EDIT:

It doesn't 'disable' as such, but renders the 'punycode' in full, so a fake 'http://www.miсrоsоft.com' is rendered as instead 'http://www.xn--mirsft-yqfbx.com'.

For comparison, here's fake on top of real (not in monospace since it destroys the illusion):

http://www.miсrоsоft.com

http://www.microsoft.com