That alone calls the clickbait article's reputability into question. Why tie completely unrelated issues together?
There were a gaggle of these scare stories put out around 10 months ago. Probably sponsored by the CCP.
I'm never sure what dilettante's motives are and I often don't understand what he's even talking about. I don't spend time deciphering his meaning or intent. If I don't get it right away, I just move on. But I do suspect there is some sort of agenda at play most of the time.
I found using the ignore feature has it's positive side. I'm a firm believer in the K.I.S.S. concept.
I started using Linux in the early 2000s, eventually discontinuing Windows usage altogether after Windows 7. On the computer enthusiast forums that I frequent I see members in the "Microsoft Operating Systems" sections of the forums posting endlessly about various troubles, and concerns. Most of them are gamers, which kind of keeps them reigned in(enslaved) to using Windows. However, the Linux community has many tools available nowadays for successful gaming on Linux.
That was my concern. I was deeply into MS Flight Simulator for years, and stayed with Windows on the assumption that it was designed for Windows. Microsoft stopped updating Flight Simulator and I lost interest. But it's recently been taken over by another outfit. But I had broken the habit, so I was free to make the switch.
@MACKTEXAS, would you mind sharing how you did that? I have Outlook accounts that I've been using for work for nearly 20 years. I hate Outlook (especially its updated version), but I feel rather stuck for now given the number of people and businesses I would have to contact were I to start using a new email address (although I may end up going that way).
Interesting. I see that The Last of Us is included to play with Linux. That was a good game.
A friend gave me a copy of MS Flight Simulator, he was very into it, networked with others all over the country. I tried it a bit but never got involved. Not long ago I had the idea of trying to run MS Flight Simulator in WINE, but evidently I must have let my copy go, along with the various Microsoft dependent software I gave away.
The community was quite large. It was my first experience working with people from all over the world. I used to create additional scenery for airports that were left undeveloped my MS. I spent a lot of time on sea ports for sea planes. I would upload the stuff to a place where others could upload and download their creations and share with other simmers. On occasion I would combine efforts with other creators.
You're asking how I did that, based on this part of my previous post today: " I . . . disassociated my Outlook email from Outlook account, and use a PIN to sign in instead of email sign in." So, you may be considering switching to a PIN to login to your computer.
That name does sound familiar, but it sounds like one of those names that would be widely used, so who knows?
Thanks, @MACKTEXAS. I do in fact use a PIN, but I'm not always prompted to use it. I do have 2FA set up for all of my emails.
Looks like you have all bases covered.
Agree.
Good deal, pretty much matches the "Manual" method as shown in the Texas A&M article. For those not wishing to visit the TAMU link ,here is a synopsis:
Several methods to disable the Recall feature are listed below. We recommend using a method that is not easily bypassed by local users, and that you monitor devices for compliance using your device management platform. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the endpoint security team, endpoint-security@tamu.edu.
Method 1: Registry Modification
If you have a device running Windows 11 Home, you won’t have access to the Group Policy Editor, but you can also disable Windows Recall through the Registry by modifying the “WindowsAI” key.
To disable Windows Recall through the Registry, use these steps:
Open Start.
Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry Editor.
Browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI
Right-click the WindowsAI key, select the New menu, and choose the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.
Registry create DisableAIDataAnalysis
Name the key DisableAIDataAnalysis and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.
Registry disable Recall AI
Click the OK button.
Browse to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI
Right-click the WindowsAI key, select the New menu, and choose the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.
Registry Local Machine create DisableAIDataAnalysis
Name the DWORD DisableAIDataAnalysis and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.
Registry disable Recall AI from Local Machine
Click the OK button.
Restart the computer.
After you complete the steps, the timeline feature will no longer be operational on your Copilot+ PC.
Method 2: Group Policy Object (GPO)
If you have a device running Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you can disable the Recall feature from the Group Policy Editor. This option isn’t available on Windows 11 Home.
To disable Recall through Group Policy, use these steps:
Open Start.
Search for gpedit and click the top result to open the Group Policy Editor.
Browse the following path:
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows AI
Right-click the “Turn off saving snapshots of Windows” policy and choose the Edit option.
Turn off saving snapshots of Windows
Check the Enabled option.
Group Policy disable Recall
Click the Apply button.
Click the OK button.
Once you complete the steps, the Recall feature should no longer run on your computer.
If you also want to ensure that the data is removed from the computer, open Settings > Privacy & security > Recall & snapshots, click on the “Delete all snapshots” setting, click the “Delete all” button, and click the “Delete” button again to confirm.
Recall delete snapshots after disabling feature
Method 3: Manual Settings
Go to: Settings > Privacy & Security
Navigate to: Recall & Snapshots
Turn off the Savings Snapshots option.