Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe www.theregister.com/2025/06/1…

Updated Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area will shortly receive a new Recall Export feature, allowing Recall snapshots to be shared with third-party apps and websites.

Since Recall snapshots are encrypted, users are presented with an export code the first time Recall is opened or snapshots are turned on in Settings. The code, which Microsoft says will never be shown again (so store it somewhere safe), can then be shared with the app or website the user has chosen to decrypt the data.

Losing the code (or if a malicious actor gets hold of it) will require resetting Recall – generating a new code will delete all previously saved snapshots. Microsoft said it “does not have access to your export code and cannot help you recover it if it is lost.”

Exports can include the last seven or 30 days of snapshots, or everything captured to date. Alternatively, a user can opt to export snapshots to the selected folder on an ongoing basis. Both options require authorization via Windows Hello.