Security News > 2024 > June > Microsoft makes Windows Recall opt-in, secures data with Windows Hello

Following massive customer pushback after it announced the new AI-powered Recall for Copilot+ PCs last month, Microsoft says it will update the feature to be more secure and require customers to opt in to enable it.

To further improve the feature's privacy and security, the company will also require users to prove that they're in front of the computer via Windows Hello to enable and use Recall.

"We are adding additional layers of data protection including 'just in time' decryption protected by Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security so Recall snapshots will only be decrypted and accessible when the user authenticates," Davuluri said.

Microsoft initially claimed that the Windows Recall databases were secure because they were encrypted by Bitlocker and only decrypted when the user logged in to Windows 11.

After this change goes live, the Windows Recall data will remain encrypted until a user authenticates with Windows Hello when they open the app.

Windows 11 Recall AI feature will record everything you do on your PC. Microsoft deprecates Windows NTLM authentication protocol.

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