Microsoft says premature patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work

Microsoft has pinned down why some eager Windows Insiders could not persuade the Recall preview to save any snapshots. It's all down to a pesky non-security preview. KB5046740, which emerged on November 21, represents the final non-security preview release for 2024 (although there will be a monthly security release in December …

[Anonymous Coward]

patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work

Hooray! :-)

[sarusa]

Re: patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work

So for anyone who missed disabling it this way, I have a public service announcement. As administrator:

ᅟᅟᅟdism /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:"Recall"

dism is 'deployment image servicing and management', comes with Win11. It's basically a package manager for Windows images. /Online doesn't mean internet, it means 'work on the currently active windows install'. And the rest should be obvious.

[herman]

Re: patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work

Sure sounds perfect to me.

[navarac]

Re: patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work

Please do it!

[Doctor Syntax]

"However, it appears that those users stand every chance of falling victim to Microsoft's legendary quality control."

What do you mean? They're not victims, they become Microsoft's quality control.

[Mentat74]

They're called betatesters....

[J. Cook]

Or, as Microsoft calls them, customers. /rimshot

[Someone Else]

They're called betatesters....

You mean...the stuff has actually risen to the level of beta? Who knew?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll bet 10 cents

that a good amount of those wanting into the Preview, are looking how to exploit it. Which is it's only "real" use.

MS could make things more secure, less bloatware, but that doesn't earn money. Harvesting data does.

[Anonymous Custard]

Secure by accident?

Microsoft has pinned down why some eager Windows Insiders could not persuade the Recall preview to save any snapshots. It's all down to a pesky non-security preview.

Oh I don't know - having it not save any snapshots sounds like a perfect security improvement to me...

[blu3b3rry]

Re: Secure by accident?

It could be argued that the best security improvement anyone could make to a Windows OS is to uninstall it and use something else....

[Anonymous Custard]

DNA

They might want to check out the company's latest attempt to convince the world that Recall is not an ill-thought-out privacy nightmare but instead a reason to spend some cash on a Copilot+ PC.

Why does that bring this quote from Douglas Adams to mind?

"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. "Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.

[Paul Herber]

Re: DNA

Zebra crossings will mean nothing to many readers, and they will stand no chance with pelican crossings. Then we get to the Belisha Beacons, which are only a few minutes drive away from the Brecon Beacons.

Is Wishbone Ash's song "Ballad of the Beacons" about the Belisha or Brecon ones?

[UnknownUnknown]

Re: DNA

Bollocks to Crosswalks !!!

[PB90210]

Re: DNA

I'll raise you a "Humped Pelican"

(a pedestrian controlled crossing where the road surface is raised level with the adjacent pavement)

[stiine]

Re: DNA

Or Arnold Schwarzeneggar on Mars. What could possibly go wrong...

[Inventor of the Marmite Laser]

Hang on.....

Recall not working - So that's a problem HOW?

[Andy Non]

Hey Recall can you

recall how you work?

[Mentat74]

Re: Hey Recall can you

Maybe they can ask copilot...

[Ropewash]

Microsoft patch disables Recall functionality

So an actual patch then?

+1 for MS I guess.

[Wolfclaw]

Another botched patch, business shrugs its shoulders, sighs and the world continues as Microsoft knows, businesses have too much invested in any other platform for them to be concerned.

[Tron]

If we all refer to them as Microshit enough times across the web...

...their Clippy AI PCs will eventually pick up on it and use it.

[navarac]

This is such a surprise....

.... N O T !

[spireite]

Needs Arnie

He managed ok, so he can lead Windows to it.

[cookieMonster]

Slight error in that article

Here’s the fixed version

Then again, this is Windows, and being prepared to nuke a PC from orbit when something goes wrong is all part of the experience.