Use this script to dial with "New" Skype.
# Click-to-Call requires the downloaded version of Skype and will not work with the version installed from the Microsoft Store
# http://www.skaip.org/command-line-parameters-for-the-new-skype
$DefaultCountryCode = "1"
if(-not $PhoneNumber.StartsWith($DefaultCountryCode) -and -not $PhoneNumber.StartsWith("+" + $DefaultCountryCode)){
$PhoneNumber = $DefaultCountryCode + $PhoneNumber
}
if(-not $PhoneNumber.StartsWith("+")){
$PhoneNumber = "+" + $PhoneNumber
}
# There's a bug in skype so we send the number twice
$Args = "--_=""skype:$PhoneNumber;$PhoneNumber;?call"""
$Args
# This file path will need to be changed if Skype is stored in a different location on your computer
& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Skype.exe" $Args
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