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This feature can be thought of as a photographic memory.
Opt-in and out
Windows 11 won’t automatically turn on the Recall AI feature on your rig.
It will be up to you to decide.
However, you’re free to increase or decrease the allocation with the instructions below.
Also, Windows Recall doesn’t snapshot anything with DRM (Digital Rights Management).
For instance, “find the red leather jacket I saw the other day when browsing the internet.”
The default behavior is to show every result from all the apps.
you’re free to then use the available controls to narrow down the search.
Windows Recall offers text and visual matches that are more relevant to your query.
The"Related match"results are not exactly related to your search term.
The timeline is divided into different segments and time periods.
you’ve got the option to hover over the timeline to preview each activity from your selected period.
When selecting a part of the timeline or specific activities, Windows Recall will load the snapshot.
If you choose the"Now"button, the feature will take a snapshot of the desktop.
However, there are some additional details that you want to know.
For example, the feature will only run while the machine is actively being used.
You will notice this because the Windows Recall icon in the System Tray will change its state to disabled.
The System Tray icon is the indicator that lets you know that Windows Recall is enabled on the computer.
If you turn off the Windows Recall feature, it’ll be disabled permanently.
Also, if you turn off the feature, the data won’t be deleted automatically from your gear.
If you re-activate the feature, the previous history will continue to be available.
If you want to dump the history cache, you will have to delete the snapshots manually.
Microsoft is taking some extra precautionsafter receiving many security concerns from feedback.
(Microsoft originally planned to turn the feature on by default.)
You will also need to sign in to the “Recall” app to access your timeline.
