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January 20, 2026
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Brightness Contrast Broken after Photoshop 2025 update.

  • January 20, 2026
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Did Adobe break something in Photoshop 2025? I updated it a couple days ago and now the Brightness and Contrast settings won't preview in the box. The effects will work on an image but I can't tell what I'm doing without the preview sliders. Already wiped preferences and reset them- same problem. I normally have the graphics processor turned off on this machine- have to turn it back on for this function to work correctly and this is not ideal.

 

I use 2025 on this particular workstation for reasons, I know a newer Photoshop is available.

 

Correct answer Jeff Arola

In photoshop 2025 go to Edit>Preferences>Technology Previews, uncheck Enable Modern User Interface, restart Photoshop and see if that makes any difference.

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j.cappAuthor
Known Participant
January 21, 2026

Hello. Thanks! That seems to  have fixed it. I had went through the preferences earlier but didn't think to change that checkbox at all. Now to work until the next wonky issue, lol.

Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 20, 2026

In photoshop 2025 go to Edit>Preferences>Technology Previews, uncheck Enable Modern User Interface, restart Photoshop and see if that makes any difference.