Control Windows Recall & AI Privacy

Last updated: March 2, 2025

Decide what Windows Recall captures, delete its snapshots or turn it off for good, and review the other Copilot+ and AI privacy settings on your PC.

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What this helps with

What to expect: Easy difficulty • usually about 10 min.

This is one of 33 AI Integration & Assistant Management fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix for this is in the WindowsHelper app.

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