Sinds een dag start mijn Photoshop niet meer op, heb m al verwijderd en opnieuw geïnstalleerd. Halverwege het opstart scherm stopt het programma en gebeurt er neits meer.

Hi ​@paiser01,

I understand you've already tried reinstalling and resetting preferences without success. Let's go a bit deeper.

Troubleshooting steps to try:

• Whitelist Photoshop in your antivirus/security software: Don't just temporarily disable your antivirus; instead, add Photoshop.exe (and the entire Adobe Photoshop installation folder) as an exception/exclusion in your security software. 
• Disable GPU acceleration before launch. While Photoshop is closed, rename the file:
  - C:\Users\[YourName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2026\Adobe Photoshop 2025 Prefs.psp (add .bak to the end [Adobe Photoshop 2025 Prefs.psp.bak])
  - Then create a text file in the same folder named PSUserConfig.txt containing this single line: DisableGPU 1
  This forces Photoshop to skip GPU initialization at startup. If it launches successfully, the issue is GPU-related. Could you update your graphics driver or check GPU settings inside Photoshop once it opens?
• Launch Photoshop without third-party plugins. Hold Shift immediately after double-clicking Photoshop to skip loading optional/third-party plugins. If Photoshop starts normally, one of your third-party plugins is causing the hang. Re-enable them one by one to find the culprit.
• A corrupt font on your system can freeze Photoshop during startup. Try temporarily moving all non-system fonts out of your Fonts folder (or use a font manager to deactivate all custom fonts), then launch Photoshop.
• Open the Windows Start menu and select Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners.

  

  Select the Adobe PDF printer, then click OK to save your changes. If you can't find the Adobe PDF printer, choose any printer, such as Microsoft XPS, or send it to OneNote. Select Set as default and ensure that Allow Windows to manage My default printer option is deselected.

A few questions that may help narrow it down:

• Are you on Windows or Mac, and which version of the OS?
• Does the splash screen always stop at the same point (e.g., always at "Loading plugins..." or "Initializing..."), or does it vary?
• Do you have any third-party plugins installed (e.g., Nik Collection, Topaz, DxO)?

These answers will help us pinpoint where exactly the startup process is hanging.

Best,
Anshul Saini

Try resetting the preferences.

To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard shortcut:

Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.

Note: Using the keyboard shortcut, preference files for custom shortcuts, workspaces, and color settings will also be reset to default.

What error do you get?