Why is the Contextual Task Bar not showing?

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December 18, 2025
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I'm running on MacOS 15.6.1 (24G90) with Photosho 27.2.0. Any idea how I would go troubleshooting this issue?

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Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

That's quite a small screen. I wonder if the CTB is outside that screen area.

Do you remember if it is set to be Pined? It is only visible when relative tool etc is selected, plus a layer is selected. If it is not pined, select a layer and do something like make a selection. It is supposed to return to its defgault position if you reset your workspace, but IME that does not work.

Good luck.

2CharlieAuthor

Inspiring

No, I've tried check and uncheck that option and nothing happens. I have tried uninstall and re-install Photoshop but it's still not working. On the other hand, the contextual task bar does work on the Photoshop Beta though. So, there's something definitely not right.

creative explorer

Community Expert

@2Charlie I wonder if it's a slight glitch? Maybe try resetting Photoshop preferences? Quit Photoshop. Hold Command Option Shift while relaunching Photoshop. A message will confirm the prompt to reset preferences. Click OK. This likely will resolves your glitch.

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