Brief summary

When enabling AI Image Descriptions, no progress dialog is shown for model downloading

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to NVDA's settings > AI Image Descriptions
2. Enable the Enable image captioner checkbox and press OK
3. When asked to install models, choose "Yes"

Actual behavior

No progress dialog is shown. Progress of the download is therefore unknown. There is no indication of a download in the background

Expected behavior

Show a progress dialog, or at least make it possible to notice that a background download is in progress

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments

No response

NVDA type

installed copy

NVDA version

alpha-52918,982db540 (2026.1.0.52918)

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

No

Windows version

Windows 11 25H2

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue

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Other information about your system

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Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

I have not restarted my computer

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

I have not restarted NVDA with add-ons disabled

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

I have not run the COM Registration Fixing Tool