Photoshop Shadow/Highlight adjustment
- January 2, 2026
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Hello,
when I open “Shadows/Highlights” via Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights to adjust the exposure using the sliders, Photoshop has been showing unusual behavior since the latest update.
In previous versions, I expected — and always got — a continuous, visible adjustment while dragging any of the sliders.
However, now nothing happens at first. Then, while moving the sliders, the image starts flickering, and I don’t see any proper live update. Only when I disable the Preview checkbox do I get a clear before/after result of what the sliders actually changed — almost as if Photoshop were applying the settings randomly or unpredictably.
I have already disabled Technology Previews in the Preferences and manually resetted Photoshop preferences!
I searched the forum for Shadows/Highlights issues, but the results are very confusing — lots of old reports from years ago, but not found current information.
