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Ken Curtis
Inspiring
April 7, 2026
Question

The Contextual Task Bar disappears in Photoshop version 27.5.0

  • April 7, 2026
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To get it back, I have to use the menu Window > Uncheck CTBar, and then use Window > Check CTB. Every time I get the CTB back, I pin it. This only happened when version 27.5.0 was released.

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    CMass
    Community Manager
    CMassCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 7, 2026

    Hey! ​@Ken Curtis, 

    Does this happen anytime you open Photoshop for the first time that day? Have you tried saving a workspace with it pinned, if so, does it still disappear? 

    ^CMass

    gener7
    Community Expert
    gener7Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 7, 2026

    Assign a shortcut key to the CTB menu option so you won’t have to go into the Window menu.

    F3 is a good suggestion. See Trevor.Dennis’ post in the link.
     

    That won’t solve this glitch. At best I can suggest resetting Preferences.

    Edit > Preferences > General > Reset Preferences On Quit

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    Ken CurtisAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 7, 2026

    I can give it a try. Not very satisfying though because I never had the problem until v27.5.0. Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.

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