Windows 10: My new computers of Windows 11 updates have a controversial updates is Recall Copilot AI...

Hi, I am having a trouble, difficulty, problems, issues and concerns about the controversial feature on Windows 11 updates on my new computers in the future years and decades of me by own decisions and conclusions because before the Linux OS computers when I do installation Linux on my old computers in the future years and decades because I want to make a my new computers of Windows 11 updates better because I want to make my new computers better in the future years and decades.

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Is it possible to just not have Recall on my computer

Retrace your steps with Recall - Microsoft Support

System requirements for Recall

Your PC needs the following minimum system requirements for Recall:

• A Copilot+ PC
  
• 16 GB RAM
  
• 8 logical processors
  
• 256 GB storage capacity
  
• To enable Recall, you’ll need at least 50 GB of storage space free
  
• Saving screenshots automatically pauses once the device has less than 25 GB of storage space
  

Shop Copilot+ PCs | Microsoft

Are the Copilot+ PC experiences available on all Windows 11 PCs?

These features require powerful neural processing units (NPUs)—a specialized computer chip for AI-intensive processes—that are unique to the Copilot+ PC class of devices.

If your PC isn't one of these with an NPU on the Snapdragon® X Series processor, it simply won't run Recall or any of these other Copilot+ PC features, so you don't even have the option to ruse these.

Guess you're badly behind the times for true AI computing, eh?

Rob

 

How do I disable Copilot and all Other AI functionality in Windows 11 HOME edition

I want to fully disable (or preferably remove) Copilot and all other AI functionality in Windows 11 Home Edition. This question may belong under another topic; I just guessed at Settings.



See the bottom of this post for system information. Below are specific questions related to the details of disabling Copilot and AI functionality. I have not been able to find any of this information on any Microsoft resources; perhaps I missed something?.

• Disabling Copilot in Windows 11 Home Edition: Please note that I am running Windows 11 Home edition - not Pro, Enterprise, etc., where I could solve the problem with group policies or other administrative options. The Windows Update setting "Get the latest updates" is turned on, so I am running Copilot Preview.
  

• Copilot Taskbar Button: I have hidden Copilot on the taskbar, but that is obviously not the same as disabling Copilot or other AI functionality.
  

• Disabling Copilot via Registry: There are instructions on various websites for disabling Copilot by editing the registry; I would appreciate details about how to do that, as long as the necessary edits are reasonably safe and reliable.
  

• Disabling all AI functionality: How centralized is AI functionality in Windows 11? Does disabling Copilot disable AI functionality across all Windows 11 built-in features, as well as Microsoft desktop apps? Or has AI metastasized across the entire Windows ecosystem, requiring a constant game of whack-a-mole to disable everywhere?
  

Thanks in advance for any help.

- Laura

Windows System Information:

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 22H2

OS build OS Build 22621.2361 Preview (KB5030310)

 

Windows Direction, CoPilot, AI and Recall

Dear Support, no response to this question is required. I simply want to provide Microsoft with some customer feedback.

Like many others you've been hearing from, I intensely dislike the direction MS is going with their new and "improved" features such as CoPilot, CoCreator (indeed, ANY AI features built in to the operating system, and Recall.

Let's take CoCreator first. This is, at first glance, a neat feature. Input a rough sketch, and the software produces detailed images. For someone who's not a talented artist, this is great. But...what if the intended use is for publication? AI images and AI-assisted "original" creations can't be copyrighted or sold for remuneration. The same applies to AI-generated text. Not to even mention that AI-generated text may be lucid, grammatical, and easy to read, while still, in most cases, being factually WRONG.

I don't want AI in my operating system. If I do want assistance from AI, I'll go to the AI's website, or install a specific app. An OS should be "user friendly", to be sure. But AI is far too apt to misinterpret what I want and go off in some totally unhelpful direction. I want my OS to do what I tell it: open an app, find a file, change a system setting, perform a housekeeping function. I don't want it second-guessing me. Windows has been getting worse at this, not better. For example, the OS often decides to store files in places it finds convenient, rather than places I find convenient. It displays files organized by date groups, when I want them displayed alphabetically. Adding AI to the mix will take it to a whole new level of frustration.

As for Recall, it's nice that MS is taking steps to make it easier to disable, such as having it turned off by default. However, this is nowhere near good enough. THE RECALL FEATURE SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED AT ALL. If you simply feel you must, it should be a separately-downloaded and installed plug in, it should NOT be an integral part of Windows. If it is simply disabled, no one will trust you not to change your policy and enable it in a future update. Or even have it turned on permanently. We don't trust you when you say "oh, it's local storage only". Even if you mean that, and never change your minds, it's a serious security vulnerability even if it is only stored locally.

We don't trust you not to peek. We don't trust our governments not to peek. We don't believe that no one else will figure out a way to peek. Heck, as I write this, that's already been done, and you haven't even released the damn thing yet. We don't want our PCs tracking everything we do, looking over our shoulders. If I want a backup of something, I'll make a backup. Me. Not my Big Brother of a PC. This is one reason why I am still running Windows 10 and have no intention of "upgrading" to Windows 11.

An OS should be a tool. Easy to use, transparent. It is not a partner, or a supervisor, or a parent. Unless Microsoft changes its current path of treating Windows users as products to be exploited, rather than customers, you will see your market share decline. Because there ARE alternatives.

As for me, I'm going to start learning Linux. Not easy at my age, but worth it to insure my privacy.