How to Exclude Apps from Recall Snapshots in Windows 11

This article explains how to exclude an app from Recall snapshots in Windows 11.

Recall & Snapshots is an AI feature in Windows 11 that functions like a photographic memory by saving snapshots of your screen. You can then use the Recall feature to quickly search your snapshots and find things you’ve seen on your PC.

The snapshots, copies of your PC’s current state, are securely stored on your PC. Windows sets a maximum storage size for these snapshots, which you can change anytime. Once that maximum is reached, the oldest snapshots are deleted automatically.

You can manually delete Recall snapshots from a specific timeframe or delete all snapshots stored on a Windows device if you run out of space.

With Recall & snapshots, you are in control. You can select which apps and websites you want to exclude from being saved as snapshots.

Exclude an app from being saved by recall and snapshots

As mentioned above, users can filter out apps from Recall and snapshots in Windows 11.

Here’s how to do it.

First, open the Windows Settings app.

You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings. Or press the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I) to launch the Settings app.

When the Setting app opens, click the Privacy & security button on the left.

On the right, click the Recall & snapshots page to open its settings and turn on the “Save snapshots” feature.

Next, click the Add app button under the “Filter lists” section. Select the app you want to filter from Recall snapshots from the app list.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• You now know to filter out specific apps from Recall snapshots in Windows 11
• Windows 11 Recall & Snapshots feature allows you to control what gets saved.
• Use this feature to exclude apps and websites for a more customized recall experience

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