Microsoft Confirms Recall Feature Cannot Be Uninstalled

Microsoft announced that the option to uninstall its upcoming Recall feature in Windows 11 was a bug and will not be available upon its official launch. Recall, which takes continuous screenshots and stores them for user retrieval, has been controversial due to privacy and security issues, particularly a lack of encryption for stored data. The company plans to make Recall an opt-in feature rather than a default one and will implement encryption to protect the data. Despite initial speculation about the uninstall option being a response to EU regulations, Microsoft clarified that this functionality will not be provided. Recall is expected to be previewed with Insiders on Copilot+ PCs in October after significant modifications are made. Users will still be able to disable Recall during setup, but complete uninstallation remains unclear.