
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
Tom Warren
created: July 25, 2025, 11:34 a.m. | updated: July 25, 2025, 2:40 p.m.
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers.
Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard and the Brave browser now also blocking the Windows AI feature.
AdGuard calls Recall a “privacy concern” in a blog post outlining why it’s blocking Microsoft’s AI tool.
“We will disable it by default for Windows 11+ users, with a toggle to turn it back on for users who really want Recall,” says Brave.
Brave is able to offer access to screenshot and accessibility tools and still disable Recall, because Microsoft lets browser apps granularly disable Recall.
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