How to pause or resume Recall snapshots in Windows 11

This article explains how to pause or resume 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.

Additionally, you can pause the Recall Snapshots feature if you don’t want to capture sensitive information. Recall snapshots will be paused until they automatically resume at midnight.

You can manually resume snapshots anytime. When snapshots are paused, the Recall system tray icon has a slash through it so you can quickly tell if snapshots are enabled.

Pause and resume Recall snapshots

As mentioned above, users can temporarily pause and resume the new Windows Recall snapshots feature.

Here’s how to do it.

If Recall snapshots are running, click on the Recall icon in the taskbar system tray, then select either “Pause until tomorrow.”

If paused, click the “Resume snapshots.” to resume Recall.

That should do it~

Conclusion:

• Managing Recall snapshots on Windows 11 is essential for privacy and storage management.
• Pausing and resuming snapshots provides control over when Recall captures sensitive information.
• Stay vigilant of storage limits and regularly delete unnecessary snapshots to optimize performance.
• Use the Recall feature to quickly search and retrieve saved snapshots on your PC.