Other users won’t be able to see your Skype ID, and it isn’t even displayed in the app unless you specifically look for it. Microsoft itself doesn’t allow you to edit your ID. Whether you have an old or new username or Skype ID, it can’t be changed. This isn’t technically a Skype username but a Microsoft account. If you signed up for the service before the company was acquired byMicrosoft then you may have been given the chance to create your own username.Īfter the acquisition, if you sign in to Skype using an email address, then Microsoft assigns you a random username. Your username or Skype ID, on the other hand, is a different matter entirely. This is easily altered via the Skype application and through its website. Your display name is the title that otherpeople see when they talk to you on Skype. Before anything else, you should note know there’s a difference between your Skype display name and username.