Microsoft Relaunches Recall And AI Windows Search For Copilot Plus PCs

Almost a year after its introduction, Microsoft is relaunching Recall and adding an improved Windows Search feature for Copilot+ PCs.

To quicly recap, the Recall feature takes snapshots of your active screen, and when you initiate a search, it analyses these snapshots and helps you to find -- or recall -- anything you've previously seen. Microsoft describes it as a search tool that can help users locate anything they've seen on the computer. It was originally slated to launch last year. However, concerns about its security implications forced a number of delays.

Microsoft has continuously made efforts to assuage privacy and security fears through a series of updates to Recall. Microsoft has reiterated that the information collected by the Recall tool does not leave a user's computer and cannot be accessed by Microsoft. This assurance may not convince many users, though. Moreover, there have been reports of screenshot-taking monitoring ...