Skype Connection Problem

[qui7master]

I have just got a new laptop which has windows 8.1. I cannot connect to Skype, and the Skype community is as good as useless. Can anyone help?

[Nibble]

You'll need to have skype 3.1 for the app to run on win8.1, as here..

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12210/what-s-new-in-skype-3-1-for-windows-8-1-skype-for-modern-windows