Microsoft Edge Image Super-Resolution Feature Raises Privacy Concerns and How to Disable It
Microsoft Edge's newly enabled image super‑resolution feature automatically enhances picture clarity but sends image URLs to Microsoft servers, prompting privacy concerns; the article explains the feature, its local processing claim, and provides step‑by‑step instructions to disable it in both stable and Canary builds.
Microsoft Edge has added an image super‑resolution feature that automatically improves picture clarity, brightness, and contrast.
In the current stable release, the feature can be found under Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services → Enhance Images, and Microsoft states the processing is performed locally without privacy concerns.
However, in the Microsoft Edge Canary 116 build the feature is enabled by default and the description now says that image URLs are sent to Microsoft servers for the super‑resolution solution, allowing users to choose which sites the feature applies to.
This change raises significant privacy issues because any image a user views—including private or non‑public images—could be transmitted to Microsoft, with unclear handling of the processed data.
The article recommends disabling the feature and provides the same disabling path for both the stable and Canary versions: Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services → Enhance Images.
It also notes a previous Edge bug that sent every visited URL to Bing, reinforcing the recommendation to turn off image enhancement.
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