Is Recall Really Installed?

[@dobias28]

Recall: Zero value for the user, a Goldmine for Microsoft.

[@tonywood3660]

What's Microsoft? Oh the company that used to spy on me.... until I switched to Linux years ago.

[@marcellachine5718]

Also a gold mine for hackers.

[@fabricio4794]

I fix this one using linux mint

[@rohitk8797]

First thing I do after buying a new laptop, install LM.

[@norwegiansmores811]

@@rohitk8797 i just did that. my legion pro 9 will never know the horrors of windows

[@pfitz4881]

You and I both

[@InvasionAnimation]

I tried installing to but I keep messing up. I am looking for a video showing the full tutorial on how to do it.

[@lightphasermusic]

If Recall is part of the system, then you can be 100% sure that it will be used by the government. When they say you have to opt-in, they meant that the feature will be available to you after opting in, but even without opting in, the feature will be always available for the government for abuse of rights. Even if they will lie that it is not installed, you can be sure, that it will be hidden in it, just the same way as all devices are spying on you, no matter of its size and function.

[@James-l5s7k]

SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS

[@robertjohnson2464]

If people were most proactive, they would make Microsoft think twice about installing their telemetry software on peoples' machines!!!

[@AncientGranules]

It is the whole shebang with Microsoft. For example eBay, as per other sites tries to push us to login via othr means... as you know. This morning I noticed: Simplify your sign-in Use Windows Hello to sign in with your PIN, face or fingerprint. We are into insanity, now!

[@AncientGranules]

I know it is off topic-ish, but it is very important... I also noticed, the changes within eBay messaging are miming Windows 11 style... Pff

[@angelahess5412]

I want to thank you for the content you provide. It's helped me see the reality of windows and I'm now in the process of moving to Kubuntu. I have a laptop I've installed it on and I'm starting to use it more and more. I am an expert in MS Office due to 30 years in my current job, so learning Libre Office has been a bit challenging - muscle memory trips me up sometimes, but I hate the ribbon interface with a passion, so I'm loving the clean menu interface. I actually would not have even started the switch to Linux without all the content you provide on how to do it without overwhelming yourself!

[@mickeyd306]

Linux Mint has been my daily driver for months. I trust the community more than Microsoft at this point to respect my privacy.

[@FredPilcher]

Using Windwoes is its own punishment. They don't have a branding issue - their stuff is just totally untrustworthy.

[@harveybc]

Agree, just give it a try. I installed VirtualBox and then Linux. I now have another workstation with just Linux and an old laptop I can dual boot. Spend 99% of my time in Linux. It really isn't hard to use now. Twenty years ago yes but now, it is just as easy as Windows.

[@zardozungadonkbungabonga]

I started with Linspire and then Ubuntu 4.10. Sorry, not sorry.

[@fabricio4794]

Im wating for another Linowx,with pre Bottles instaled sotware

[@alone-vf4vy]

Rec-All

[@cobanzoso1472]

Chris Titus has made a third video about recall but it was hard to understand for me. I think he manages to get rid of it but wasn't sure for what the future holds

[@yigitorhan7654]

The gist of it is that recall isn't really a dependency for the new file explorer to work, but it is linked as if it is so due to... "Bug". The solution was to modify a file about dependencies so that the file explorer package stays despite removing recall.

[@cobanzoso1472]

@ Thanks for the explanation i understand better 😊🙏

[@mchenrynick]

I love the power of ffmpeg. I have bash shell scripts that re-render video, as well as, extract audio and convert to mp3s =)

[@danielpetre3574]

As I wrote before, I am very happy to use Linux Mint, it makes me smile every day. I will never go back to Windows. As you say, everyone should switch to Linux.

[@B_r_u_c_e]

Preach, brother!

[@Chirp_Bunny]

Honestly, Im glad I switched to Linux, it feels perfect on my hardware, and yes, there are plenty of games that runs flawlessly on Linux too.

[@ecwnikos]

thank you for shareing youre time and effert. now i use mint its better than windblows i mean windows.

[@andrewjohnson6633]

I switched nearly 20 years ago. I've still got a dual boot PC just in case, but the only data Microsoft get from me is my playing Microsoft Solitaire. Yes I know there are games on Linux but I just enjoy doing my daily 5 games. No personal data is on that partition for them to filch.

[@tonywise198]

You have got to be mad to run Windows these days.

[@szhadjii8363]

I use VS Community Edition for school and I play games with Framegen, and games that are multiplayer and don't work on Linux that well, like Hunt: Showdown. And many things are just working under Windows. So it's Windows for me for now. Maybe if I buy a second SSD in my laptop, maybe then I will consider Linux.

[@rohitk8797]

I only use it on a separate isolated device for photoshop. It’s not connected to Wi-Fi. Always on airplane mode.

[@josephnorris4095]

Why, since everything just works in 2024, unlike Linux, where the command line is still needed to simply setup a dual monitor setup on the login screen and modify the GRUB, also in 2024.

[@fabricio4794]

@@josephnorris4095 i dont use Command Line your Misinformer.

[@kychemclass5850]

Not beyond the realm of possibility but they have multiple things/parts called Recall so that if one "Recall" problem is exposed they can technically say "Recall" doesn't have that issue.

[@MorganNilsson]

I explained a way to block out Windows telemetry for users who can't make the switch yet and my comment was removed? tsk tsk tsk..

[@spike7319]

I recently had to reinstall Windows because I had an older NTFS hard drive that I couldn't open/read under Linux. I wanted to know what data was on it and whether I could possibly save it. So I created a Windows boot stick and installed the system on my Laptop. I used Windows from Win95 to Win 11. I've been playing around with Linux for 1.5 years now and recently moved to LMDE. The experience of having to set up Windows again, with an account and everything, no thanks. Besides, my old laptop runs much better with Mint than with Windows, you can hear that from the CPU fan. I am done with Windows

[@PC4USE1]

Hiren's boot disk would have allowed you to read/write from that disk without the MS drama,I think. It is an excellent tool.

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

I checked my Win. 10 and Linux PCs. Nope. Good to go.

[@mikelandry2007]

It's funny how Microsoft only want us to use Windows 11 on a new computer having TPM 2.0 when they themselves are (and probably never will be) NOT a trusted platform (in my opinion). Another reason to switch to Linux.

[@viking.442]

I think you simply misunderstand what "reference" means. Chris already did an updated video on the dependency reference in the build that breaks the newer Explorer. He shows how to fix that. Please see his video.

[@JustinWords]

What would you recommend for software in Linux to switch over to? What has the most windows like interface?

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

Mint.... But, you will need to go into the terminal at some point, stop being scared of the terminal, there is more than enough info on how to do vertain things. Mint oa the closest ro windows but is not windows...... Load up a memory stick and test drive it first, it will be slower as it runs from the stick though......

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

At some point in your life a PC computer and the Windows running on it will have been completely new to you - but I assume you took time to learn it and use it, whether at home, school, college, work or in a training course. You put in time and effort to do so. Expecting Linux to be a clone of Windows is the wrong attitude - otherwise why would you change from Windows if you just want something else that is the same anyway? If you want to leave Windows because of privacy concerns or a dislike of closed source software then those are good reasons to change - but Linux is not there to be your "safety net". You should put in time and effort to learn it first, and have it running in parallel with your Windows machine(s) to give yourself time to adapt to it. Assuming that you can stop using Windows on a Monday and be fully up and running with Linux on the Tuesday is never going to work.

[@fecklesstech929]

I put Mint Cinnamon on my wife's desktop machine and installed the Windows 10 theme. I also recycled her favorite Siamese cat wallpaper from her old windows machine. She can barely tell the difference. And she never opens the terminal.

[@danwl9708]

depends on desktop environment. xfce is 'windows xp', cinnamon is 'windows 7', plasma is 'windows 10/11'. they can be heavily customised to look like anything you want

[@diginomad6016]

Keep up the good work 🎉

[@PopsSinging]

They have just updated CoPilot and I think that the Recall moniker might tie in with CoPilot and the other AI components in Windows 11 like in Paint and in Edge. Maybe what C.T. found was an application that is used as a common application used between these AI programs, perhaps.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Chris Titus is a shill who changes his opinions as a whim just to get more views. I genuinely feel sorry for you if you use him for any technical learning.

[@Wkaelx]

I was trying to use W11 in a VM, it asked me for my Microsoft account, the thing was: I lost it. How? I don't know, was I able to recover it? No, Microsoft service sucks. So i've imagined, if you lost or MS themselves deleted your account, would you loose acess to your OS? Well, the only sad part of loosing my MS Account is that i can't play hypixel anymore, how sad.

[@Error42_]

They now have Outlook and "New" Outlook. It's a total mess. It's hard to know which version of the multiple versions installed of an application you are uninstalling, never mind setting defaults when all versions of the same app have the same name so you don't know which is actually the default. It always gets worse! And "New" Outlook gets installed by default and is worse functionality wise the Outlook Express. It's mind boggling how good they are at making things crapper!

[@cerescop]

Recall is malware.

[@Baxiljn]

If a piece of software is taking screenshots of my pc, and I can’t get rid of it, then I call it malware.

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

With Trump in office hopefully he removes Windows Recall I might just ride it out with Windows 10 and not upgrade at all unless computer prices start falling this is technically a prebuild I am using building a computer got way too expensive.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Why would he do that? He is in the pocket of big and evil corporations and the "brown envelopes" they pass to him, especially during election campaigns. He wants data on the population to determine who is a "lefty insurrectionist" or not.

[@louiscouture9139]

Trump will not do this

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

Sadly, technology is one area that the right is woefully ignorant of.

[@marcellachine5718]

​@@SwitchedtoLinuxyet podcasts helped them alot over traditional media. Go figure.

[@LionRoars918]

Staying with Windows. Linux just is too restrictive.

[@Baxiljn]

this is the biggest lie I’ve seen 😂😂

[@tonywood3660]

Just switch to Linux and you do have to worry about Microsoft.

[@OldieBugger]

Yea, gotta feed the hungry hungry algorithm!

[@riffmondo9733]

And the alphabet agencies in DC.

[@JohnCastleSmokeless]

Microsoft is the problem. GNU/Linux is the solution. I like mine Fedora 41 KDE flavored.

[@oldradioguy65]

I heard from a certain channel (I won't say the name) that using Linux could land you in prison. Don't know how much truth this is.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

It's complete nonsense.

[@lebeinderbadewanne]

Another Microsoft product that will quietly disappear.

[@Baxiljn]

Here is how to not have recall on your PC: grab a USB drive, download a Linux distribution of your choice, and install it. Make sure to back up important data tho

[@mchenrynick]

When making the switch to Linux: (1) Copy all of your important data onto an external hard drive. Disconnect that drive. (2) Pull out your Windows hard drive and replace it with a new blank one. (3) Boot into the live USB of the Linux distro of your choice & install onto the new drive. (4) If you run into any problems/disasters, you can simply swap out the hard drives and get back into your Windows installation if needed.

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

What do you think the chances are that MS will let it go? One time or another it will rear its ugly head..... You'll see....

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I suggest you take courage, let Windows go and install Linux.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

I have pro so yes it was on my pc but I was able to disable it in the command online.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

It was enabled

[@mapu1]

Do you even understand how back end/front end works? The graphic user interface are just buttons that execute commands on the existing software. its not branding issue its recall, just some parts, like user interface are not there yet. Like don't you understand how programs work? Think of it like computer that doesn't have monitor plugged in. The monitor is the graphical interface. The computer works just fine, you can connect it to internet, access it remotely, whatever, just the person sitting next to it can't see anything thats happening. Like they can still use text to speech and type stuff on keyboard, so they can find out whats there.

[@mr_hardy5329]

He is fixated and will not understand.