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Cannot complete the Merge visible Command in latest PS Beta 1-8-26

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
January 8, 2026
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The issue has bee discussed to support that the latest Windows PS Beta is that the top layer will not merge with the next lower layer(s) as the action responds with an error message.

However, the work around has been to go to the layer just below the first, then when CTL-ALT-Shift-E is pressed, the second and the op layer produces the new layer above, just as it did before the Beta update. The latest regular PS does not have this issue.

Just a bug, programmers must correct and update for a new download. Previous Beta did not do this.

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spyrosj_1962

Participant

It is PS Beta 27.3.0, but I think with the latest update PS Beta 27.4.0 the bug might have been fixed.

BrettN

Community Manager

We have a fix in the pipeline for this issue. Not sure which beta release will include it, but it should be soon.

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spyrosj_1962

Participant

I also have the same problem with the latest version of Photoshop beta 27.3. The latest regular PS does not have this issue.

Rachel_Gizmo

I have the same problem (and also with the normal Photoshop). I uninstalled the latest update and reinstalled an older version.

hector_3

Participant

I am receiving the same error, also running SP Beta 27.3

-Hector

JGZ45Author

Participating Frequently

The latest PS Beta 27.3.0 reports a screenshot error when merging visible layers to a new one above the stack. The previous Beta version worked fine, creating a new layer when visible layers were merged using Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E. The standard PS version 27.2 works perfectly.