Photoshop Portable Windows 10
Latrisha Adan
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.
Probably unhelpful, but I also have the same issue with Venura 13.4 and Photoshop 24.5. I too am finding latest PS has plenty of glitches and whilst I know about working in a disciplined way frequently saving, sometimes you just take a number of steps when you get involved in something and it is infuriating to lose it all. Around the same time I noticed the jumping window, I also found that Lightroom doesn't update the libraries after an image download from any camera without my quitting and restarting the application, only then will I see a folder with that date on it. This may be something I have done, but I cant see an obvious solution. I know Adobe is some of the best and has so many capabilities, but the problems coupled with my experience of their customer service, make me wonder if they are in danger of becoming obscure. Like others I am just putting up with this for now, but its not really good enough for what we pay.
This is exactly what is happening with me! Just got a new Mac Studio, running the lastest Ventura. Totally clean Adobe software install PS v24.7.0, only moved over my data files. This is incredibly annoying, I hope they come up with a fix. Until then, I guess I have to make sure that Photoshop is the only thing open while I'm working.
Same issue here... Both Photoshop & Illustrator are doing this and I'm about to pull my hair out. I'm gonna try reverting back to a much older version of PSD and Illustrator but I doubt it works. I feel like this is more of a CreativeCloud + OS issue that will take a good while to climb up the priority list.
As far as Monitors, I have the 27" imac in the middle and 2 24" Dell monitors on either side. I have disconnected the extra monitors with the same resulting issue. My system at Home uses a mac mini 2019 with Ventura 13.4 / PS 24.6
rrrrggggg me too. I need to click in work area to bring window back to front. When I click on top frame to move window window frame is thrown to back - I can still move but moves behind all other items - finder items and my browser for example. Madening. 15-inch, MacBook Pro Ventura 13.4
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i5
Ventura 13.4.1
I think I've solved my issues by resetting the PS settings files on PS startup
hold shift - option - command while starting photoshop....PS will ask to delete settings files - hit yes and bingo! Worked for me, my window is now taking prefence over everything else no more jumping to the back. Was making navigation an absolute nightmare.
Good luck and hope this solves the issue for everyone else.
Thank you @spear285 , I had the same problem for some weeks. I followed your instructions but accidently hit control-option-command, got a window about scratch disks, hit cancel and voila, problem solved. Strange because I think nothing is reset.
I will definitely admit that I am still learning the ways of Photoshop as I try not to manipulate photos more than just basic editing using camera RAW, with some lighting and color corrections. That being said, I was very surprised when I dragged one of my post edits of a photo (JPEG version) over to photoshop and the color was a lot different than it looked in both in the RAW version and the Windows Photos viewer. Any help with figuring out why this is? I'm worried going forward that if I ever shoot in JPEG and not RAW, my colors will not be correct in post edits, even though it might appear correct in photoshop. Thank you for the help in advance.
I suggest that you stop using it, and use a color managed image viewer like FastStone, which is free for personal use. You have to enable color management in Settings > CMS, both boxes must be checked.
If this fixes the issue, it is recommended that you calibrate the monitor with a hardware calibrator.
This will also create and install a custom monitor profile, that accurately describes your monitor.
Thank you. That was more useful feedback. Will check into this later on when I'm back at my laptop, which is fairly new and I've never messed with the color settings. And if how I initially explained anything might have been misinterpreted, the photos are all the same image obviously. The two side by side, was the right image(JPEG) being dragged into Photoshop (left image) was without editing as a JPEG. It was how it opened up compared how the RAW image (bottom) showed up in the RAW editor. I'm trying to figure out why there is such a difference between how it shows in the Photoshop RAW editor and Windows Photos showing almost identical, which is how I want the photo to look, compared to how Photoshop showing the JPEG looking very different. It would make sense if both would show the same since both are Photoshop editors, but it's the same program showing two different appearances.
Christoph - even if it came from Export/Save For Web without an embedded profile, as Adobe RGB, it would then have displayed with less saturation in Photoshop at the default sRGB working RGB. Or equal. But not more. The same with color management "off".
jamesc - the fact that it's the same image is irrelevant. It's not the file, it's how the application displays it. Photoshop uses the monitor profile to correct the faults and irregularities in your monitor, and thereby displays the file correctly, as it really is.
I have tried multiple sources to see if I can get a fix on loading the old Adobe 6.0. ( NOT CS) I get a "corruption error" and it shows that there is some sort of leak. It is not a lockout problem as the program I recently loaded it to a Windows 7.0 computer and it works fine. Any one have a solution for old 6.0?
Two ideas that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10 or Windows 11
-RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window
-and/or select Run as Administrator to assign FULL Windows permissions
-also -productkb/global/create-local-administrator-account-windows.html
I have been running Adobe Photoshop 6.01 (the one from year 2001) on my Windows 11 laptop successfully for a year. In order to do this, you must install it normally using the Adobe Photoshop installer, and enter your serial number. There is no online authentication for this version (i.e. you do not need an Adobe account.) The application should be installed in the C:Program Files (x86) folder. Once installed, before launching the app, go to the Photoshop.exe application icon, right click the icon and go to Properties>Compatibility. You must select "Run this program in compatibility mode for " and set the compatibility mode option to "Windows 98 / Windows Me".
Once installed, it works fine. The only issue is that every time you launch the app or open an image file it will prompt you with a User Account Control Prompt asking "Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device?"
If this works you are my hero! I personally have tried evverything. I have had multiple "pro" help. I had Geek squad look at it. It ran fine until a windows update. Currently it runs for about 2 weeks and crashes with a "critical error" message. (which is my current status) I will respond if it is a success but it will take a week or so to see if it sticks sher
Elements is a light version of pro-level Photoshop. The learning curve is not steep. It's actually very user-friendly and can do more than PS6 ever could. Honestly, you'll kick yourself for not trying PS Elements sooner.
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