How to Disable or Uninstall Windows Recall on Copilot+ PCs

Jun. 7, 2024

After many months of delay, Microsoft has finallyrolled out Recall AIto Copilot+ PCs in the Insider channel. This time, Microsoft hasrevamped the securitymodel entirely and encrypted the local database in a Secure Enclave. That said, some users don’t want to share their screen with an AI tool, although the processing is done locally. So if you want to disable or uninstall Windows Recall, follow our detailed guide below. I have tested the instructions on Surface Laptop 7.

Uninstall Windows Recall

In September,Microsoft promisedthat users will be able to uninstall Windows Recall and the new update does let you remove it entirely. Here are the steps you can follow.

Finally, you can disable Windows Recall by configuring the Group Policy Editor. While Group Policy is enabled on the Pro edition, for Home edition users, you can follow our tutorial on how toenable Group Policy Editor on Windows 11 Home. After that, follow the below steps.

So this is how you can turn off or uninstall Recall AI entirely from yourCopilot+ PC. As I have said before, while the Recall feature might be useful to some users, I am not comfortable sharing my screen with an AI tool, no matter if the analysis is done locally or via the cloud. So if you are also on the same boat, you can uninstall Recall AI right away.

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