open jpg with photoshop cs5

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March 25, 2026
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Windows 10/11 - Photoshop CS5 --Photoshop does not open automatically when jpg clicked. Open with photoshop.exe doesn’t work either. How to fix?

Correct answer LAMY2017

Adobe.com search turned up this trustworthy(?) answer about 16-year-old CS5 --

“Short answer

No — Photoshop CS5 is no longer supported by Adobe and is not supported on recent operating systems; it may run on some older OS versions but Adobe no longer provides support or fixes (Photoshop CS5 not supported on Sierra).”

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

Do you have any other Photoshop versions installed?

davescm

Community Expert

Can you open CS5 directly (i.e. not by clicking on a jpeg file) then use File > Open? If so, the issue is Windows file associations, not Photoshop itself.

Dave

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ocatrinaAuthor

Participating Frequently

Yes. I can use Adobe products on my W10/11 system...just a pain in the butt to not be able to click on photo files and not have them open with PS. Funny thing...a few other Adobe products are listed for opening other types of files, just not Photoshop.

davescm

Community Expert

In that case you need to update the file associations in Windows so that your version Photoshop is used when you click on a jpeg.

In Windows 11 go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Choose defaults by file type then choose jpeg. Set the default to your version of Photoshop.

Dave

AxelMatt

Community Expert

@ocatrina

More detailed infos would be helpful. Perhaps a solution is possible.

What happened exactly if you try a double click on a .jpg file?

What happened if you tried to open a jpg in Photoshop directly?

Can you even start and work with Photoshop?

Do you get any error messages?

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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ocatrinaAuthor

Participating Frequently

I double click photo file and file can’t be opened because photoshop.exe is listed as associated app. Photoshop.exe was found in the app folder on C:.I can open files directly after opening Photoshop. Adobe photoshop CS5 64 bit works fine on W10/11.

AxelMatt

Community Expert

Does this work in the past? If yes, what has been changed on your system?

To ideas:

Try to run Photoshop in a compatibility mode (like Windows 7)
How To Change Compatibility Mode Settings in Windows 11 10 - Quick Help
Check if the assignment to all extension of JPEG files is correct. Try to reassign Photoshop to all appropriate extensions.

Do you get an error message on double click?

What happened on a double click on a .psd file?

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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LAMY2017Correct answer

Legend

Adobe.com search turned up this trustworthy(?) answer about 16-year-old CS5 --

“Short answer

No — Photoshop CS5 is no longer supported by Adobe and is not supported on recent operating systems; it may run on some older OS versions but Adobe no longer provides support or fixes (Photoshop CS5 not supported on Sierra).”

Larry