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How to disable AI suggestions in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator?

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I'm not completely opposed to generative AI (won't get into my opinion on it personally), but Adobe really needs to stop shoving these half-baked features in our faces. Why on earth, while editing a text document on InDesign, would I need to see a pop-up suggesting "text-to-image" AI features? It's literally blocking what I'm working on and I have to close the dialogue.

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Mike WitherellCorrect answer

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Window > Contextual Task Bar

IOW, you can hide or show it.

Or pin it someplace on the screen by clicking on the 3-Dots icon.

Also, here is a method for blocking popups altogether:

Stop Adobe Popups

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spyro

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A recent update seems to have left me with a beta version of Indesign. I have popups like 'Generative Expand beta'. I’m not a casual user, I use Indesign for paid work so don't want beta stuff. Also I'm quite competent so don't need 'ai' doing stuff for me. Perhaps we need ‘ai’ and ‘non ai’ update options? Sorry if I sound a bit annoyed as I don't know if Adobe read or reply on this forum. I see others have posted issues with different unwanted features. Advice for how to get rid of or disabling beta features (on an iMac) would be appreciated.

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Mike Witherell

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Yes, I agree. It would be nice to have a preference switch to turn off all the pop-up activity. It would be nice that if the pop-up has a click to acknowlege "Got It" that it would stay away afterwards. I notice these pop-ups just keep coming back. Every small patch seems to re-awaken them.

OTOH, I really don't mind the tiny blue dots that signal a new feature or capability. Seems to hit the right balance between informing me versus getting in the way of my work.

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yanevas79436639

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Hello! I ended up here as I was having the same issue when duplicating a page using the alt shortcut, Indesign just crushes. It seems to work ok if you do the right click, and select duplicate page, instead. But is SO annoying to get this pop up everytime Indesign crashes and open again. There should be an option for "not show again", I'm not interested. Please Adobe, listen to your customers. Thank you.

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Steve Werner

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Mike is right. Here's where to hide it:

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kmmsf

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I am trying to do the same thing. I have already hid the context bar, but the pop-ups described by the original poster still appear. @Khue35243866zqkr (or anyone else) did you find a way to make them stop?

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Mike Witherell

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Window > Contextual Task Bar

IOW, you can hide or show it.

Or pin it someplace on the screen by clicking on the 3-Dots icon.

Also, here is a method for blocking popups altogether:

Stop Adobe Popups

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Mike Witherell

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THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER, PLEASE CAN WE UNMARK IT AS CORRECT?

This is for the Contextual Menu bar, and is NOT the correct answer to removing the pop-up blue bars. I’m writing this on these wrong answers to help prevent other users wasting their time trying them.

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Mike Witherell

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As of mid-October, 2026, there is still no way to banish the advertising pop-ups. I read somewhere else, tho, that this is being driven by a software outside of the InDesign app. As you know, Adobe fills your computer with a constellation of other small apps and “helpers”. Maybe some brave experimenter will locate the specific bit and identify it.

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