The controversial Windows recall feature will launch later this year through the Windows Insider Program

Windows Copilot+ laptops won't boot with Microsoft's controversial recall feature. Update on Microsoft blog https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/06/07/update-on-the-recall-preview-feature-for-copilot-pcs/ He notes that the company will offer this feature to participants in the Windows Insiders program instead. In essence, there's no telling when Recall will be usable, but the company promises to release more information when that happens.

The recall has (rightfully) sparked an online outcry Elon Musk I compared it to an episode of Black Mirror. Then Microsoft added Some requirements (Windows Hello, encrypted screenshots) and made it an opt-in feature instead of an opt-out. While this is a step in the right direction, the feature needs a lot of time in the oven, which may be why Microsoft decided to stick with this feature for a while.

Brave users who want to try Recall will need Copilot+ certified laptops, which means they'll need a brand new model AMD Strix PointIntel Corporation moon lake, but not Snapdragon X series For one reason or another. This effectively alienates desktop users, as modern CPUs don't have an NPU at all. Even processors Ryzen 9000 It was launched without NPU and next Intel processor Arrow Lake Intel will likely follow the same path.