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It this tech tip we explain the new Windows Recall feature in Windows 11 24H2, the security and privacy concerns around it, and how to disable it with group policy.

#windows #microsoft #privacy #security #recall

📒 Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) commands

Check Recall Status: Dism /Online /Get-Featureinfo /Featurename:Recall
Disable Recall: Dism /Online /Disable-Feature /Featurename:Recall
Enable Recall: Dism /Online /Enable-Feature /Featurename:Recall

🔖 Chapters

Intro 0:00:00
What is Windows Recall? 0:00:28
How to Check the Status, Enable and Disable Recall 0:01:45
Disabling Recall as an IT Admin 0:03:32


🔗 Links & Other Info

Learn about Windows Recall:
🔗 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c

Recall security and privacy architecture:
🔗 https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/09/27/update-on-recall-security-and-privacy-architecture/

Managing Windows Recall:
🔗 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/manage-recall

Enabling or Disabling with Policy:
🔗 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/manage-recall#allow-recall-and-snapshots-policies

💡Your PC needs the following minimum system requirements for Recall:

- A Copilot+ PC that meets the Secured-core standard
- 40 TOPs NPU (neural processing unit)
- 16 GB RAM
- 8 logical processors
- 256 GB storage capacity
- To enable Recall, you’ll need at least 50 GB of storage space free
- Saving snapshots automatically pauses once the device has less than 25 GB of storage space
- Users need to enable Device Encryption or BitLocker
- Users need to enroll into Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security with at least one biometric sign-in option enabled in order to authenticate


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