How to Improve Recall Snapshots Filtering on Windows 11

This article explains how to enable or disable “Help improve Recall Snapshots filtering” 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.

To use Recall, you must opt into saving snapshots, which are screenshots of your activity on your Windows 11 device.

When Recall is enabled, you can temporarily pause it, filter apps and websites, delete your snapshots, and more.

Recall processes your content locally and securely stores it on your device. Snapshots are encrypted by Device Encryption or BitLocker, enabled by default on Windows 11.

When you turn on filtering, there’s an option in the Settings app to “Help improve Recall snapshots filtering” by anonymously sharing your list of apps and sites you exclude from Recall to Microsoft.

Help improve Recall Snapshots filtering

As mentioned, users who opted into Recall Snapshots can help improve Recall Snapshots by anonymously sharing their apps and sites with Microsoft.

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 tile to open its settings and turn on the “Save snapshots” feature.

Next, select the “Help improve Recall snapshots filtering” tile to expand it. Then, toggle the switch button on the expanded tile to the On position to enable it.

To disable it, toggle the switch button to the Off position.

Close the Settings app when you’re done.

Enable or disable improved Recall filtering using the Windows Registry

Another way to enable or disable the “Help improve Recall snapshots filtering” in Windows is to use the Windows Registry editor.

First, open the Windows Registry and navigate to the folder key path below.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\A9\SnapshotCapture

Right-click SnapshotCapture > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name the new DWORD IsFilteringTelemetryEnabled.

Double-click IsFilteringTelemetryEnabled and change the value 1 to turn on “Help improve Recall filtering” in Windows.

Enter 0 to turn it off.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Enabling or disabling the “Help improve Recall snapshots filtering” feature is a straightforward process through the Windows Settings app.
• Users can contribute to enhancing the Recall feature by anonymously sharing their excluded apps and sites with Microsoft.
• This feature not only aids in improving Recall but also ensures user privacy through local processing and encryption.
• Regularly reviewing the settings allows users to maintain control over their snapshot preferences and contribute to a better experience.
• For additional guidance, refer to the provided links for detailed instructions and support.