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Stefanie33906472rm96
Participant
August 31, 2026
Investigating

P: Photoshop v27.10 UI, Canvas and screen Flickering

Environment:

  • OS: Windows 11 64-bit

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K

  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation

  • Photoshop Version: 27.10

  • Driver: NVIDIA Studio Driver

Issue Description: Immediately after updating to Photoshop v27.10, severe UI and canvas rendering issues began occurring during normal editing. The symptoms include:

  • Rapid flickering where UI elements and the canvas temporarily disappear and instantly reappear (no black or white flashes).

  • When navigating menus (e.g., Preferences), the text briefly vanishes and comes back.

  • While editing, the active photo disappears from the canvas and instantly reappears.

  • The flickering happens extremely fast, rendering the application completely unusable for daily work.

  • This issue is isolated to Photoshop and does not occur in other applications.

Troubleshooting Steps Executed:

  • Verified the monitor is connected directly to the NVIDIA GPU, bypassing the Intel iGPU.

  • Forced High Performance GPU assignment for photoshop.exe via Windows 11 Graphics Settings.

  • Disabled Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) in Windows.

  • Disabled Multi-Plane Overlay (MPO) via the Windows Registry.

  • Disabled GPU Compositing and OpenCL in Photoshop's Advanced Graphics Settings.

Results: The rapid flickering persists despite all GPU and OS-level troubleshooting. The issue is only resolved when Use Graphics Processor is completely disabled in Photoshop Preferences, or when rolling back the installation to v27.9.1. This strongly indicates a regression in GPU rendering specific to v27.10.

    Pinned Reply By Sameer K

    Hey All! Thank you all for reporting this and for the detailed system info; it's been very helpful.

    We've been able to reproduce the UI/canvas flickering issue in Photoshop 27.10, where the screen intermittently darkens and flashes internally. It has been filed with the engineering team for investigation.

    For now, these are the workarounds:

    • Downgrade to Photoshop 27.9.1 via the Creative Cloud app (Other versions > 27.9.1).
    • Go to Edit > Preferences > Performance > uncheck "Foreground Composite Cache" and "Use GPU Compositing." from Advanced settings. (Suggested, not verified)

    Colors shifting on canvas is another issue that has surfaced with PS v27.10, it is being tracked here: 

    We understand this disrupts the core editing workflow and appreciate your patience. We'll update this thread as we have more information.

    179 replies

    marcos.mkn
    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2026

    Estou tendo praticamente o mesmo problema. Já atualizei o driver da minha RTX 4070 Ti Super e até fiz testes de estresse com o OCCT para verificar se o problema poderia ser na placa de vídeo, mas não foi detectado nenhum erro. No meu caso, são piscadas bem rápidas e aleatórias, sem um intervalo ou momento específico para acontecer, e só percebo isso no Photoshop.

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    xgaulx
    New Member
    September 2, 2026

    Comigo está acontecendo exatamente a mesma coisa.

    Tu encontrou alguma solução?

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    Pallacium
    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2026

    The same thing happened to me today.

    I did the v27.10 update this morning and soon encountered a mix of white and black full screen “flashes” while working on a document (no artboards activated). It felt like some kind of GPU acceleration failure.

    I have a RTX 3090 (Win 11), so I just updated to the latest Nvidia Game Ready Drivers (I’ve had too many problems with the studio versions over the years). I’m not sure it 100% fixed it because I still have some weird micro-flickers, but it is better than before updating, so far at least.

    Edit : Well, no it clearly didn't fix it.

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    marcos.mkn
    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2026

    Estou passando praticamente pelo mesmo problema. No meu caso, essas piscadas também começaram recentemente e acontecem apenas na tela em que o Photoshop está aberto.

    Uso dois monitores e fiz alguns testes: quando deixo o Photoshop no monitor 1, é esse monitor que pisca. Quando movo o Photoshop para o monitor 2, as piscadas passam a acontecer no monitor 2. Às vezes, depois que fecho o Photoshop, ainda ocorre uma última piscada e depois para.

    Também já atualizei o driver da placa de vídeo e testei versões anteriores do driver, mas o problema continua. Cheguei a suspeitar da GPU, porém testei jogos e outros programas e não tive nenhum problema semelhante.

    Pelo que estou percebendo, parece ser algo relacionado especificamente ao Photoshop, principalmente porque isso começou recentemente.

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    marcosmkn
    Pandography
    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2026

    Since the last update, photoshop keep flickering white and sometimes when i don't use it for a minute it goes "night mode", i don't know how to explain it.

    I tried to go for the past technology, or even deactivate the gpu acceleration fixing the problem, but then i can’t work since the app it’s too slow to do anything.
    Already tried to check and fix the nvidia drivers.
    As well hdr, and other graphics setting on pc.

    It’s starting to be a problem. 

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    Participant
    August 30, 2026

    Since installing the latest Photoshop update, I have been experiencing a recurring flickering issue while working in Photoshop.

    The issue only occurs inside Photoshop and does not happen in any other applications or anywhere else on my computer.

    During the flicker, the colors on the screen suddenly appear washed out / faded, and then return to their normal appearance shortly afterward. This happens repeatedly while I am working.

    The issue was not happening before the latest update, so I suspect it may be related to the new version, GPU acceleration, color management, or display rendering.

    I would appreciate your help in identifying the cause and finding a solution, as this is affecting my workflow and makes it difficult to accurately judge colors while designing.

    Please let me know if there are any recommended settings, troubleshooting steps, or fixes for this issue.

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    Participating Frequently
    August 29, 2026

    27.10 - Screen flickers while I’m editing an image -- a flash every 10 to 15 seconds. Never got this in previous versions. Windows 11. Also, PLEASE restore the previous Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. The new version is NOT an improvement.

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    Known Participant
    August 30, 2026

    You can “restore” it by yourself: Go to the properties panel of Brightness/Contrast and open the hamburger flyout menu.

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    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2026

    Thank you! 👍

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    Participating Frequently
    August 29, 2026

    I think this version is buggy. When I’m editing an image, I get a periodic flicker, a flash of light like a strobe light firing. Never did that before. 

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    Participant
    August 31, 2026

    same :(

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    Participant
    August 29, 2026

    Had the same issue right after i update, had to revert to not get annoyed. XD

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    Known Participant
    August 29, 2026

    Similar problem here. Only happened after 27.10 update. Screen will suddenly flash/flicker. Seems random. Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, Driver version 595.95, Windows 11

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    Participant
    August 28, 2026

    I was working as usual for a couple of hours until I saw that there was a Photoshop update. I updated it and continued working, but immediately after the update, I started noticing the program flickering—sometimes it’s black, other times white. It happens constantly and only in Photoshop, so it’s pretty obvious that it’s a bug in the update.

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