Given the controversy that had been generated, always applied to the most serious and unlikely cases of occurrence, the company founded by Bill Gates stated that this function could be disabled on the computer, so it is not a function that must be kept running, especially taking into account the gigantic space it occupies and which we have already talked about in HardZone, reaching up to 150 GB.
Can I uninstall Recall?
However, last week Microsoft released the update KB5041865 In the development of Windows 24H2, this Windows feature could be uninstalled. Unfortunately for users who do not have an AI-enabled PC and cannot use this feature, it turns out that this is a bug that will be fixed in future updates.
However, it is possible that this is not really a bug as this feature was already available in previous versions of the Insider version Windows 11 24H2 update, so it looks like they’ve changed their minds. It’s also possible that the system-wide integration of this feature is so great that removing it could jeopardize the stability of the entire system.
In the statement that Microsoft has sent to The Verge, it states that it will not be possible uninstall recallremembering what we have discussed at the beginning of this article, that it can be deactivated. It should be remembered that this function is only compatible with the equipment considered AI PCscomputers that have an NPU to perform Artificial Intelligence tasks locally with a minimum of 45 TOPS.
Following the controversy generated during its presentation, Microsoft was forced to disable this feature, so it currently does not work in any of the Insider versions of Windows 11 24H2 that have been released subsequently.
At the time, the company headed by Satya Nadella said that, despite having taken into account the risks to the user privacy When designing Recall, they put it in the chamber and gave it another twist to improve its performance so that users who use it can do so with complete peace of mind.
How Recall Works
The Windows 11 Recall function is responsible for doing screenshots periodically, specifically every 5 seconds, whenever a different image is displayed and stored locally on the PC, they are not uploaded to Microsoft servers.
Through the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) it is responsible for analyzing all the content and Copilot is able to answer any type of question about that content. Since it is not uploaded to Microsoft servers, the computer must be a PC with AI, that is, a PC with NPU.
The usefulness of this feature, especially for companies and individuals who spend all day in front of the computer, is undeniable.