Microsoft makes Recall available to all Copilot+ PCs, along with a new AI-powered Windows search and Click to Do, which works like Google's Circle to Search
Click to Do and Improved Search also coming Mauro Huculak / Pureinfotech : Windows 11 builds 26200.5570 and 26120.3941 rollout visual changes in Dev and Beta Channels Mahnoor Faisal / XDA Developers : Windows 11's voice typing will now let you speak your mind without censorship Brad Linder / Liliputing : Lilbits: Recall, AI-enhanced search, and Click to Do are rolling out for Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft also preview support for swearing while using voice typing Microsoft Support : KB5055627(OS Build 26100.3915) Preview Taras Buria / Neowin : Windows 11's flagship AI feature is now publicly available Samantha Kelly / CNET : Copilot Plus PCs Are Getting That AI Recall Feature for Real Now Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Microsoft Belatedly Delivers Windows 11 24H2 Preview Update for April Michael Kan / PCMag : Microsoft Finally Launches Its Controversial Recall Feature Ina Fried / Axios : Microsoft makes delayed AI Recall feature available Lance Whitney / ZDNET : Microsoft adds three new AI features to Copilot+ PCs - including the controversial Recall Zac Bowden / Windows Central : Microsoft finally ships controversial Windows 11 ‘Recall’ feature after year-long delay — now rolling out to all Copilot+ PCs Devindra Hardawar / Engadget : Microsoft's Recall and improved Windows search start rolling out to Copilot+ AI PCs today X: Daniel Rubino / @daniel_rubino : Microsoft's Click to Do and Recall are well done in terms of design and functionality. I'm glad to see them finally shipping to Copilot+ PCs! https://www.windowscentral.com/ ... 🫡 @windows : We are officially rolling out 3 new powerful and exclusive AI features on Copilot+ PCs 🎉 Recall, Click to Do and Windows Search are available now. Read all about the updates via the blog: https://blogs.windows.com/... Patrick Moorhead / @patrickmoorhead : There have been many fits and starts with Copilot+ PCs, but the capabilities announced a little less than a year ago are available. I have been using Windows Insider for close to a year, testing most of these features, and this is a very good start. I'm imagining even more @windowsupdate : These exclusive experiences for Copilot+ PCs are available via the April 2025 Windows non-security preview update. Over the next month, we will be gradually rolling out these new features via controlled feature rollout (CFR) to consumers. Yusuf Mehdi / @yusuf_i_mehdi : One of the hardest things about knowledge work isn't doing the work, it's finding the work you've already done. That's what makes today's update to Copilot+ PCs so impactful. 🧵 Mark Hachman / @markhachman : I was originally a fan of Windows Recall. Now I think it's one of the most dangerous apps to have on your PC — and it's out in general availability, today. https://www.pcworld.com/... @windowsupdate : The April 2025 non-security preview release is now available for Windows 11, version 24H2. https://support.microsoft.com/ ... (🧵1/5) [image] @windowsblog : Copilot+ PCs are the most performant Windows PCs ever built, now with more AI features that empower you every day https://blogs.windows.com/... [image] @windowsupdate : Highlights for Windows 11, version 24H2 (gradual rollout): · [Recall (preview)] Use Recall to quickly find and get back to any app, website, image, or document just by describing its content using the AI capabilities of Copilot+ PCs. · [Click to Do (preview)] Click to Do makes Ina Fried / @inafried : New @axios Microsoft makes delayed AI Recall feature available https://www.axios.com/... Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Microsoft is launching its Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs today. It's arriving alongside a new AI-powered Windows search and Click to Do. Full details below 👇 https://www.theverge.com/... LinkedIn: Kristina Michalsky : 🚀Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs are redefining what it means to be a premium PC. And today, we take an exciting step forward with the rollout … Vivek Pradeep : So much goodness in the release today. Several tens of AI models running in the background bringing magic across a diverse range of experiences and myriad silicon endpoints. … Jim Johnson : Thanks to our ongoing collaboration with Microsoft, Intel Core Ultra processors are delivering Windows 11's latest AI tools - right on your device. … Forums: r/windowsinsiders : Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 (Dev Channel) Msmash / Slashdot : Microsoft Launches Windows Recall After Year-Long Delay
Context & Ripple Effects
Recall began as a Copilot+ PC timeline and search capability in 2024, then moved through delays and Insider testing amid privacy and safety debate. Its first beta preview paired it with Click to Do, making this a broader stage of a previously gated rollout.
The April preview update also groups enhanced search with these features, extending Microsoft's effort to make AI functions part of the Windows work surface rather than a separate Copilot interaction.
First-order effects
- Copilot+ PC owners gain preview access to Recall, AI-enhanced Windows Search, and Click to Do through a gradual Windows 11 feature rollout.
- Microsoft turns a feature that was held back for Insider testing into a broadly available Copilot+ PC capability, while retaining the preview designation.
Second-order effects
- The bundled features make Copilot+ hardware a more distinct Windows tier: buyers and PC makers can point to system-level AI search and on-screen actions rather than Copilot alone.
- Click to Do puts Windows closer to the visual-selection interaction associated with Google, raising the competitive importance of AI actions embedded directly in the operating-system interface.
Third-order effects
- If Microsoft continues shipping AI functions as OS features tied to a hardware class, differentiation may shift from standalone assistants toward integrated, device-qualified work surfaces.
- Recall's delayed path suggests that adoption of persistent, AI-assisted activity search will remain shaped by whether vendors can address the privacy and safety concerns that accompanied its earlier rollout delay.
The trend: PC platforms are consolidating search, visual understanding, and next-step actions into operating-system-level AI work surfaces, initially differentiated by eligible hardware.