Microsoft Copilot's recall feature: Difference between revisions

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Recall is a feature that takes screenshots of ~~a users computer~~ every few seconds to be used by Copilot~~, Microsoft's AI~~. It was initially impossible to remove from your computer and its screenshots were unencrypted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2024-09-27 |title=Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |url-status=live |website=The Verge}}</ref>

Recall is a feature of [[Windows 11]] that records the user's activity using snapshots and allows users to retrace their previous activity., using Copilot, [[Microsoft]]'s AI assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove from your computer and its screenshots were unencrypted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2024-09-27 |title=Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |url-status=live |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Retrace your steps with Recall - Microsoft Support |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |access-date=2025-08-23}}</ref>

==Background==

In 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall for Copilot+ PCs,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-01-25 |title=Competitive Processes, Anticompetitive Practices And Consumer Harm In The Software Industry: An Analysis Of The Inadequacies Of The Microsoft-Department Of Justice Proposed Final Judgment |url=https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-processes-anticompetitive-practices-and-consumer-harm-software-industry-analysis |url-status=live |website=DOJ}}</ref> marketed as a way for users to search through what they have done on their computer by recording their screen. This sparked controversy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Darren |date=2024-05-23 |title=Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature for Windows 11 could already be in legal hot water |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-controversial-recall-feature-for-windows-11-could-already-be-in-legal-hot-water |url-status=live |website=Techradar}}</ref> especially among security experts<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nilhad |title=Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall |url-status=live}}</ref> who worried about the security of screenshots, since it could easily document private information like social-security numbers, bank-account information, and passwords, as well as user browsing behavior.

===System requirements for Recall:===

*A Copilot+ PC that meets Microsoft's Secure-core standard

*40 TOPS NPU

*16 GB of RAM

*256 GB of storage capacity with 50 GB of free storage

*Device Encryption or Bitlocker needs to be enabled

*Users need to enroll into Windows Hello Sign-in Security with at least one biometric sign-in option enabled<ref name=":0" />

==References==

[[Category:Microsoft]]

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 |Description=Microsoft Recall collects screenshots of the user's computer every few seconds to be used by Copilot, Microsoft's AI.
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-Recall is a feature that takes screenshots of a users computer every few seconds to be used by Copilot, Microsoft's AI. It was initially impossible to remove from your computer and its screenshots were unencrypted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2024-09-27 |title=Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |url-status=live |website=The Verge}}</ref>
+Recall is a feature of [[Windows 11]] that records the user's activity using snapshots and allows users to retrace their previous activity., using Copilot, [[Microsoft]]'s AI assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove from your computer and its screenshots were unencrypted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2024-09-27 |title=Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |url-status=live |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Retrace your steps with Recall - Microsoft Support |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |access-date=2025-08-23}}</ref>
 ==Background==
 In 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall for Copilot+ PCs,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-01-25 |title=Competitive Processes, Anticompetitive Practices And Consumer Harm In The Software Industry: An Analysis Of The Inadequacies Of The Microsoft-Department Of Justice Proposed Final Judgment |url=https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-processes-anticompetitive-practices-and-consumer-harm-software-industry-analysis |url-status=live |website=DOJ}}</ref> marketed as a way for users to search through what they have done on their computer by recording their screen. This sparked controversy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Darren |date=2024-05-23 |title=Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature for Windows 11 could already be in legal hot water |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-controversial-recall-feature-for-windows-11-could-already-be-in-legal-hot-water |url-status=live |website=Techradar}}</ref> especially among security experts<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Nilhad |title=Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall |url-status=live}}</ref> who worried about the security of screenshots, since it could easily document private information like social-security numbers, bank-account information, and passwords, as well as user browsing behavior.
+===System requirements for Recall:===
+*A Copilot+ PC that meets Microsoft's Secure-core standard
+*40 TOPS NPU
+*16 GB of RAM
+*256 GB of storage capacity with 50 GB of free storage
+*Device Encryption or Bitlocker needs to be enabled
+*Users need to enroll into Windows Hello Sign-in Security with at least one biometric sign-in option enabled<ref name=":0" />
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Microsoft]]