diff --git a/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/AIHelper.cs b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/AIHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74d748a7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/AIHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class AIHelper
+    {
+        public static void DetectAiCapabilities(bool skipSettingsCheck = false)
+        {
+            new Thread(() => DetectAiCapabilitiesInternal(skipSettingsCheck)).Start();
+        }
+
+        private static void DetectAiCapabilitiesInternal(bool skipSettingsCheck)
+        {
+            if (!skipSettingsCheck)
+            {
+                var generalSettings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
+                if (!generalSettings.Enabled.ImageResizer)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!Path.Exists("WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe"))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var p = Process.Start("WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe", "--detect-ai");
+            p.WaitForExit(30000);
+            p.Close();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ImageResizerModuleInterface.cs b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ImageResizerModuleInterface.cs
index 272c16efcc..f2eb95c480 100644
--- a/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ImageResizerModuleInterface.cs
+++ b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ImageResizerModuleInterface.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
         public void Enable()
         {
             UpdateImageResizerRegistrationWin10(true);
+            AIHelper.DetectAiCapabilities(true);
             if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 22000)
             {
                 PackageHelper.InstallPackage(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!, "WinUI3Apps", "ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix"), [], true);
diff --git a/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Program.cs b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Program.cs
index ad4e1c881e..968759e685 100644
--- a/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Program.cs
+++ b/src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Program.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ internal sealed class Program
 
         bool hasRestartedElevatedArgment = args.Contains("--restartedElevated");
 
+        // When running on Windows 11, detect AI capabilities and log them.
+        if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 22000)
+        {
+            AIHelper.DetectAiCapabilities();
+        }
+
         AutoStartHelper.SetAutoStartState(SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Startup);
 
         Action afterInitializationAction = () => { };