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October 26, 2026
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Photoshop doing Random strokes after Alt+Tabbing or Using Space to move around

So, my issue is that when im not using Photosho and i go back to it, it seems like it’s storing all my mouse Activity and then when i first click on it is just making all the strokes that i made.
It also happens when i use “Space bar” to move around the image, when i let go and then click on the picture with a brush it makes a stroke with all the movments i made.
This is becoming really annoying and i can’t work like this. 
I Have reinstalled PS.
Tried messing around with windows mouse settings
 

  • Create a text document with Notepad. Name it “PSUserConfig.txt”
  • Write “UseSystemStylus 0” in the text body (that’s a zero not an “O”

    This also did not work
    Im not using any tablet on my system.

    any ideas on how to fix this?

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    Ethereal_Coconute7c4
    Participant
    October 26, 2026

    Does the stray stroke still happen if you try a different mouse, with any mouse software closed? That would help narrow down whether Photoshop is holding the movement or the mouse input itself is being held over.

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