Apps Open Recall in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to open Recall on a Windows 11 Copilot+ PC.

Recall is an experience exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that will help you easily find and remember things you've seen using natural language. To help provide you with that "photographic" memory, you can opt in to saving snapshots of your screen periodically. You can quickly search your snapshots to find things on your Copilot+ PC. For example, you can search for content you've seen in apps, websites, images, and documents. Recall doesn't record audio or save continuous video. It also doesn’t save game video when Game Mode is active on platforms that support it.

You're always in control of what's saved as a snapshot. You can disable saving snapshots, pause temporarily, filter apps and websites, and delete your snapshots at any time.

To help maintain your privacy, Recall processes your content locally on the Copilot+ PC and securely stores it only on your device. Snapshots are encrypted by Device Encryption or BitLocker, which are enabled by default on Windows 11. Recall doesn't share snapshots with other users that are signed into Windows on the same device. Microsoft can't access or view the snapshots.

You can choose how long snapshots can be saved on your device. In the Maximum storage duration for snapshots setting, select either 30, 60, 90, 180 days, or unlimited. Once snapshots reach the age limit, they are deleted from the device. If you don’t set the maximum storage duration, then snapshots aren’t deleted until the Maximum storage for snapshots limit is reached, and then the oldest snapshots are deleted first.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3915 (24H2), You work across so many apps, sites, and documents it can be hard to remember where you saw something you want to get back to. Recall (preview) saves you time by offering an entirely new way to search for things you’ve seen or done on your PC securely. With the AI capabilities of Copilot+ PCs, it’s now possible to quickly find and get back to any app, website, image, or document just by describing its content. To use Recall, you will need to opt-in to save snapshots, which are images of your activity, and enroll in Windows Hello to confirm your presence so only you can access your snapshots. You are always in control of what snapshots are saved and can pause saving snapshots at any time. As you use your Copilot+ PC throughout the day working on documents or presentations, taking video calls, and context switching across activities, Recall will take regular snapshots and help you find things faster and easier. When you need to find or get back to something you’ve done previously, open Recall and authenticate with Windows Hello. When you’ve found what you were looking for, you can reopen the application, website, or document, or use Click to Do to act on any image or text in the snapshot you found.

Starting with Windows 11 build 2610.5074 (24H2), Microsoft is making it easier and faster for you to find and reconnect with the apps and websites that matter to you by introducing a new personalized homepage to Recall. The new homepage brings your recent activity and top-used content front and center, enabling you to easily get back to your previous tasks. Additionally, Microsoft is improving the way you navigate in Recall with the new navigation bar. Located on the left side of the screen, the new navigation bar provides intuitive access to key Recall features including Home, Timeline, Feedback, and Settings. Recall continues to function the same way as before with these improvements. After you opt-in to snapshot collection, your homepage becomes your personalized productivity portal, displaying:

• Recent Snapshots: Your most recent snapshots captured by Recall, helping you quickly pick up where you left off.
• Top Apps and Websites: A curated view of the top three applications and websites you have spent the most time on in the past 24 hours.

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EXAMPLE: How to use Recall on your Copilot+ PC









1 Press the Win + J keys.

2 If prompted by Windows Security, click/tap on OK to approve. (see screenshot below)

This option will only be available if you have Recall Save snapshots turned on.

1 Click/tap on the Recall icon on the taskbar system tray. (see screenshot below)


2 Click/tap on Open Recall. (see screenshot below)


3 If prompted by Windows Security, click/tap on OK to approve. (see screenshot below)

This option will only be available if you have Recall Save snapshots turned on.

1 Open Quick Settings (Win+A), and click/tap on the Recall button. (see screenshot below)


2 Click/tap on Open Recall. (see screenshot below)


3 If prompted by Windows Security, click/tap on OK to approve. (see screenshot below)






1 Open the Start menu , and click/tap on the All button. (see screenshot below)


2 Click/tap on the Recall app. (see screenshot below)


3 If prompted by Windows Security, click/tap on OK to approve. (see screenshot below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink