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Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bug - OSnews
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 Recall AI is not optional — a glitch made it appear so in the Windows 11 24H2 KB5041865 update
Early this morning, Microsoft confirmed in a statement to The Verge that last week’s Windows 11 24H2 update, KB5041865, had not added the ability to uninstall Recall in the “Turn Windows features on or off” dialog and that its addition to that menu was a bug that will soon be fixed. It should be noted that this bugged option to uninstall Recall was also added before Recall itself, so it had no actual functionality besides (seemingly) being a way to opt out ahead of time. Once shipped, Recall will also be something Windows users can disable but not entirely remove.
For those still holding out hope that Recall may be utterly removable once it’s added, Microsoft’s comments may discourage. However, past regulations have forced it to compromise on this question before it could uninstall Microsoft Edge in European Economic Area (EEA) countries. And, of course, the backlash to Recall and its security concerns contributed to Recall’s rollout being delayed in the first place, which may also encourage Microsoft to allow its complete removal once released.
Microsoft’s comments indicate that Recall will roll out to Copilot+ enabled PCs starting next month for Windows Insiders, as planned. However, if it can’t be genuinely uninstalled instead of just disabled, one could see how Copilot+ devices could become blacklisted in specific corporate or government environments.
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Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in backdoored Windows 11 is just a bug [Ed: Liars!]
While the latest update to backdoored Windows 11 makes it look like the upcoming Recall feature can be easily removed by users, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft tells us it’s just a bug...
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You Can't Remove Windows 11's 'AI' Recall Feature, But You Can Install Linux Instead
Earlier this year, we were introduced to Microsoft's creepy AI-powered move to snoop on everything users did on their computers under their new lineup of Copilot+ PCs.
Since then, there has been a considerable outcry over the need for such an invasive feature, with a cybersecurity researcher finding out that sensitive data from the Recall feature was being stored in plain text.