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Windows Recall

Recall helps you find anything you've seen on your PC by capturing snapshots of your activity, allowing you to search using keywords, context, or scroll through a visual timeline. All data is processed and stored locally to protect privacy.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
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Features

Properties

  1.  AI-Powered

Features

  1.  OCR
  2.  File Search
  3.  Record desktop activity
  4.  Context-aware help
  5.  Activity history
  6.  Track Activities
  7.  Support for Windows Hello

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Negative Comment
Breat
2

i hate it because if privacy problems

Guest
0

Absolute security nightmare

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K0RR
1

security nightmare

LR88
0

Useless unless it becomes available on normal computers that can run normal programs like everyone else.

Darlene Sonalder
3

Oh yes another Spyware as a Service from Microsoft baked into Windows and that they'll insist on users to enable it using dark patterns and annoying pop-ups.

TBayAreaPat
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Prerequisites A Copilot+ PC from Qualcomm, Intel, or AMD. Arm64EC (Emulation Compatible) is not currently supported. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3073 (Dev and Beta Channels) or later must be installed on your device.

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What is Windows Recall?

Recall leverages the Windows Copilot Runtime to help users find anything previously seen on their PC. It enables search based on remembered clues or allows scrolling through a timeline of past activity, including apps, documents, and websites. Users can quickly return to content by selecting the relaunch button under each snapshot, with deep links powered by the UserActivity API.

Click to Do is an AI-powered feature that uses the local Phi Silica model in Copilot+ PCs to connect actions to content identified by Recall. For example, if a video shows a shirt of interest, Recall can locate the moment it appears, and Click to Do will offer an option to search for similar products online. Developers can integrate Click to Do into their apps via a URI scheme.

Recall is an opt-in experience with customizable privacy controls, allowing users to filter and manage what content is saved. All data is processed locally, secured with Windows Hello authentication, encryption, and isolation, and is not sent to the cloud or shared with Microsoft or third parties.

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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about Windows Recall, and it has gotten 7 likes

Windows Recall was added to AlternativeTo by Mauricio B. Holguin on and this page was last updated . Windows Recall is sometimes referred to as Recall, Microsoft Recall, Copilot Recall.