Set maximum duration for storing snapshots used by Recall

Supported on: At least Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education with Windows Sandbox

Registry

HKLM SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI
HKCU SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI

Value name: SetMaximumStorageDurationForRecallSnapshots

Options

SetMaximumStorageDurationForRecallSnapshots enum
  • Let the OS define the maximum amount of time the snapshots will be saved -> 0
  • 30 days -> 30
  • 60 days -> 60
  • 90 days -> 90
  • 180 days -> 180

Description

This policy setting allows you to control the maximum amount of time (in days) that Windows saves snapshots for Recall. When the policy is enabled, you can configure the maximum storage duration to be 30, 60, 90, or 180 days. When this policy is not configured, a time frame is not set for deleting snapshots. Snapshots are not deleted until the maximum storage allocation for Recall is reached, and then the oldest snapshots are deleted first. Important: This setting applies to Enterprise and Education client SKUs only.