Windows AI quietly watches your screen: Recall snapshots and how to take back control
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-11-15
AI features across Windows — Copilot, Recall on Copilot+ PCs, Click to Do, and Microsoft 365 Copilot — can process your screen activity, emails, chats, and documents. Recall periodically snapshots everything on your screen (opt-in, but powerful).
Microsoft claims data stays local, yet many features still give AI deep access to user activity, and most people never check these settings. The thread walks through exactly how to control each of them.
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