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DRD_POA
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May 29, 2026 12:33 AM UTC
Question

Premiere Pro 26 freezing on Properties panel

Premiere Pro 26 started freezing specifically on the Properties panel (text, captions, masks, etc.) after some unknown change — I can't pinpoint what triggered it. My system is solid: Windows 11, Intel i9, 64GB RAM, SSD, 6gB vídeo, no viruses, no bad sectors. Simple edits that never caused issues before now grind to a halt. Adobe's only official solution was to downgrade to version 25.

I'm attaching a screenshot of the frozen Properties panel. Anything I try to do here, takes “forever”.
My Premiere is set to Brazilian Portuguese, but the freeze happens regardless of language — so this doesn't seem to be a localization issue.

 

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      Jonathan_Gamas0267
      Participant
      Aug 28, 2026 12:07 PM UTC

      Hi, I finally solve this issue, On software > properties > check the Run this as an administrator > then apply.

      it work for you me. my premiere pro version is 2.6.3.2

       

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        Leon Servilheira
        Participant
        Oct 14, 2026 8:03 PM UTC

        It worked, thanks!!!

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        Igor Hadzi Boskov
        Participant
        Oct 28, 2026 7:21 PM UTC

        Mine worked as well, what does it mean, we have to run in administrator mode every time? And why?

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        Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        Jun 24, 2026 6:54 PM UTC

        Hi ​@DRD_POA,

        Might this be your issue? 
         

         

        Please let the team know.

         

        Thanks,
        Kevin

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        Totli_Renau1364
        Participant
        Nov 5, 2026 10:31 PM UTC

        WTF!? 
         

         

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        cgchang
        cgchang
        Participant
        Jun 13, 2026 3:15 AM UTC

        Same issue. Rolled back to 26.0.1 and seemed ok.

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        AlbertGalka
        Known Participant
        Jun 10, 2026 7:01 PM UTC

        Same issue here. Again, a new update, new problems. It’s so annoying, wasting so much time. Why don’t you guys test your software before releasing a new update? Adobe, you are too big and too expensive to make these kinds of mistakes again and again.

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          BlueBanana11
          BlueBanana11
          Participant
          Jun 7, 2026 5:52 AM UTC

          I have the same issue. I'm glad I'm not crazy. I've resorted to exporting Photoshop PNGs.

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          D.26180364221u
          Participant
          Jun 3, 2026 2:09 AM UTC

          I have the exact issue. It is not good!

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            Sumeet Kumar ChoubeyCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            May 29, 2026 2:29 PM UTC

            Hi DRD_POA,

            Sorry about the poor experience. Have you tried resetting the workspace to see if it makes a difference?

             

            Thanks,
            Sumeet

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            DRD_POAAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            May 29, 2026 3:39 PM UTC

            Hi, thanks for the suggestion, and I actually tried that already.

            Just to give some context: I've gone through every standard troubleshooting step ,  full uninstall and reinstall including manual deletion of all cache and appdata folders, DDU wipe and clean driver reinstall, disabling GPU-accelerated interface rendering, removing third-party plugins (Film Impact was a partial contributor), updating to the latest Studio driver, and even testing on the Beta version. None of it fully resolved the issue.

            From browsing the community here, this doesn't seem to be an isolated case, quite a few users are reporting the same freezing behavior specifically in the Properties panel on version 26. So this looks less like an individual system issue and more like a bug in how Premiere 26 handles GPU rendering for that panel.

            Hopefully this gets flagged as a priority fix soon.

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              megaizzy2007
              Participant
              Jun 30, 2026 6:54 PM UTC

              Also experiencing this issue. First notice the lag with the Frame io panel and then experienced complete non responsive crash when using the properties panel

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