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

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August 31, 2026
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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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Pandography

Participating Frequently

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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Fisheye Solutions

Participant

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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David33274903vcz4

Participating Frequently

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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StefanKlein

Known Participant

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

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David33274903vcz4

Participating Frequently

Thank you! 👍

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David33274903vcz4

Participating Frequently

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.