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YiiiTian
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March 13, 2026
Question

The lasso tool jitters when holding the Alt key to draw straight lines, and sometimes it loses control.

  • March 13, 2026
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The lasso tool jitters when holding the Alt key to draw straight lines, and sometimes it loses control.

    1 reply

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    March 13, 2026

    Hey, ​@YiiiTian. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I’ll help you figure this out. Please share the system info from Photoshop Help > System Info. Copy & paste into a text document, then upload & attach here. 

    Please make sure there are no stale preferences in your Photoshop. Go to the location of the preference folder below and rename it to backup.

    • Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
    • You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe
    • Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2026 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2026. old), You can restore these preferences later if needed.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)
    • Restart the computer.

    These changes will provide a fresh start to Photoshop, much like a new installation.

    Let me know how it goes.

    Thanks!

    Sameer K

    (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)