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P: Photoshop CC 19.1 - UI doubled in size (Win 10)

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January 23, 2018
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Hello. My entire Photoshop layout has doubled in size with this new update; it looks like it's in Windows Safe Mode. Is there a way to fix this? I am currently uninstalling and re-downloading the previous version because my eyes were melting from the bloated interface.Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: Photoshop CC 2018 (19.1) update now available.

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Here's the thing - Adobe (and others) must address using their applications on Ultra High Definition (and beyond) displays. I am running a UHD (3840x2160) display because I want the high resolution of my images to be visible when editing etc. If I have to adjust the scale of the display just so I can see the text in the tool boxes, I lose some of the reason I bought the display in the first place. This is not hard to do. You have smart people - figure it out. UHD, 4K, 5K, 10K, whatever displays are a fact of life you need to deal with.

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Hi Hanna, your suggestions do not work . I run windows ten and all worked perfectly before the update. I not see why I should my display on the computer just to accommodate Photoshop . This needs to be sorted or maybe its time to find an alternative.

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Hannah, what you said does not work. Still stuck with either oversized clipping or GUI, at 100%, is too small. Windows 8.1

Hannah Nicollet

Community Manager

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the frustration. To be clear, if you have Windows 10 Creators Update or later, you now control your Photoshop UI in the System settings for your display.

This implementation is in line with Windows DPI scaling guidelines, but we understand this may affect your preferred UI experience. Going forward we welcome your feedback as we will continue to adapt to rapidly changing monitor resolutions and multiple monitor configurations.

In the meantime, here are few suggestions that might improve your current experience:

1. Increase or decrease the font size:
- Go to Edit > Preferences > Interface
- Modify "UI Font Size"
- Restart Photoshop

2. Disable large tabs (to increase space if they are too large):
- Go to Edit > Preferences > Workspace
- Deselect "Large Tabs"

3. Enable narrow options bar:
- Go to Edit > Preferences > Workspace
- Check "Enable Narrow Options Bar"
- Restart Photoshop

For more information on continuously scalable user-interface (CSUI), please click here

Hope that helps! As I said, we want your feedback. As we go forward we would appreciate hearing what about the current scaling options or lack of them are problematic for you and how you would prefer to interact with your UI.

Regards,
Hannah

Hannah Nicollet

Community Manager

Hi Ahmed,

It is working as intended. If you have Win 10 Creator's addition or later, the scaling in Photoshop is driven by your monitor settings, as controlled by Windows. If you right-click on your desktop choose System > Display and you control the scaling from there. Photoshop will change based on the scaling you choose in your OS.

Thanks,
Hannah

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gscollings

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Hi guys I am having the same problem. I downloaded the 19.1 version and it works but where it fails is on the last update, like others it just goes to 200% and not a thing you can do to change it. Saying that 100% on a large monitor is like ants. So the ideal situation would be to have say !00% 125% !50% and 200% which would cover all situations.

Hannah Nicollet

Community Manager

separating from the original thread for tracking different issue

Please reference the new conversation here: Photoshop CC 2018 19.1: UI text appears shifted, overlaps at 125%

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It seems to be a widespread problem, as some people have the same problem and their GUI is too small.

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i had the same problem. Hope they will fix it soon

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If you have both .exe files, photoshop(19.1).exe and the old 19.0.1 renamed to PS1.exe, one can use both but not at the same time!