Windows 10: Windows Live Essentials

Same here never been asked to turn on camera, or if I had one
OP has to have done something wrong or set it up wrong.

 

This is one of the main reasons I question people who say they hate this, or don't like that. Frequently (not always, but frequently) it's because they tried something once, and had some problem and they assume that's the way it always is, and never try it again... even though the (whatever it is) may evolve and change over time... they are still suck in whatever pattern they were in and refuse to look at it.

Or, they had a fundamental misunderstanding about something, or how to use that something, and thus made assumptions which aren't accurate.

Regardless, it's often beneficial to get them to talk about it... in that way we're often like psychologists.. lol

Some people get upset at this... some people get upset because of questions to others... Dag nabbit, aren't they entitled to their opinion? They ask... Yes, they are, but that doesn't mean their opinion is always well founded (again, not always... sometimes).

 

I use Skype all the time without a web cam. But, you are saying it's Microsoft's fault because none of your chat partners want to try Skype or another chat client? That can't be blamed on Microsoft.