Failure re Photoshop 27.3 update.

Forum|Forum|3 days ago
January 29, 2026
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Open in Creative Cloud (for downloading!) and I get this error message repeatedly:
“Photoshop will update later. Photoshop can't update while following processes are running: - Adobe Photoshop 2026…” etc.

My Photoshop App IS CLOSED! What is going on? Thanks!

Correct answer Jeffrey_A_Wright

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I am sorry you are blocked from applying the update to Photoshop. Conflicting process updates are always accurate, if you have already tried the suggestions offerd by @Ged_Traynor of rebooting the computer then see https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/troubleshoot/download-failure/close-conflicting-processes.html for information on how to end the process so you can complete the update, @pdjt .

kglad

Community Expert

just restart your computer.

Ged_Traynor

Community Expert

@pdjt have you tried rebooting your PC

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pdjtAuthor

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Thanks Ged. Yes, that would be one option to take. Though as I haven’t had this problem with every other single update in years, seems strange to now have this problem just now.

Also interesting that I found a post about this issue through a browser search, but Adobe won’t open the specific post! Call me a suspicious big tech cynic... the big boys don’t like problems made public. Here’s the post URL:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-discussions/photoshop-beta-v-27-3-update-failed/td-p/15635540

Thanks again. If I may, I’ll post a previous query to which I received prescisely ZERO response, even though it was/is a reasonable and valid query! Funny old world… post-truth and all that!

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