Is "Disable Windows Recall" safe to switch on?

Recommended if you do not want your screen recorded. There is no downside. The main cost: Recall's search through past activity is unavailable.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Is "Disable Windows Recall" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

Disable Windows Recall: DisableAIDataAnalysis and AllowRecallEnablement

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Short answer

Updated Oct 8, 2026

Recall is the Copilot+ PC feature that saves snapshots of your screen every few seconds so you can search them later. DisableAIDataAnalysis set to 1 stops the snapshots, and AllowRecallEnablement set to 0 keeps the feature from being turned on. In the registry it sets DisableAIDataAnalysis to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI, and 1 more value.

In the app

Disable Windows RecallFREE

Registry

HKLMSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI

DisableAIDataAnalysisYour previous value1

What the switch writes. Your current value may differ. 1 more change below.

What it does

In the app the switch is called "Disable Windows Recall", described there as: Blocks Recall from saving snapshots of your screen (Copilot+ PCs).

When it helps, and when it hurts

When it helps

Privacy on a Copilot+ PC, and no snapshot work running while you play.

When it hurts

Recall's search through past activity is unavailable.
On PCs that are not Copilot+ PCs the feature does not exist, and the values do nothing.

What it writes

Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values the switch writes.
Key and value	With the tweak	Switching it off
HKLMSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAIDisableAIDataAnalysis	1	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.
HKLMSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAIAllowRecallEnablement	0	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.

From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked Oct 8, 2026.

The same change by hand

You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.

Make the change · CMD

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v "DisableAIDataAnalysis" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v "AllowRecallEnablement" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

See what it is set to now · CMD

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" /v "DisableAIDataAnalysis"

How to undo it

In the app: Yes

Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.

Verdict

Recommended if you do not want your screen recorded. There is no downside.

Questions

What does the "Disable Windows Recall" tweak change in Windows?: In the registry it sets DisableAIDataAnalysis to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI, and 1 more value. The full list is in the table on this page, read from the app's source.
Is "Disable Windows Recall" safe to switch on?: Recommended if you do not want your screen recorded. There is no downside. The main cost: Recall's search through past activity is unavailable.
How do I undo it?: Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Is "Disable Windows Recall" free in Frozen Tweaks?: Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

In the app