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Nov 12, 2026 2:20 PM UTC
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Express is unusable as it's forever stuck with error message "Something went wrong Please wait — we’ll reconnect you when it’s fixed."

As of a few days ago, Adobe Express has become unusable on my work laptop. (Dell) 

What happens:

  • Adobe Express opens normally.
  • I can open an existing project.
  • If it’s a video it starts loading.
  • The editor becomes very slow and eventually displays:

    "Something went wrong. Please wait — we'll reconnect you when it's fixed."

  • At that point I can't edit or download the project. (Two buttons on the corner of the screen show no text and can’t be clicked. ‘text’, ‘brands’, ‘templates’, and ‘add-ons’ buttons don’t open when clicked either.
  • If it’s an image I can move around existing assets but after a few seconds of doing that the same error message shows up.

What I've already tried:

  • Restarted the laptop
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Edge InPrivate mode
  • Edge Guest mode
  • Different Wi‑Fi network

Important detail: The exact same Adobe account and project work correctly on my phone. I can open, edit, and download the project there.

4 replies

Kartika Rawat
Community Manager
Community Manager
Nov 12, 2026 9:28 PM UTC

Hi Fancy_Shimmer3018!

Thanks for the detailed post. Seems like an issue with your work laptop if the same account and project work on your phone.

Could you try to turn off any VPN, then try your phone’s hotspot on the laptop? This separates your Wi-Fi from the laptop’s own software. 

Do you have any personal, non-managed computer if you have one? If it works there, that confirms the work laptop.

 

Let us know how it goes.

Kartika

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Participant
Nov 12, 2026 6:27 PM UTC

​@N8. Logging out did not work. Both on the app and on web browser. Here is the requested video

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N8.
Community Expert
Nov 12, 2026 4:36 PM UTC

​@Fancy_Shimmer3018 This is super frustrating.

Could you try logging out of your Creative Cloud app and then log back in and see if that resets things? 

If not, the team will need more information. By creating a full screen video of your workflow showing us what is happening? This would help considerably.
>>Make sure to remove person details: email address, name... before posting«
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Participant
Nov 12, 2026 9:08 PM UTC

Sorry for not replying to your message properly. You can see the video in the comment above. 

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