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The verdict is in: Windows Recall is great, actually
By Zac Bowden published
Great! After much controversy and delays, Recall is turning out to be Windows' first truly useful AI productivity tool.
Microsoft is finally ready to let you try Windows Recall — first preview build for Copilot+ PCs available now
By Zac Bowden published
Preview After months of delay, Microsoft is finally ready to publicly test its controversial Windows Recall feature.
Microsoft's big 'Copilot+ PC' launch has been a total disaster
By Zac Bowden published
Issues After the Windows Recall debacle, Microsoft's Windows 11 Copilot+ PC launch has been a bit of a disaster for everyone involved.
Microsoft is struggling to get Windows Recall out the door — delays releasing first public preview
By Zac Bowden published
DELAY Microsoft has announced a further delay for its controversial Windows Recall feature. Expected to be released in preview this month, the company now says to expect the first preview by December.
How to disable or uninstall Windows Recall
By Zac Bowden last updated
Power off If you don't want to use Windows Recall, Microsoft has built-in a quick and easy ways to disable or uninstall it. Here's how to turn off Windows Recall and delete the data it has collected.
It's not a bug, you actually CAN uninstall Windows Recall if you don't want it on Copilot+ PCs
By Zac Bowden published
Uninstallable Microsoft has now confirmed that Windows Recall is removable from the OS if it’s something you’re not comfortable with having installed on your device.
Under pressure from privacy advocates, Microsoft agrees to filter passwords and credit card info from Windows Recall 'snapshots.' Here's how it works.
By Zac Bowden published
Smarter Windows 11's upcoming Recall AI app will automatically censor out passwords, national IDs, and credit card information from snapshots captured by the Recall app.
"Anything sensitive is always encrypted:" Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall feature that remembers everything you do using AI is finally secure, but will trust follow?
By Zac Bowden published
Secure After fierce blowback, Microsoft has outlined new fixes to Recall's security, but questions remain about whether people will opt to use it.
Controversial Windows Recall feature will be uninstallable, or so it seems
By Sean Endicott published
Take it off The latest optional update for Windows 11 includes the option to uninstall Windows Recall.
Microsoft confirms Windows Recall for Copilot+ PCs is still coming, announces new public testing date
By Zac Bowden published
Recall Windows Recall is still on track to enter public testing this year, and the first Windows 11 preview builds with Recall will begin rolling out to Insiders in October.
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