Opening a jpeg for the second time in Photoshop gives a weird toolbaar with dots

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Hi,Asking for a friend (> English is a problem > Dutch).Windows 11, with Bridge and Photoshop installed and fully up to date.After opening a jpeg for the second time in Photoshop (via Bridge or not via Bridge) he has a weird toolbar on the left with dots (the tools are there but not showing) and the masking tool selected.Opening a RAW file via Bridge to Camera RAW and then open it in Photoshop gives no problem with the toolbar.What we did to solve it:*Ctrl+Alt+Shift as we launched Photoshop to reset your preferences to their defaults.  (did the same with Bridge, just in case).* Created a new workspace with the toolbar intact (but it does not show up after opening jpeg for the second time in Photoshop.* Reset the settings of the toolbar to its default (in the preferences.) We Googled but did not find a solution.  Any Ideas what could be the problem or how to solve this. I suspect a bug... Best regardsReina

Ged_Traynor · Accepted Answer

@rs68255699 have a look at the correct answer in this thread to see if it helpshttps://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/photoshop-tool-icons-are-missing/idc-p/14079878#M112305

Glenn 8675309 · Answer

I've had the exact same issue a few times recently.  I literally just restarted the program and everything is fine.  I tend not to overthink stuff- often going the simplest rout is the best way.

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