Microsoft Copilot's recall feature: Difference between revisions

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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 of [[Windows 11]] that records the user's activity using snapshots and allows users to retrace their previous activity., using [[Microsoft ~~copilot~~|Copilot]], [[Microsoft]]'s [[Artificial intelligence]](AI) assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove this 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101111442/https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260121194712/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |archive-date=21 Jan 2026}}</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 [[Microsoft Copilot|Copilot]], [[Microsoft]]'s [[Artificial intelligence]](AI) assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove this 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101111442/https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260121194712/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |archive-date=21 Jan 2026}}</ref>

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-Recall is a feature of [[Windows 11]] that records the user's activity using snapshots and allows users to retrace their previous activity., using [[Microsoft copilot|Copilot]], [[Microsoft]]'s [[Artificial intelligence]](AI) assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove this 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101111442/https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260121194712/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |archive-date=21 Jan 2026}}</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 [[Microsoft Copilot|Copilot]], [[Microsoft]]'s [[Artificial intelligence]](AI) assistant. It takes screenshots of the user's desktop every few seconds to be used by Copilot. It was initially impossible to remove this 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101111442/https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255721/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-security-improvements-overhaul-uninstall |archive-date=1 Jan 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260121194712/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c |archive-date=21 Jan 2026}}</ref>
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