Microsoft’s Recall AI feature will no longer be available with the first batch of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs on June 18. Update on the Windows Blogthe company said that Recall will change from being a “broadly available preview experience.” Copilot+ PC” into preview next week, available only in the Windows Insider Program. It will release the feature to all Copilot+ PCs only after receiving feedback from the Insider Community of testers.
The company added that it is “tuning the release of Recall to ensure that the experience is consistent [its] high standards for quality and safety.” Microsoft has since faced a lot of criticism over the recall. announced feature at an event in May. Recall allows users to retrieve everything they’ve ever viewed on their computer—web pages, images, documents, emails, presentations, chat threads, and more. provides a way to find It works by taking screenshots of the user’s activity every few seconds and then storing them in a “Recall Graph”.
Microsoft assured users at launch that Recall would process data locally and keep their data safe, but that wasn’t enough to assuage critics’ privacy concerns. The company announced More privacy and security changes for Recall including entering earlier this month. When a user sets up their Copilot+ computer, their Windows operating system will ask them if they want to enable this feature. Users will also need to verify their identity through a Windows Hello authentication method, such as facial recognition or a fingerprint scan, before they can access the encrypted Callback timeline. However, this is not a foolproof method as anyone who knows the PIN will still be able to see their Recall images.
Despite these changes, Microsoft chose to delay the launch of Recall. Maybe the company realized that there is room for improvement and it’s better to be absolutely sure that this feature won’t become a huge privacy and security nightmare. Currently, there is no exact date yet for the availability of Recall in the Windows Insider Program. It will be available to testers in the coming weeks, and the company will publish a new blog post on how to get the preview version when it’s released. Testers need a Copilot+ PC to access it, as the feature will only work with advanced CPUs that come with neural processing units (NPUs) for AI tasks.
