Your browsing isn't private if Windows 11 is taking screenshots of everything you do. Brave will block the controversial feature Microsoft Recall by default with our v1.81 update.

Recall screenshots the user's desktop to help them search through past activity. These images are saved locally, which means that they could be seen by anyone with access to the PC. Security researchers proved that this data could be remotely stolen:

Microsoft has made some positive changes to Recall to address the privacy concerns. Giving Recall unrestricted access to users' browsing activity is still too risky, though. The best way for us to protect our users is to proactively disable this feature.

Microsoft says that Recall won't snapshot private browsing windows. Brave tells Windows 11 that ALL activity in our browser is private so that even normal windows won't be screenshotted. Brave is the only major Web browser that disables Microsoft Recall by default in all tabs.

If you want to use Microsoft Recall with Brave, here's how to disable this new protection: 1) Go to Settings > Privacy and security 2) Turn off "Block Microsoft Recall."