Microsoft’s “see everything, remember everything, everywhere, all the time” Windows Recall feature has been controversial since the moment it was announced. While the utility for users is obvious, it’s also easy to see why people aren’t keen to let either their local PC or Microsoft remember everything they do with a visual record. Microsoft seems to have capitulated, at least for business users.
According to a new blog post (spotted by PCMag), Windows Recall will be disabled by default on all enterprise machines. If you want to use it, not only will you need local hardware that meets Copilot+ specs, you’ll need permission from your IT administrator to turn it on.
“Recall will be disabled by default, and IT will enable this feature through new policies before it can be made available to employees for opting in,” says Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s VP of Windows + Devices. They’d still really like you to use it, though. The post goes on to claim that Recall …