Microsoft Recall – the company’s upcoming feature for Copilot+ PCs – is facing another delay. The Redmond company was expected to roll out its recall feature to Windows Insiders last month. However, it is unlikely to be available for another two months, according to the company. Designed to work on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs and take screenshots of user activity, the feature has faced a lot of criticism since it was first announced, due to privacy and security concerns.
Senior Product Manager Brandon LeBlanc confirmed to The Verge says the recall feature will only be rolled out to members of the Windows Insiders program by December. “To ensure we deliver these important updates, we’re taking extra time to improve the experience before previewing it with Windows Insiders,” the publishing executive said.
What is Microsoft’s recall feature?
Originally announced in May, the new Recall feature is an AI feature designed to run only on Copilot+ PCs. It can help users find things on their computers by taking screenshots of all their activities and allowing them to search the contents of that screenshot later. The feature’s announcement was met with heavy criticism from privacy advocates and security experts, who pointed out several flaws in the initial version of Recall.
After the backlash, Microsoft to stop It planned to roll out the Recall to Windows Insiders program in June and revealed that it would arrive in October instead. Since then, the company Announce Several comprehensive changes to the recall feature designed to improve its security.
For example, Recall for Windows will now store encrypted data, and encryption keys are protected via the CPU’s Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Microsoft says that this feature can only be used within a secure environment, in order to protect user data from access by other users.
Microsoft has also made some changes to Recall, in order to protect user data from being compromised by malware – the feature will include anti-tampering and rate-limiting measures. Meanwhile, access to the Summon feature and feature settings can only be unlocked using Windows Hello authentication, with a PIN as a fallback method.
The company also clarified that Recall will be enabled for all users with a Copilot+ PC and that it can be removed completely. If this feature rolls out to Windows Insiders by December, we can expect Microsoft to finally release it to all Copilot+ PC owners within the next year.
