One of Microsoft's headline features for AI-enabled PCs was to be "Recall", a Windows feature that records what you do on the computer and lets you query the record using natural language. Despite running locally, there was a media uproar about the privacy risks, mostly around malicious software abusing the feature or unauthorized access to the recordings. Microsoft pulled the feature before the new computers shipped, promising improvements.

As of the start of October, Recall is available (on machines with hardware support) in "Insider" (preview) builds of Windows, which users must opt into. Media reaction to this preview, which contains extensive security and privacy controls, seems more positive than to the original announcement. However, there is still no guarantee; features sometimes languish in Insider builds for half a year before release, or are cut without releasing at all.

Will Recall become available as an official, non-preview/beta feature, in a released (non-Insider) Windows build, before the end of 2024?

A build must be considered a release, and available through an official channel (OEM partners, Windows Update, download from Microsoft, etc.), to qualify.

The build does not need to be available in all markets.

Recall does not need to be enabled by default but must not be described as a "preview" or similar.

This will resolve based on availability at midnight UTC.

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