Microsoft clarifies Home windows 11 AI brokers want permission to learn your information
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In abstract:
- Microsoft up to date its Home windows 11 help documentation to make clear that AI brokers now require specific person permission to entry six key folders: Paperwork, Downloads, Desktop, Music, Footage, and Movies.
- PCWorld experiences that customers can handle these permissions by Home windows 11 Settings below System > AI Parts > Brokers, with choices together with ‘Enable At all times,’ ‘Ask Each Time,’ and ‘By no means Enable.’
- The permission settings apply collectively to all six folders moderately than individually, giving customers management over AI agent entry to their private information.
Again in October, Microsoft launched a brand new help web page for Experimental Agentic Options, which particulars how AI brokers and agent connectors work with Home windows 11, Copilot, and so forth. Not too long ago, that web page was up to date to say that AI brokers would be capable to entry the contents of six choose folders in Home windows 11—Paperwork, Downloads, Desktop, Music, Footage, Movies—which understandably raised considerations.
Now, Microsoft clarifies that you just’ll want to offer your permission for AI brokers to entry the contents of these six folders. When choosing permissions, you’ll have choices for “Enable At all times” (the agent can entry these folders each time it must), “Ask Each Time” (you’ll be prompted when the agent wants entry to the folders), and “By no means Enable” (the agent can be denied the request each time).
Word that it isn’t attainable to permit particular person entry settings per folder. The setting applies to all six folders or none of them.
To vary the setting, open the Settings app in Home windows 11, then navigate to System > AI Parts > Brokers. Choose the related AI agent from the checklist, navigate to the Recordsdata part, then choose one of many three permission settings from the drop-down menu.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
