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>Agent workspace is a separate, contained Windows session made just for AI agents, where they get their own account, desktop, and permissions so they can click,
by FridayoLeary 11mo ago
>Agent workspace is a separate,
contained Windows session made
just for AI agents, where they get
their own account, desktop, and
permissions so they can click, type,
open apps, and work on your files in the background while you keep
using your normal desktop. Instead of letting an agent act
directly as you, Windows spins up
this extra workspace, gives it limited
access (like specific folders such as
Documents or Desktop), and keeps
its actions isolated and auditable. Each agent can have its own
workspace and access rules, so
what one agent can see or do
doesn’t automatically apply to
others, and you stay in control of
what they’re allowed to touch.
The headline is very clickbaity. This is not quite the privacy destroying anti feature CPU eater. It's more like a feature some people may enjoy and others an annoying nuisance that they have to remember to disable. It's likely going to be so resource heavy and a privacy concern that i can't imagine they would ever enable it by default.
- arresin 11mo agoIt is only a matter of time before recall is shipped quietly in an update
- contextfree 11mo agoIt shipped in an update over six months ago? https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-recall-general-availability-2025-copilot https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/wind...
- malfist 11mo agoI disagree that the headline is clickbaity. It's true. The agents run in the background and have access to your personal data. I don't care how "auditable" an agent is, I don't want my personal information slurped up by AI and shipped out to microsoft's servers. Full stop. This is just another spying data exfiltration but with a hype con built into it. Just because I can see what it read and shipped off, doesn't mean I can undo that or claw it back.
- leptons 11mo agoThis should be an installable application for those who want it, not part of the operating system. This is exactly why I'm switching every one of my computers over to Linux, and I'm going to recommend others do the same.
- FridayoLeary 11mo agoFair point. I didn't even consider that possibility. I get mildly surprised every time i find it's possible to set up Windows with a local user only.
- herbst 11mo agoDo it and don't look back. The ecosystem over here is much greener anyway.
- MaxL93 11mo agoIf they realize the value of "sandboxing" something so insecure they should also be making it really easy for you to do the same with any app, or set of apps...