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Uninstalling Microsoft’s “Recall” Feature in Windows 11
It turns out Windows 11 users won’t be able to uninstall Microsoft’s controversial “Recall” feature after all. Recall is a Copilot+ feature announced in May that essentially takes constant screenshots of your behavior while using operating system, ostensibly for users to easily find previous work.
Microsoft Clarifies Uninstall Option for Recall
A report by Deskmodder seemed to reveal recent Windows 11 update 24H2 allows users to completely uninstall the feature. But now, in a statement to The Verge, Microsoft clarified that the uninstall option was just a bug. “We are aware of an issue where Recall is incorrectly listed as an option under the ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ dialog in Control Panel,” said Windows senior product manager Brandon LeBlanc to the outlet. “This will be fixed in an upcoming update.”
Criticism and Delay of Recall Feature
When Microsoft announced Recall, it was intended to be baked into Windows 11’s functions. The feature tracks everything you do on compatible Windows PCs and uses an on-device generative AI model to retrieve particular information a user is looking for, by filing through a library of screenshots saved on the device. Critics of the feature immediately pointed out that it is highly susceptible to cybersecurity flaws since it indiscriminately saves sensitive information like passwords, confidential work, and personal information.
