Microsoft backtracks on new Recall feature — enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision

Microsoft branding for Copilot+ PC.

In response to customer and regulatory officials’ concerns, Microsoft has changed how its Recall snapshot feature will work. The change comes ahead of the June 18 debut of the new Copilot+ PCs, making the Recall feature opt-in and enhancing the security protocols protecting the data.

When Microsoft introduced the suite of AI features that made Copilot+ laptops unique, early testers quickly learned that the Recall feature was enabled by default. Recall takes periodic snapshots of your desktop every few seconds.