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Stefanie33906472rm96
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.

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      different_goddess7009
      Participant
      September 14, 2026

      Just started having this issue a few days ago as well, and turning off the graphics processor is the only fix for me at the moment.

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        KeithTruman
        Known Participant
        September 14, 2026

        Reported issue

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        AxelMattCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 14, 2026

        It’s always reported issue in version 27.10. here:: 

         

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        My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 26H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
        Fabrizio34350649nhjf
        Participant
        September 13, 2026

        Faccio notare, che si riscontra lo stesso problema anche con la versione BETA di photoshop 27.11 e anche 27.10

        Anche qui la versione funzionante è la 27.9

        Notebook ASUS VivoBook X580GD_N580GD

        NVidia Gtx1050 4Gb

        Windows 11

        Resto in attesa di una patch da parte di Adobe al più presto con un prossimo aggiornamento.

         

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        Fabrizio34350649nhjf
        Participant
        September 13, 2026

        Anche a me stesso problema.

        Notebook ASUS VivoBook X580GD_N580GD

        NVidia Gtx1050 4Gb

        Windows 11

        Photoshop 27.10

        facendo downgrade alla versione 27.9.1 il problema si risolve, oppure è possibile mantenere la versione 27.10 ma usare la scheda video integrata Intel (decisamente meno performante).

        Resto in attesa di una patch da parte di Adobe al più presto con un prossimo aggiornamento.

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        dior_C8426
        dior_C8426
        Participant
        September 13, 2026

        Whenever I click within Photoshop, open or close a dialog box, Alt-Tab, or use Windows or other programs while Photoshop is running, the screen flashes white; sometimes, the entire screen turns a dark reddish, and the system crashes or shuts down.
        PC: GeForce RTX 3060
        I thought my monitor was faulty and replaced it, but the issue persists severely whenever I launch Photoshop.
        Please release a bug fix quickly. This has been a serious problem for weeks now, and I am unable to use Photoshop.
        It is extremely inconvenient; I cannot perform any other tasks while Photoshop is running. Please roll out a hotfix as soon as possible.

         

        포토샵 내에서 클릭할 때마다, 수정 창 열고 닫을 때, 알트탭할 때, 포토샵이 켜져있는 상태에서 윈도우나 다른 프로그램 사용할 때 화면이 흰색으로 번쩍번쩍거리고, 심지어 화면 전체가 검붉은색으로 다운되고 꺼져버리네요. 
        PC: 지포스 RTX 3060
        모니터가 고장난줄 알고 모니터도 교체해봤는데 포토샵만 키면 여전히 심각하네요.
        빨리 버그 픽스 해주세요. 지금 거의 몇주째 심각합니다. 포토샵 이용을 못하겠습니다. 
        너무 불편합니다. 포토샵 킨 상태에서 다른 작업이 불가능합니다. 핫픽스 좀 빨리 업데이트해주세요.

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        Fancy_youthf281
        Participant
        September 12, 2026

        我是使用滾輪後一直閃爍超煩

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        delene_7176
        Participant
        September 12, 2026

        Yes, I started having this problem today. Never happened before. 

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        sharp_mentor0fd4
        Participant
        September 11, 2026

        Recently, every time I open a Photoshop file, the brightness of the canvas shifts up and down at random times. This is most prevalent when I open two files and rapidly switch between them, where you’ll see the brightness change a second after the file is opened. The only way I’ve managed to fix this issue is by turning off the graphics processor, which isn’t viable as this gets rid of useful features like scrubby zoom. 
         

        Let me know if you’re having this issue as well.

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