Microsoft Launches Windows 11 Recall Tool at Build Conference

TapTechNews May 21st news, Microsoft launched a brand-new tool called Windows 11 Recall at the Build Developer Preview Conference held today. It can record all the things you see and do on your computer and enable you to search and retrieve anything you've done on the device.

Internally, Microsoft Recall is also known as AI Explorer, and its functionality is very extensive, including recording what you've done in applications, tracking communication in real-time meetings, remembering all the research websites you've visited, and so on.

All you need to do is perform the Recall operation, which is like an AI-driven search, and it will present a snapshot of that time to help you understand the context of the memory.

In fact, everything you do on your computer will be displayed on a scrollable timeline. Since Live Captions can transcribe and even translate voices, you can also search real-time meetings and videos.

TapTechNews note: Microsoft had tested a feature named Timeline in the Windows 10 system, but terminated the feature in 2021.

The Apple Mac camp also has a similar software - Rewind, which is suitable for M-series Macs. Just like Recall, it can record everything you do, monitor all your meetings, and allow you to recall anything through a chatbot.

However, Rewind is a third-party application, while Recall is an official tool of Microsoft Windows and can be deeply and natively integrated with the Windows 11 system.

Recall is not applicable to all Windows 11 computers. Users need to purchase certified hardware of Copilot+PCs to use it.

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