Disabling AI in Microsoft Office 365, 2019, 2021, 2024...

Discussion in 'Microsoft Office' started by nicolast, Jul 24, 2025.

  1. nicolast

    nicolast MDL Novice

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    Hi,
    After uninstalling Microsoft Edge, I ran into problems when using PowerPoint.
    Each time, I opened a PowerPoint presentation I got an error with ai.exe - Bad Image. This only happens on MS PowerPoint and not on any other office apps. Repairing Office or running sfc /scannow didn't fix the issue.

    But I've found a workaround that disables AI in Office Apps:
    1. Download one of the attached txt file file (x64 for the 64 bit, or x86 for the 32 bit)
    2. Open the downloaded txt file and check the path is correct for ai.exe after "FilterFullPath"=
    3. Change the extension from txt to reg and run the reg file.
    NB: You only have to apply this fix once. No need to worry about Office updates reverting to AI.
    Grammar, spell check, and auto correct will still work even with AI disabled in Office Apps. If you want to keep AI in office, do not uninstall Edge!
     

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  2. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    Better use registry with ifeo

    Like debugger = with value "null"
     
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  3. nicolast

    nicolast MDL Novice

    Jan 8, 2020
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    Hi pm67310,
    As far as I know, this tweak will use Image File Execution Options