Newer version of Skype automatically pins to Windows 7 taskbar. Even if you click X at top right of Skype window, it does not go away easily. You need to perform a longer routine to remove Skype from taskbar - right click on Skype tab on taskbar and then click on 'Quit' option. You can
Pin apps, contact, album to Start on Windows 7 phone
You can quickly access things on Windows 7 phone by adding (or pinning) to Start. You can pin almost anything like apps, contacts, pictures, songs, notes website, map location to Start on Windows 7 mobile phone. Pin things to start and perform tasks faster on your Windows 7 phone. How