Apr 14, 2025 19:00:00

After two delays, Microsoft finally rolls out release preview of Recall for Copilot+ PC

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Recall,' a feature that takes detailed screenshots of a user's PC operations, scans the information using optical character recognition (OCR), and allows it to be searched later using AI, has finally been implemented in the Release Preview channel of the Windows Insider Program.

Releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.3902 to the Release Preview Channel | Windows Insider Blog
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/04/10/releasing-windows-11-build-26100-3902-to-the-release-preview-channel/

Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this time | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/646911/microsoft-recall-windows-insiders-preview

On April 10, 2025, Microsoft announced that it had released Windows 11 Build 26100.3902 (KB5055627) to the release preview channel of the Windows Insider Program, a program that provides experimental pre-release features. This version includes Recall.

Microsoft rolled out Recall to the Windows Insider Dev channel in November 2024, so the feature itself has been available for some time, but now that it's been made available on the Release Preview channel, it seems that they're finally starting to move in earnest towards the official release.

Testing of the controversial Windows 11 'Recall' feature has finally begun - GIGAZINE

Recall is a feature for the AI-specialized PC product group 'Copilot + PC,' which has the ability to record user operations and review them later using AI. This allows users to quickly search for files they have previously operated by file name and resume other tasks that were halfway through, but on the other hand, concerns have been raised about the storage of privacy-related information, and the official release has been postponed several times.

Microsoft announces that it will postpone the release of the Recall feature until December 2024 - GIGAZINE

According to Microsoft, in order to use Recall, you need to turn on the snapshot saving function of Recall yourself and register with Windows Hello biometric authentication, so they have a security system in place.

Technology media The Verge said, 'This release shows that Microsoft is finally getting closer to launching Recall, as the release preview is the last hurdle before the feature rolls out.'

When rolling out Recall to the Release Preview channel, Microsoft introduced the feature as follows: 'When you work across many apps, sites, and documents, it can be hard to remember where you saw something. Recall saves you time. With Copilot+ PC's AI capabilities, you can now quickly find and return to an app, website, image, or document by simply describing it.'