Windows 10: Why is Windows 11 Pro missing the setting for "Copilot" and "Recall & Snapshots"?

Copilot appears on my taskbar in Windows 11 Pro, but none of the instructions in the forum articles work to disable it. Furthermore, I can't even check whether "Recall & Snapshots" is enabled/disabled/installed, let alone change its setting or disable it. The following settings are mentioned in various Windows technical forums, including the Microsoft articles I've found, but they don't seem to exist on my system: Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Copilot Settings > Privacy & security > Recall & snapshots I've enabled the following group policy, but Copilot s

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Is it possible to just not have Recall on my computer

Retrace your steps with Recall - Microsoft Support

System requirements for Recall

Your PC needs the following minimum system requirements for Recall:

• A Copilot+ PC
  
• 16 GB RAM
  
• 8 logical processors
  
• 256 GB storage capacity
  
• To enable Recall, you’ll need at least 50 GB of storage space free
  
• Saving screenshots automatically pauses once the device has less than 25 GB of storage space
  

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Are the Copilot+ PC experiences available on all Windows 11 PCs?

These features require powerful neural processing units (NPUs)—a specialized computer chip for AI-intensive processes—that are unique to the Copilot+ PC class of devices.

If your PC isn't one of these with an NPU on the Snapdragon® X Series processor, it simply won't run Recall or any of these other Copilot+ PC features, so you don't even have the option to ruse these.

Guess you're badly behind the times for true AI computing, eh?

Rob

 

I want Copilot+ removed from my machine.

Hi Michael,

This is just a classic case of misinformation spread on the Internet. Recall is an exclusive feature only for new Copilot+ devices. It is not coming to all of the PCs.

Privacy and control over your Recall experience - Microsoft Support

Recall is an upcoming preview experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs it is not available for every PC.

To help maintain your privacy, Recall processes your content locally on the Copilot+ PC

Snapshots are encrypted by Device Encryption or BitLocker, which are enabled by default on Windows 11. Recall doesn't share snapshots with other users that are signed into Windows on the same device. Microsoft can't access or view the snapshots.

 

How to DELETE Recall and ALL AI PERMANENTLY

Hey Belinda,

I'm Sumit, and I'm here to help you out on the Microsoft Community.

I'm not exactly sure where you came across this, but the Recall feature is actually only for newer Copilot+ PCs announced recently. This feature won't be available for existing retail PCs running on Intel or AMD.

Just to clear things up, even if you do plan on getting a Copilot PC, Microsoft isn't going to force it on you. You'll have the option to toggle it on or off.

Edit:23/05/24

To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, Windows saves snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video.

You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable saving snapshots, pause temporarily, filter applications, and delete your snapshots at any time.

To help maintain your privacy, Recall processes your content locally on the Copilot+ PC and securely stores it on your device. This page will help you understand how you can control your Recall experience.

During setup of your new Copilot+ PC, and for each new user, you're informed about Recall and given the option to manage your Recall and snapshots preferences

You can turn on or off saving snapshots at any time by going to Settings > Privacy & security > Recall & snapshots. You can also pause snapshots temporarily by selecting the Recall icon in the system tray on your PC and selecting the pause option.

We built privacy and security into Recall's design from the ground up. With Copilot+ PCs, you get powerful AI that runs locally on your device. No internet or cloud connections are required or used to save and analyze snapshots. Your snapshots aren't sent to Microsoft. Recall AI processing occurs locally, and your snapshots are securely stored on your local device only.

Snapshots are encrypted by Device Encryption or BitLocker, which are enabled by default on Windows 11. Recall doesn't share snapshots with other users that are signed into Windows on the same device. Microsoft can't access or view the snapshots.

Via Privacy and control over your Recall experience - Microsoft Support