Re: Nik 8 Installation not working

I have a related but different issue with Nik Collection 8 (NC8.2). It installs and can be run via the Ps (2026 beta) Filters menu. But NC8.2 doesn't install to be viewable in the Ps Plugins Menu (panel) at the top of the Ps UI. I've tried multiple times on my Win 11 PC. Nothing is placed into that Plugins Menu from NC8.2.

It's an issue because a message box comes up every time I launch NC8.2 via Filters > NC8 saying I cannot use all the new features like mask interchange (b/wn the Nik UI and my Ps UI) unless I'm using NC8.2 via the Plugin Panel. But their installer isn't placing it there...one of the key benefits of buying the NC8.2 (pricey) software was to be able to share masks b/wn the UIs.

Does anyone know if there's a way to manually copy and paste the NC8.2 folder or all .8bf and/or .8li files that successfully installed to run via the Ps beta Filters menu into a separate Adobe Ps beta folder also so that NC8 will show up under the Plugins menu (as well as the Filters menu) and allow me to use the NC8 plugins panel? If it is doable (Win 11, Ps beta) what is the file path/hierarchy I need to paste the copied files to? And, must I copy the full NC8.2 folder (that also includes .config, .ccx and other file types besides the .8bf and .8li files)?

I hope that's clear...  Bottom line:  I need to get the NC8.2 capabilities to appear in the Ps beta 'Plugin' menu and produce a usable NC8.2 plugin panel from there. And the DxO/Nik installer is not handling that. Thx!