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November 18, 2020
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Photoshop 2021 Screen flashing

  • November 18, 2020
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I just updated to Photoshop 2021 yesterday and I'm worried I might have a seizure if I use it any longer. The screen flickers/flashes constantly, and if I have it open in the background while I switch to another task, I can see it flashes rapidly if my document is visible behind whatever else I'm doing.

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D Fosse
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November 18, 2020

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshoot-screen-flickering-in-windows-10-47d5b0a7-89ea-1321-ec47-dc262675fc7b 

 

Many laptops have added "helpful" functions, like adjusting screen brightness based on actual screen content. What triggers it is anybody's guess. New functions that call on the GPU in various ways are added to Photoshop with every release.

 

You need to find that function in the video driver/laptop settings and turn it off. There is nothing in Photoshop that controls screen brightness in any way.

tkrystomAuthor
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November 26, 2020

Thanks, but this doesn't hapen on my laptop, just my desktop.

November 26, 2020

Can you post your Photoshop system info, in Photoshop go to Help > System Info hit the copy button and paste the entire thing into this thread