# By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

DevFeed: [By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/by-default-signal-doesn-t-recall-1828.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/>)

Published: 2025-05-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>)

Tags: [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [usability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usability.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>)

## AI overview

Signal Desktop enables its Screen security setting by default on Windows 11 to prevent Microsoft Recall and other screenshot applications from capturing Signal chats. The protection uses a DRM flag, but it prevents screenshots and introduces usability trade-offs.

## Source excerpt

Signal Desktop now includes support for a new "Screen security" setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11. If you're wondering why we're only implementing this on Windows right now, it's because the purpose of this setting is to protect your Signal messages from Microsoft Recall. Read more...