Revolutionize Productivity with AI Tools Recall and Click to Do on Windows 11

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Attention Windows fans: You're about to see some new AI-powered tools that could change how you interact with your PC. Microsoft is bringing its latest productivity upgrades, Recall and Click to Do, to Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs as part of the Windows Insider Program. If phrases like "AI unchained" or "Snapdragon revolution" aren't pumping you up yet, let’s break it all down in a language every tech lover can appreciate.

What Are Recall and Click to Do?

Imagine this: You're deep into a multitasking frenzy, shuffling between emails, documents, and that spreadsheet you swore you'd organize two weeks ago. Suddenly, you recall a snippet of something from your work but have no clue where it’s saved. Now picture a tool that takes a snapshot of your screen, stores it privately (yes, securely), and lets you retrieve the content using natural language queries like, "Find that table from yesterday about sales."
Welcome to Recall.
Meanwhile, its partner-in-crime, Click to Do, kicks things up a notch by letting you take instant actions with those snapshots. Highlight some text? You can copy it, search the web, send an email, or open a link instantly. Have an image? Fine-tune it—share it, erase background elements, or use cool features like object detection. These tools aim to take more mundane PC activities—especially on the Snapdragon platform—and supercharge them.

How Recall Works: A Step-by-Step Breakdown

  1. Snapshot Creation: Think of Recall like a hyper-efficient digital butler for your screen. It uses AI to take screen captures at designated times. These are stored securely on your local machine—so no, Microsoft (or anyone else) won’t get to peek.
  2. Powerful Search via Natural Language: Forget file names or folders. Just type what you remember like, "Show me the presentation I worked on last week," and Recall gets to work, showing a timeline or a text/image match.
  3. Privacy First: This is a tool where Microsoft has gone to great lengths to assure hesitant users. Sensitive data, such as passwords and credit card details, are omitted from snapshots, and everything is confined to your PC’s storage.
  4. Integration with Windows Hello: Accessing Recall requires authentication through Windows Hello, ensuring only authorized users can tap into these AI-powered memories.
Cool, right? But wait, it gets better.

Click to Do: Bridging Snapshots and Actions

While Recall acts as a highly capable archive of your screen, Click to Do lives up to its name by letting you take immediate actions without detours.
Here’s a taste of its abilities:
  • Text Actions:
    • Copy the text you find in a snapshot.
    • Search the highlighted term in your browser.
    • Launch a hyperlink within the recalled content.
    • Email the information—directly.
  • Image Actions:
    • Copy or share images on-the-fly.
    • Perform a quick visual search based on image elements.
    • Remove unwanted parts of the image using integrated AI tools.
Think of this as bringing a touch of smartphone-like "smart actions" right into your laptop experience.

Why Snapdragon PCs? Is ARM the New Frontier for Features?

For now, these AI-centric features are being previewed exclusively on Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ machines, likely leveraging their cutting-edge hardware for machine learning tasks. The Qualcomm chips that drive these devices include a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit), an area where ARM platforms like Snapdragon excel over traditional x86 PCs. This makes them perfect for processing AI-based tasks directly on your device without needing to ping the cloud.
But fret not, Intel and AMD enthusiasts! Microsoft has already teased that support for additional architectures will follow soon. It’s likely just a matter of polishing performance and compatibility.

How Do I Try It Out?

Wondering how to get your hands on these features? Here’s the process boiled down into actionable steps:
  1. Join the Windows Insider Program:
    • Use your Microsoft account to enroll in the Insider Program.
    • Navigate to Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program and click Get Started.
  2. Select the Dev Channel:
    • Insiders testing Recall must opt into the Dev channel, which, fair warning, gets the earliest—but sometimes buggiest—preview builds.
  3. Update Your System:
    • Install Build 26120.2415 (KB5046723) once your PC restarts.
  4. Enable and Test Recall:
    • Look for the Recall (Preview) app in your app list once everything is installed and updated.
This process applies exclusively if you're working on one of the lucky Snapdragon-powered PCs eligible for the rollout.

Why Should Windows Users Care?

Let’s skip the jargon for a moment and talk real-world productivity gains. Both Recall and Click to Do tackle a problem every PC user has experienced: wasting time digging for files, content, or actions you know are buried somewhere. By automating screen snapshots, making them easily searchable, and integrating instant actions into your workflow, these tools knock traditional multitasking inefficiencies out of the park.
It’s also a significant evolution for Microsoft in its AI journey, emphasizing on-device intelligence over cloud reliance. This is key not only for speed but also for users concerned about their privacy in an AI-dominated tech landscape.

WindowsForum’s Take

Microsoft seems to have struck gold here, particularly as it continues to fine-tune AI features targeting productivity freaks and the chronically multitasking among us. While these features are currently exclusive to Snapdragon devices, it’s thrilling to see them leverage new hardware possibilities, hinting at broader things to come for all Windows PCs down the line.
Could this small step redefine PC workflows? Sure seems that way.

Have a Snapdragon PC or eager to see how this plays out? Share your thoughts below! Have questions about Recall or Click to Do? The forum is open for all your burning queries.

Source: Gizchina.com Microsoft Begins Preview Rollout of Recall Feature for Snapdragon PCs