Remove Recall from a Copilot+ PC — via Microsoft Learn
Commandlow riskNeeds adminWindows 11 24H2 and later (Copilot+ PCs only)
Recall only exists on Copilot+ PCs. It is opt-in: nothing is saved until you set it up and agree, and snapshots stay on the PC. If you never want it, you can remove the Recall component itself with one command.
Restart the computer
The easy way
- To keep Recall but stop it saving anything, leave snapshot saving off in Settings → Privacy & security → Recall & snapshots.
- To remove it, run the command below in an elevated PowerShell window and restart.
Command
Run in an administrator PowerShell / Terminal window.
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "Recall" -RemoveUndo
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "Recall"On work or school managed devices Recall is removed by default unless IT allows it, and admins can control it with Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows AI > Allow Recall to be enabled. Hardware requirements include a 40+ TOPS NPU and 16 GB RAM, so most PCs never had it.
Sources
- Manage Recall for Windows clients — by Microsoft Learn
- Source reviewed
- 2026-11-02
- Link checked
- 2026-11-02
- Tested hands-on
- Not by Oddbyte.Me
Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.