Microsoft Unleashes AI-Powered "Recall" Across Windows 11
April 25, 2025, 1:20 pm
Microsoft has officially rolled out "Recall," its AI-driven surveillance and search feature on Windows 11 PCs. Nearly a year after the initial announcement, the technology now captures user activities and integrates advanced AI search, sparking debates over privacy while drawing a mix of awe and sarcastic quips from onlookers.
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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Recall is rolling out to everyone with Windows 11 KB5055627 on Copilot+ PCs. [...]
Microsoft has officially launched its controversial Recall feature, but only for users of new Copilot+ PCs. The AI-powered tool, which captures screenshots every few seconds to build a searchable timeline of on-screen activity, returns nearly a year after Microsoft postponed it following a wave of...
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Microsoft is also adding more intuitive search to Windows and shortcuts for summarizing and rewriting text.
The improved Recall still tries to record everything you do on your PC.
There's a good reason you should keep Recall toggled off.
We knew Microsoft was about to launch Recall for real this time, and now the software maker is making it available to all Copilot Plus PCs. Recall, a feature that screenshots almost everything you do on a Copilot Plus PC, will be available today alongside an improved AI-powered Windows search...
Microsoft's flagship Windows 11 AI feature, Recall, is launching to general availability today, along with other features, like Click to Do and Improved Windows Search, as part of an April non-security release.
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