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Blur tool is not working on mask

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I created a layer mask and drew some pixels. In the past I have been able to use the blur tool on the layer mask. But on this new crappy version of photoshop I cannot. Why?

Update: I re-started photoshop and the blur tool works on the layer mask now. This new version of photoshop needs to be re-started all the time. I’ve been using photoshop for 20 years and never had this problem. This is such a huge mess up. Complete and total incompetence from the Adobe corp and it’s software engineers.

    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    You might have some issues with your system regarding Photoshop.  If you open Photoshop and go Help > System Info > Copy and paste to this thread, we may have a better idea of what is going on.

     

    Mean while, do you know you can blur a mask in Mask Properties?

     

     

    You should be constantly able to blur a selected area of a layer mask though.

     

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 15, 2026

    You might have some issues with your system regarding Photoshop.  If you open Photoshop and go Help > System Info > Copy and paste to this thread, we may have a better idea of what is going on.

     

    Mean while, do you know you can blur a mask in Mask Properties?

     

     

    You should be constantly able to blur a selected area of a layer mask though.

     

    rite_oakAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 17, 2026

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       Crop and Straighten Photos 26.11 - from the file “CropPhotosAuto.8li”
       Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Crosshatch 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Crystallize 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Cutout 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Dark Strokes 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       De-Interlace 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Dicom 26.11 - from the file “Dicom.8bi”
       Difference Clouds 26.11 - from the file “Clouds.8bf”
       Diffuse Glow 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Displace 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Dry Brush 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Entropy 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Export Color Lookup Tables 26.11 - from the file “Export3DLUT.8be”
       Extrude 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       FastCore Routines 26.11 - from the file “FastCore.8bx”
       Fibers 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Film Grain 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Filter Gallery 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Fresco 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Glass 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Glowing Edges 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Grain 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Graphic Pen 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Halftone Pattern 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Halide Bottlenecks 26.11 - from the file “HalideBottlenecks.8bx”
       HDRMergeUI 26.11 - from the file “HDRMergeUI.8bf”
       HSB/HSL 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       IFF Format 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Ink Outlines 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       JPEG 2000 26.11 - from the file “JPEG2000.8bi”
       Kurtosis 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Lens Blur 26.11 - from the file “Lens Blur.8bf”
       Lens Correction 26.11 - from the file “Lens Correction.8bf”
       Lens Flare 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Liquify 26.11 - from the file “Liquify.8bf”
       Matlab Operation 26.11 - from the file “ChannelPort.8bf”
       Maximum 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Mean 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Measurement Core 26.11 - from the file “MeasurementCore.8me”
       Median 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Mezzotint 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Minimum 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       MMXCore Routines 26.11 - from the file “MMXCore.8bx”
       Mosaic Tiles 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Multiprocessor Support 26.11 - from the file “MultiProcessor Support.8bx”
       Neon Glow 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Note Paper 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       NTSC Colors 26.11 - from the file “NTSC Colors.8bf”
       Ocean Ripple 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       OpenEXR 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Paint Daubs 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Palette Knife 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Parametric Filter NO VERSION - from the file “MaterialFilter.8bf”
       Patchwork 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Paths to Illustrator 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       PCX 26.11 - from the file “PCX.8bi”
       Photocopy 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Picture Package Filter 26.11 - from the file “ChannelPort.8bf”
       Pinch 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Pixar 26.11 - from the file “Pixar.8bi”
       Plaster 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Plastic Wrap 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Pointillize 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Polar Coordinates 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Portable Bit Map 26.11 - from the file “PBM.8bi”
       Poster Edges 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Radial Blur 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Radiance 26.11 - from the file “Radiance.8bi”
       Range 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Render Color Lookup Grid 26.11 - from the file “Export3DLUT.8be”
       Reticulation 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Ripple 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Rough Pastels 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Save for Web 26.11 - from the file “Save for Web.8be”
       Save for Web Drover 26.11 - from the file “Save for Web Drover.8be”
       ScriptingSupport 26.11 - from the file “ScriptingSupport.8li”
       Shear 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Skewness 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Smart Blur 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Smudge Stick 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Solarize 26.11 - from the file “Solarize.8bf”
       SP Substance Suite NO VERSION - from the file “MaterialSuite.8li”
       Spatter 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Spherize 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Sponge 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Sprayed Strokes 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Stained Glass 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Stamp 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Standard Deviation 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Substance 3D Viewer NO VERSION - from the file “Substance3DViewerForPs.8bi”
       Sumi-e 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Summation 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Targa 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Texturizer 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Tiles 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Torn Edges 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Twirl 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Underpainting 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Vanishing Point 26.11 - from the file “VanishingPoint.8bf”
       Variance 26.11 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
       Water Paper 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Watercolor 26.11 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
       Wave 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       WIA Support 26.11 - from the file “WIASupport.8li”
       Wind 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
       Wireless Bitmap 26.11 - from the file “WBMP.8bi”
       ZigZag 26.11 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”

    Optional and third party plugins: NONE


    Duplicate and Disabled plugins: NONE


    Plugins that failed to load: NONE

    Unified Extensibility Platform - Extensions:

       Home Screen (Loaded) 10.4.1.2 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/UXP/Extensions\com.adobe.ccx.start-10.4.1\"
       CmdN: 1.29.10
       FMS: 1.13.7
       UAM: 1.11.0
       UAB: 2.18.0-17
       UAB4: 5.47.0
       AXT: 1.0.7
          Loaded at: 124 ms - launch time impact: 70 ms
       ccx-timeline (Prepared) 3.1.12.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       CCX Commenting UXP Webview (Loaded) 30.20.1.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 4410 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       CCX Sharesheet UXP (Prepared) 30.29.3.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Share Panel (Loaded) 1.0.23.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 126 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       In app notifications (Loaded) 10.0.211.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 129 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       Content Credentials (Loaded) 0.51.4.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 4207 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       CC Libraries Panel (Prepared) 4.13.32.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/CEP/Extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_4_13_32\"
       CAPTURE: 2.0.41  STOCK: 4.2.7
       Parametric Filter (Prepared) 1.0.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Photoshop Adjustments Panel (Loaded) 2.3.9.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 4410 ms - launch time impact: 1 ms
       Photoshop UXP Export-As (Prepared) 5.12.5.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Photoshop In App Messaging (Loaded) 4.8.8.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 4411 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       Information Alert (Prepared) 0.5.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Photoshop Selection Feedback (Prepared) 0.5.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Plugins Panel (Prepared) 1.6.9.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Substance 3D Viewer Plugin for Photoshop (Prepared) 1.0.0.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/UXP/Extensions\com.adobe.substance-3d.viewer.ps\"
       IC popup message (Loaded) 1.0.0.0
          Loaded at: 3908 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       Multilayer Protection (Loaded) 1.0.0.0
          Loaded at: 3909 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
       Discover Panel (Loaded) 2508.130.0.11 - from the file "Required Folder"
          Loaded at: 4412 ms - launch time impact: 16 ms
       Neural Filters (Registered) 1.15.0.102 - from the file "Required Folder"
       Scan time: 0 ms - entries: 36 

    Extensions:

       Libraries  1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_4_13_32\index.html”
       com.adobe.stock.panel.licensing-embedded  4.0.35 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_4_13_32\extensions\stock-panel-licensing\index.html”
       com.adobe.capture.extension  2.0.41 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_4_13_32\extensions\capture\capture.html”
       Export As  4.8.16 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
       Export As  4.8.16 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
       com.adobe.cclibraries.manager  1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_4_13_32\manager.html”

    Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 17, 2026

    Is this a laptop?  You are using an Intel GPU, and that, plus the memory your system data says the GPU has available, suggest that this the GPU Photoshop is using is integral to the mainboard.  Check to see if your system has a dedicated GPU, and if it does, you need to persuade Photoshop to use it. 

     

    If it is Nvidia, open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings and set it to High Performance. Make sure the driver is up to date, and use the Studio rather than Game Ready driver.