Photoshop 2021 Screen flashing

Question

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.

D Fosse · Answer

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.

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