From 3c2cb4516a511045897ed3ce018c9da8c92da4ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: leileizhang <leilzh@microsoft.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:22:21 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] [ImageResizer] Temporarily disable AI Super Resolution
 feature (#44768)

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## Summary of the Pull Request
Temporarily disables the AI Super Resolution feature in Image Resizer
while keeping all code intact for re-enabling in a future release.

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---
 src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs b/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs
index 36736be933..06c8eebad5 100644
--- a/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs
@@ -67,12 +67,27 @@ namespace ImageResizer
             // Fix for .net 3.1.19 making Image Resizer not adapt to DPI changes.
             NativeMethods.SetProcessDPIAware();
 
+            // TODO: Re-enable AI Super Resolution in next release by removing this #if block
+            // Temporarily disable AI Super Resolution feature (hide from UI but keep code)
+#if true // Set to false to re-enable AI Super Resolution
+            AiAvailabilityState = AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported;
+            ResizeBatch.SetAiSuperResolutionService(Services.NoOpAiSuperResolutionService.Instance);
+
+            // Skip AI detection mode as well
+            if (e?.Args?.Length > 0 && e.Args[0] == "--detect-ai")
+            {
+                Services.AiAvailabilityCacheService.SaveCache(AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported);
+                Environment.Exit(0);
+                return;
+            }
+#else
             // Check for AI detection mode (called by Runner in background)
             if (e?.Args?.Length > 0 && e.Args[0] == "--detect-ai")
             {
                 RunAiDetectionMode();
                 return;
             }
+#endif
 
             if (PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredImageResizerEnabledValue() == PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
             {