Microsoft delays launch of Recall, Windows 11’s controversial photographic memory

Novel Revokephotographic memory of Windows 11 What Microsoft announced in May, adds another chapter. The new feature, which has been heavily criticized and even called a privacy risk, will not debut on the Copilot+ computers that hit the market next week.

Thanks to an update on its official blog, Microsoft has announced that the final launch of Recall has been postponed to an as-yet undetermined date.. To try to mitigate the feature’s poor reception, Redmond plans to provide early access to members of the Windows Insider program.

This way, the tool can be tested on development versions of Windows 11 before it becomes available to the general public. It is understood that Microsoft needs more time to optimize the Recall modifications it announced last week after it came under fire over the serious security flaws the variant presented.

This means that what Microsoft presented as the “star feature” of Copilot+ computers with Windows 11 and artificial intelligence, will not be at the debut of these devices on June 18. We’ll see if this has any impact on the marketing of the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop or the push they’re trying to give to Windows on ARM.

It is currently unknown when Recall will arrive on Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. It is also unknown when Microsoft plans to introduce this feature to the Insider program. The company promised to notify when the tool is added to development versions of its operating system, as well as provide instructions for testing it.

“We are adjusting our review model to leverage the experience of the Windows Insider community and ensure that experience meets our high standards for quality and safety. This decision is based on our commitment to providing a reliable, secure and reliable experience for all customers. , and seek additional feedback before this feature is rolled out to all Copilot+ PC users.”

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Microsoft Recall coming to Windows 11 later

Microsoft seems to admit that it handled the release of Recall in the worst possible way.. Let’s remember that this Windows 11 tool takes screenshots every few seconds and processes them locally using artificial intelligence. Thus, it allows you to find anything you imagine using only natural language.

If you say, “Find the black sweater,” the memory will analyze all the collected information and show you what you are looking for. Even if there is no written mention of that particular object. Recall also includes a timeline that can be viewed manually, and Microsoft says exceptions can be introduced to prevent certain apps or websites from being logged. Likewise, the feature can be disabled completely.

Although Redmond attempted to address privacy claims, researchers showed that information stored on Windows 11 computers was not adequately protected. And they also criticized it will be activated by default and that it cannot be deactivated when setting up a new Copilot+ PC from scratch.

A few days ago, Microsoft announced several changes to Recall. Among them is the ability to disable it when executing tune new Windows 11 PC. It has also added a requirement to use Windows Hello authentication to activate the tool or access screenshots. However, it is obvious that This is still not enough to win the public’s trust..

In addition to the delay, Microsoft promised that Recall will be released “soon” on PC Copilot+. But he did not promise to give a specific date for its completion.