Windows Recall in Windows: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 22, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
This AI is not on by default; it can be turned off.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Search “Recall is a Windows feature available exclusively on Copilot+ PCs that helps users find previously viewed content using remembered text or visual clues.” [1] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Other data “Recall is a Windows feature available exclusively on Copilot+ PCs that helps users find previously viewed content using remembered text or visual clues.” “To use Recall, users must opt-in to save snapshots” [1] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | Not yet verified |
| On by default | No “To use Recall, users must opt-in to save snapshots” [1] dated copy |
| Can be turned off | Yes “You can control your content (such as snapshots, metadata, search queries, and history) by pausing or deleting snapshots, filtering content, or using a supported browser in privacy mode.” [1] dated copy |
| Billing | Not yet verified |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
All editions
- What the AI does
- Search “Recall is a Windows feature available exclusively on Copilot+ PCs that helps users find previously viewed content using remembered text or visual clues.” [1] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Other data “Recall is a Windows feature available exclusively on Copilot+ PCs that helps users find previously viewed content using remembered text or visual clues.” “To use Recall, users must opt-in to save snapshots” [1] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- Not yet verified
- On by default
- No “To use Recall, users must opt-in to save snapshots” [1] dated copy
- Can be turned off
- Yes “You can control your content (such as snapshots, metadata, search queries, and history) by pausing or deleting snapshots, filtering content, or using a supported browser in privacy mode.” [1] dated copy
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- All editions: Yes “You can control your content (such as snapshots, metadata, search queries, and history) by pausing or deleting snapshots, filtering content, or using a supported browser in privacy mode.” [1] dated copy
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Microsoft Privacy Statement, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
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