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Microsoft enabled the notorious "Recall" with the last update (for Windows 11 only). It's part of the OS and can't be uninstalled. This software stores metadata about EVERYTHING that appears on your screen, including passwords/urls/images/videos/any messages you send or emails etc

To disable this gross spyware, run the following as admin on the command line:

Dism /Online /Disable-Feature
/Featurename:Recall

#Windows #Spyware #Recall #PrivacyAbuse

#Windows #spyware #recall #privacyabuse
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Mårten Björklund 🇸🇪
Mårten Björklund 🇸🇪
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A great opportunity to switch to a better and privacy respecting operating system, some suggestions:

For gamers: https://bazzite.gg

For general computing: https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/

For lazy developers: https://aeondesktop.github.io

You will most likely also be able to use your hardware longer without the need to upgrade AND experience better performance.

Enjoy! 🤗


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Petra van Cronenburg
Petra van Cronenburg
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I heard it would be disabled in the EU due to privacy laws - is that correct?
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Mia Alm
Mia Alm
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@NatureMC I'm in the EU region and get "Feature name Recall is unknown" like some others, so I guess so...
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Petra van Cronenburg
Petra van Cronenburg
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@Malm Thank you!
I found that indeed it doesn't comply with European DMA laws and will be therefore disabled in the EU: https://www.techopedia.com/news/microsoft-introduces-option-to-disable-the-recall-feature-in-windows-11

Some other helpful articles about disabling it:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2443906/microsoft-finally-allows-the-controversial-recall-feature-to-be-uninstalled-heres-how.html
and
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/2/24233992/microsoft-recall-windows-11-uninstall-feature-bug


Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bug

Microsoft won’t say whether it will let Windows users fully uninstall Recall. A new option that appeared recently was ‘incorrectly listed,’ says Microsoft.
Tom Warren (The Verge)
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Aceade
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For me, this reports that "Feature name Recall is unknown". I'm guessing that means I don't have it at all?
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Ciarán McNally
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@aceade Yup, Windows 11 only feature I believe or you haven't yet updated 👍
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Aceade
Aceade
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How fortunate that my PC isn't "capable" of running Windows 11. Oh noes, whatever shall I do?????
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Wagster
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@aceade
Microsoft is stopping it's (free) security updates for Windows 10 in October 2025.
So it's worth thinking about your options as that date approaches.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, but Windows 11 is my least favoured option.
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