The Virtual Store is mainly for older software that doesn't conform to Windows UAC (User Account Control) so it's not surprising you don't have that.   You must have the Plug-ins folder in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Required\Plug-Ins or else none of the filters like Filter>Filter Gallery would work.             ... View more

The most common cause is not having the Eye visible to the left of the filter names that you've applied.   ... View more

You can look for updates to this Adobe Kb, hopefully, before too long for macOS Tahoe issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/system-requirements/apps-compatible-macos.html ... View more

So far, any versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements older than 2023 will not work on macOS Tahoe 26. Both Intel and Apple Silicon systems.   If there is a particular Adobe application you use more than others you could visit the relevant forum and see if there are any reports of issues on macOS Tahoe 26. ... View more

Actually pressing the Option or Alt key with Finger Painting selected toggles Finger Painting Off/On Without Finger Painting checked the Option/Alt key toggles Finger Painting On/Off   To sample colors while the Smudge Tool is active you can press I for the Eyedropper Tool, select your color then release the I key which should take you back to the Smudge Tool.   Still though i agree it would be nice be able to access the Eyedropper directly while using the Smudge Tool. ... View more

Two more places to look for the duplicate plugins: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Required\Plug-Ins and C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files   If you do any system backups, disconnect the backup drive and see if the duplicate plugins are still listed. ... View more

Did you look in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Plug-Ins and C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Presets\Scripts   ... View more

Here's a way to remove Chromatic Aberration in Photoshop Elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PVojBDGg3Q ... View more

I don't know if this applies to your situation or not: https://helpx.adobe.com/elements-organizer/kb/custom-install-location-double-bytes-characters.html ... View more

It would be worth a manual reset of the Photoshop 2025 preferences by going to Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences and trashing the following: Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings folder Adobe Photoshop 2025 Paths com.adobe.Photoshop.plist   One thing to do before trashing the files is to move any saved Workspaces in Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings/WorkSpaces so you can put them back after trashing the 2025 Settings folder.   ... View more

What version of Photoshop Elements and Windows are you using?   Do you still have the original files that don't have the file name caption?   If you still have the orginal files, in Process Multiple files make sure nothing is checked under Labels in both Caption and Watermark before running Process Multiple Files.   ... View more

  AuburnBoy,   Yes i have a 2022 Mac Studio running Tahoe and so far PSE 2023, 2024 and 2025 seem to work fine. It's, as far as i can tell, PSE 2022 and older that aren't working.   Unfortunately the same issue also seems to apply on Macs running the Intel version of macOS Tahoe 26 Photoshop Elements 2022 tested on a 2019 MacBook Pro running Tahoe.       A similar issue happened years ago on the Windows side when trying to install Photoshop Elements 1 on a Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 system that had been updated to Internet Explorer 10 or 11. When trying to install PSE 1 on one of those systems, you would get the message You need to have Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater to install Photoshop Elements. Setup will now quit. Photoshop Elements 1 thought the Internet Explorer 10 an 11 were older than Internet Explorer 4.   ... View more

You can also try a reset of the Photoshop Elements 15 preferences to solve any other issues by going to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\15.0 and deleting the Editor folder. ... View more

As far as the Filters/Plugins go, look in: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Plug-Ins and C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 15   Some of the filters may be on the list because of a Script, so look here as well: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 15\Presets\Scripts   ... View more

I would try a reset of the Photoshop preferences: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html ... View more

Are you able to open the Images in Preview by using Edit with>Preview? ... View more

Is there a particular problem with pse 15 that you think will be resolved by reinstalling? ... View more

If you already have the Trial version of PSE 2025 installed, then after you buy PSE 2025 you just need to run PSE 2025 and sign-in with your Adobe Account ID, which in most cases would be the email associated with your Adobe Account.   If you don't already have pse 2025 installed, then you are provided a download link after buying the software. ... View more

ines777,   Looks like that's a Camera Raw file plus a Jpeg.   What camera are the files from?   Maybe Photoshop Elements is trying to open the Raw file and it's from an unsupported camera?   In the Photoshop Elements 2025 Editor have you installed the Camera Raw plugin by going to Help>Install Camera Raw? ... View more

What version of Photoshop are you using?   In Photoshop version 2025, clicking on the + sign at the bottom of the Libraries panel has Extract from Image, then you create your Pattern and use Save to CC Libraries.   Then in the Libraies panel you either double click on the saved Pattern to render a Pattern Fill Layer in your open document or right click on the saved Pattern and click Create Pattern Preset, which will put a preset of the pattern in the Window>Patterns panel.       ... View more

Often after clicking on the Got it button for a few pop-up cycles those go away. You might try updating Photoshop 2024 to 25.12.4   If your able to update Photoshop to 2025 (ps ver 26.10) Adobe has added more user control over pop-ups in Edit>Preferences>Notifications   ... View more

ross_5140,   Keep tabs on this thread and/or add your own comments: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-elements-discussions/ps-und-macos-26-tahoe-l%C3%A4uft-nicht/td-p/15510561   Also keep in mind that Apple is removing Rosetta 2, or a good chunk of it anyway, in the version after macOS 27, so eventually older Intel only versions of Photoshop Elements like the ones giving the error message in macOS Tahoe 26 will stop working even if Adobe were to temporarily fix them to work on macOS Tahoe because the macOS will no longer have the code to support Intel applications. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/about-the-rosetta-translation-environment ... View more

gbread,    Did you buy Photoshop Elements 2025 from the Apple App Store? ... View more

Yes to get Dark mode go to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 Editor>General, change the UI Mode to Dark, then restart the Photoshop Elements Editor.   ... View more

ChrisOgden,   What operating system are you using? ... View more

With Photoshop Elements 2025, most likely your in Quick mode. Switch to Advanced to get all the available tools.   ... View more

Seems that Photoshop Elements versions older than Photoshop 2022 think that macOS Tahoe is older than macOS /Mac OS X.   Photoshop Elements 2022 when trying to run on a 2022 Mac Studio with macOS Tahoe 26 Rosetta 2 is installed   ... View more

  jimi_1115,   What version of Photoshop Elements do you have? ... View more

If you have the original pse 6 install disk, you can buy external cd/dvd drive or if you have the pse 6 installer files on your other computer you can transfer them over using a USB flash drive or similar means. ... View more