype account will not be deleted until 60 days after you request to close your account. Note: You CAN NOT recover your Skype account and your Microsoft account if you do not cancel your account closure request within 60 days. If you’ve changed your mind before the 60-day waiting period has passed, simply sign in to your Microsoft account, go to the ‘Close your account’ section, and cancel the account closure request. Skype messages and chats) before it is permanently deleted from Microsoft’s database. You can also use this period to recover your data (e.g. This 60-day waiting period gives you plenty of time to undo the action if you change your mind. Instead, Microsoft marks your account for closure and deletion 60 days after submitting the request. When you complete your account deletion process, you will see that Microsoft does not exactly delete your account – at least not immediately. After that, you will need to provide your account credentials, confirm and agree to the terms of account closure, tell Microsoft why you are deleting your account, and finally tap ‘Mark account for closure’ button