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Aug 5, 2024, 12:52:43 PM8/5/24

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Itried to install a download of Photoshop Elements 10 on my Windows 11 system. I "think" everything went fine. I was prompted to restart my system to complete instalation. Now my system won't reboot. It's stuck on the HP screen, computer manufacturer. I can't get my computer to load.

I had the same experience trying to install Photoshop Elements 9 on my new Windows 11 system. In my case, upon completing the install, I received two error messages stating that "A driver cannot load on this device". I ignored the messages and tried restarting my system but it hung while trying to start Windows. The solution in my case was to reboot while holding down the key; I entered troubleshooting mode and then chose the option to boot to the command line. Using DOS commands I rena

Photoshop Elements 9 seemed to open fine but at that point I decided I didn't want to discover other incompatibilities later so I uninstalled Elements 9 and upgraded to Elements 2023 which has a more usable appearance on a 4k monitor anyway.

I have had no luck hiding the photoshop files that keep windows 11 from loading using the command prompt. Could you tell me where in explorer you found those files? I browsed the Adobe files and didn't spot them. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Larry. I read your post over a few times and then, before taking the next step, I checked to see if File Explorer could find the files you mentioned. Not finding them, and being aware of your suggestion, I went ahead to shut down and rebooted. To my extreme pleasure, it booted up without the troubleshooting mode. No more old software for me!

Thanks a million, this saved us a lot of reinstalling etc. We had the exact same problem after installing Photoshop Elements 9 on Windows11. 'Hiding' the mentioned Sonic files made the laptop boot again.

Even after hiding those files the computer started doing some quirky things. E.g., I wanted to see if my CD writer would work as before, and it now took forever to copy a disk. Also, it seemed that at certain sleep settings (like 20 minutes) the computer would not shut down, though it would do so when I set it at 5 minutes. I had not had these problems prior to installing Photoshop Elements 10.

Installing Photoshop Elements 11 (licensed version) on my Windows 11 PC, I have encountered this problem as well, but I'm not sure that the installation is complete to the point where

I won't be able to reboot. I stopped at the error messages "This app can't run on this device" " PX Engine unknown". and a suggestion that I might try turning off Memory Integrity. Is there any chance that the installation has stopped and I could eliminate the problem by making some changes before I shut down and reboot? Reinstallation of my system would be a major problem for me.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Further to my message on Dec. 31, 2023 ... it's Photoshop Elements 13 I'm trying to install. Also, I have not found any evidence of the px... files mentioned in this thread. What advice would you give me at this point. I still have not tried any re-boots.

In the past, I've been able to keep windows for files with layers I want to access, open and in place, out of the way a bit... and that was great. But now, after updating CC the last few updates, the windows seem to have a mind of their own and constantly re-appear in the center of the screen, covering work I am working on which is a nuisance. I have to constantly drag windows I want open but kept out of the way and in a place off to the side a bit... I can no longer do this as every time I go back to the Photoshop work area from another app, like Lightroom, the window or windows I want out of the way have moved again, on their own, back into the center area of the screen. What settings am I getting wrong? or, is this the new inherent behavior I must live with now?

Here is the 'layers image' (dog with red sock in mouth that has ingredients on layers I want to use for newly opened images... I do not want it to be centered or in the way on screen so I can't see image I want to work on...

What is happening is that the 'layers image' (dog with red sock in mouth) is already opened and when I open the new image I want to work on the 'layers image' attaches itself to the new image and does not stay down on the screen down and out of the way...

This shows what is happening now, the already opened 'layers image' (dog with red sock in mouth) does not stay low on the screen where I have placed it but moves to attach itself to the newly opened image I want to work on... It does not show because it is now 'behind' the newly opened image, but is now the same size and centered on screen as it is attached to the newly opened image.

You currently have only one of your layers floating. The other one is docked as a tab - which is how Photoshop works when you've chosen Window>Application Frame on a Mac. Then, you pulled the image of the white dog off the tab, and it became free-floating, while the image of the tan dog is docked. To get around this, either work with tabs only, or turn off that option by deselecting Window>Application Frame

In the last image, you have the 2 docked images still together as tabs, but with the whole image section pulled away from the top. I think you'll prefer to turn it all off with Window>Application frame.

Thank You, I have not tried this yet, but you seem to know exactly what I'm wrestling with, and it is a selectable control as you have pointed out. I thought so as the windows used to stay separated and I could keep that one working 'layers image' in place at the bottom of the screen and out of the way... from what you are saying then, I should be able to return to that behavior for these image windows.

Oops, I unchecked Window>Application Frame but now I get a transparent background so everything visible shows through... that is not going to help as I need the uncluttered dark background to the screen to work with... is it possible to bring that back, I do remember having that with the behavior of the windows not 'uniting' together when I opened the new file... is that possible?

S_Gans, You cannot possibly know how much I appreciate your help with this. I had a suspicion that it might be 'workspace' related, but then, for not knowing and because of the plethora of choices in preferences, I was far far far away from seeing that choice you have not directed me to... Preferences>Workspace>uncheck Open Documents as Tabs.

What I can do, and how I like to work on these types of photos, is to have the one open file that has all of the prepared layers that I want to transfer over to new images, watermark copyright info etc..., ready to go from the opened image, and SEE the newly opened image unobstructed by the one with the stuff I want to drag over from the layers, I can drag over and position correctly without the extra step of having to drag away the window that is in the way. Ideal and saves extra unnecessary work.

I'm so glad I could help! We all have our own ways of doing things - and in Adobe's efforts to enable them, they sometimes create a maze of choices! I've been using this since v2.5 (no layers at all!), and every time there's a new version, it's a whole new learning curve! Glad I could help you through this one!

I have the same problem, and the solutions have nothing to do with solving it. I don't use docking or tabs, as I have a large monitor. Over time, my windows all drift to the bottom-left of the screen. This has happened for a few years, and it never happens when I am watching, so it might be related to viewing the desktop or when photoshop is in the background.

Photoshop still thinks the window is active - in the window menu, it shows as the curretn window, but in order to get it to show, I either have to move all other windows, or click to one other open window, then click back to the window I was using.

I've noticed when I toggle bewteen screens (Control+Tab), when I come back to my Photoshop desktop, all my tools & windows are gone and my work is on a blank background. I can get them back, but it's really annoying to have to do that every time. Any workarounds?

Are you on a Mac Studio by chance? You're using an older OS and also said PSD 2020 and 2021 is doing this, which tells me it might not even be an Adobe issue.... Are you also using multiple monitors? If yes, what monitors?

I'm glad it's not just me! Unfortunately, I still haven't found a solution to this. Tried reinstalling photoshop, upgrading OS, nothing seems to change. I'm sure it must be something specific to some settings I have, because surely it can't be a widespread issue, but I really can't figure out what it is...

I cant give you a solution but I can give cold comfort as I am having a similar problem for the last year, when I accidentally deleted Photoshop 2019 which had no issues at all and updated to the latest 24.4 Photoshop release. Unfortunatly I couldnt cant get the older version back, I had so I'm stuck with a lemon. Now as soon as I grab the top edge of the photoshop window and try to move it it suddnley goes to the background revealing all other application windows its so annoying. Photoshop is now so buggy its driving me nuts. I'm learning Affinity now because the latest Photoshop is turning into a nightmare with bugs and crashes. However there are things photoshop can do that Affinity cant so I end up having to go between both programs to avoid Photoshop crashes. I have lost count how many times hours of work has gone down the drain since I updated a year ago. Ive been using photoshop since it first appeared decades ago. I'm finding the recent updates are the worst. To their credit I was on the phone with them for a long time trying to fix the problem but in the end I had to get on with work so just put up with the bugs for now.