Microsoft delays Recall feature

After initially announcing it was going to change its Recall feature and then pulling the preview Windows release containing the feature, Microsoft has now given in almost entirely and is delaying Recall altogether. Instead of shipping it on every new Copilot+ PC, they're going to release it as an optional feature for Windows Insiders.

Today, we are communicating an additional update on the Recall (preview) feature for Copilot+ PCs. Recall will now shift from a preview experience broadly available for Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, to a preview available first in theWindows Insider Program (WIP)in the coming weeks. Following receiving feedback on Recall from our Windows Insider Community, as we typically do, we plan to make Recall (preview) available for all Copilot+ PCs coming soon.

Pavan Davuluri on the Windows blog

It's incredible just how much Microsoft has bungled the launch of this feature, as it's now almost overshadowing everything else that comes with these new ARM laptops. They rushed to shove machine learning into a major feature, and didn't stop to think about the consequences.

Typical Silicon Valley behaviour.