Skype uses 100% CPU

[Roccofox]

the ad comes back on after a certain period of time even if you have not quit and restarted skype!!!

Skype get it sorted please!

[rpatey]

Same problems as you guys are reporting. CPU getting hammered. Quit Skype or "hide ad" and it stops.
Is anyone from Skype reading this thread or acknowledging there is a problem?

[Roccofox]

i am talking with a tech agent now and i have pointed them to this thread.

[Roccofox]

Jackie Lyn D. G.

Please understand that Skype ads are set up by default. At of the moment, we do not have the option to remove this from your Skype home screen.

09:52:24 gc.thomas.farrell

ok but are you aware of the issues it is causing many users? it is thrashing the CPU and cause laptops to overheat and shutdown

09:53:31 Jackie Lyn D. G.

I am sorry but we have not received this kind of issues and we are unaware. Rest assured that I'll have this forwarded to our development team. Thank you for your input.

09:54:03 gc.thomas.farrell

ok please point the development team to this thread

[klatto]

For info, I'm having the same problems...

[g4pilut]

Also just for info, I cannot duplicate the problem nor the results. 

I do have a subscription so I don't normally see those annoying ads, but I also have a couple of other Skype accounts that don't have a subscription.  If I signon to one of them I definitely see the ads but my CPU use stays at zero if I'm not on a call.

I'm back to wondering if the CPU use issue is hardware/firmware/software related.

My system:

Win 7 Pro (x64) SP1

Intel i7 930 @2.8 GHz CPU

12 GB RAM

nVidia GeForce 9800GT graphics driver 2.8562

IE9 & Firefox 8

Microsoft Security Essentials

Skype 5.6.0.110

Flash 11.0.1.152 

edit:

Tried the same experiment on a less powerful i3 CPU based laptop with the same results.  Also on a 5 year old Win XP machine...same-o, same-o.   Zero CPU activity when Skype is idling.

[Roccofox]

skype version 5.6.x.x??

I'm on 5.5.0.124 and it says it is the latest version when i check for updates?

possible the issue is not on that version ?

[g4pilut]

Maybe.  You can get the full installer for v5.6.0.110 here if you want to give it a try:

http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-full-56

[Claudius Community Manager]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Sorry to hear that obviously some ad is causing this problem to some users. Can you report back on which ad was showing when you encountered this CPU usage spike caused by the Skype.exe process?
Can you all confirm that it happens on the 5.5.0.124 Skype version (You can check your version in menu "Help -> About")?

[Tel911]

Hi I cant remember what advert it was but it has dissapeared now and the problem has gone with it