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“TotalRecall Reloaded” Tool Finds a Side Entrance to Windows 11's Recall Database (4 minute read)
Microsoft's Recall captures extensive on-device activity and now keeps its database encrypted behind Windows Hello, but researcher Alexander Hagenah's TotalRecall Reloaded hooks the less-protected AIXHost.exe process to siphon screenshots, OCR text, and metadata once a user authenticates, sometimes even without Windows Hello, prompting apps like Signal, AdGuard, and Brave to actively block Recall from logging their content.
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