Enhanced User Control

Microsoft has reimagined its AI-powered Recall feature to enhance user security and privacy, making it an opt-in experience that users can fully uninstall. The default activation for Recall has been removed, requiring users to actively enable the feature. An uninstall option for Recall is now available, allowing users to remove it and its AI models from their machines. Microsoft has implemented full encryption for Recall data and integrated Windows Hello for authentication, ensuring that users must be physically present to activate the feature. All sensitive processes related to Recall are now handled in a virtualization-based security enclave, with data in memory erased once the app is closed. Recall will only function on Copilot Plus PCs that meet specific security requirements, and new settings will allow users to filter applications and block certain websites from being recorded. Sensitive content filtering will prevent the storage of passwords and financial information, and users can delete specific content. Microsoft plans to preview the redesigned Recall feature with Windows Insiders in October for further testing.