Microsoft Recall is MANDATORY

It Happened. Yes, it is now a dependency in File Explorer.

[ChrisTitusTech]

To Disable Recall in 24H2(Removing it breaks explorer):
- Open Settings
- Select Privacy & security
- Choose Recall & snapshots
- Toggle off Recall
**Note: For those that do not see the setting. It is a feature that IS getting installed behind the scenes. Run this removal:
Dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:"Recall"
Then restart your PC and you will notice everything I outlined in this video. Your explorer will look very different and old. Why is Recall a dependency for this new explorer?

[thegreatdodo]

As a German and European citizen, I sincerely urge you to report this to the European Commission using the "Complaint Form for Breach of EU Law" (can't link here sadly). In August, the EU Council ruled that Microsoft must enable the complete uninstallation of Recall and Copilot due to privacy laws. Making these features mandatory, as you can demonstrate and prove, constitutes a violation of that ruling.

[GoodGamer]

HOW is Recall a dependency for a feature that worked perfectly fine without it and before it even existed? Complete garbage that Microsoft is shoehorning this slop into every corner of Windows.

[diegomachado]

So any serious Journalists investigating powerful people should probably stop using windows 11 immediately.

[malcaniscsm]

Keeping malware off your OS is one thing. When your OS *IS* malware, then you've lost the battle before you even start.

[CptDallas]

This (Co-Pilot) violates HIPPA immediately for medical Windows machines.

[claudebeazley]

This could make using window 11 illegal in certain use cases. In switzerland, using windows 11 in hospitals might breach data protection laws.

[Minetheground]

People need to spread the word about this, because taking screenshots of someones pc is unacceptable

[ylluminate]

If you're a doctor, lawyer, journalist, law enforcement, government official, CEO, CTO, software engineer, work with anything privacy related or have ever signed an NDA - you cannot use Windows 11.

[rhadiem]

I'm done with Windows. I'm not giving Microsoft any more money, and I'm transitioning off the platform. They repeatedly show me they are my enemy, so I'm finally believing them. It's not me, it's you.

[mzigaib]

At this point everyone should be anti-microsoft because they are anti-user.

[Ancientreapers]

I didn't believe them for a moment about Recall.

[XX-rime]

"The computer is no longer personal"

[minigpracing]

Probably time for an antitrust, again.

[Ollavk]

No way this Recall thing is legal in the EU with their General Data Protection Regulation

[jayrowe]

Microsoft Recall _may_ be Mandatory, but Windows is not.

[xDMGx]

Its reading your files, and hashing them twice, so Microsoft knows who’s naughty and nice.

[Legz]

Microsoft isn't going to stop with this shit until the Justice department steps in... again.

[patmcbride]

I just noticed copilot in my taskbar today and thought "WTF is that and where did it come from?".
And I have Win 10, not Win 11.

[Mhaakify]

What I think will happen next:
- Logging into OneDrive will be mandatory alongside the Microsoft account.
- Recall will have a mandatory minimal functionality on the system, like telemetry.
- Recall files will be stored on OneDrive and therefore can be legally accessed by Microsoft because of their ToS and Eula.

Microsoft wouldn't throw out a pricey feature like recall and let users get away with not using it.