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PumaWhsiperer
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February 10, 2017
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Window Maximizing When Activated Bug

  • February 10, 2017
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Hello,

I'm having an issue in Photoshop cc 2017 where any time I click on the bar that you would click on in order to move a Photoshop window around it maximizes. An example would be imagine you have two Photoshop files open we'll call them File A and File B. Now let say you currently have File B active you're painting in it dodging burning ect.... now lets say you need to go to File A real quick for what ever reason. You go to click on the top bar of the File A window (one time) to activate it and bring it forward but it maximizes the window as if you had double clicked on the bar. Also if File A is maximized already and I'm working in File B and Click once to  activate File A (the already maximized window) the file A window will de-maximize to the smaller option. So my question is how do i fix this\turn this off. lastly i know that you can maximize and de-maximize windows in most programs including Photoshop by double clicking the top bar but my issue is that it is maximizing when i click it only one time to activate a window that i need to work in. I've tested it and it only happens in Photoshop I've tried chrome and other programs and i don't have the issue. I've also used different mice and they all do it.

A little info

os: Windows 10

Photoshop cc 2017 most up to date as of Feb 10, 2017

Never had the issue until a few month ago and I've used Photoshop for years

I work with tabbing of windows turned off

File A and B are open. B is active.

need to work in File A so I Click on the File A  bar ONE TIME only.

Immediately after clicking. The File A window maximizes.

How do I turn this off or fix it?

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Correct answer Akash Sharma

Sadly this did not fix it either. The windows still maximize with a single mouse click.


Thanks for the update,

Please try the steps below:-

  • Try switching the port where your mouse is connected and check if the issue persists, remove other external devices in the meanwhile.
  • Use CTRL+TAB to deal with the tabs maximizing.
  • I found something similar to your issue but the fix deals with editing Preferences, You could rename the tw0001.dat to tw0001.dat.OLD

If present, You can find this file in this location:-C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 folder.

Let us know if that helps.

~Akash

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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February 27, 2017

A long-time (yet seldom-mentioned) Windows shortcut is that double-clicking a title bar will Maximize the window (or Restore it, depending on the current state), and sounds like that is what is happening with your floating windows. Until you solve the "I am clicking once but Photoshop is registering a double-click", you might try the tabbed interface: Window > Arrange > Consolidate All to Tabs.

You might not like it as much as your floating windows at first, but you won't get that behavior unless you click the main title bar.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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PumaWhsipererAuthor
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February 27, 2017

Thanks for the reply!

I've thought about going back to tabs, but I'm holding out on it cause I feel it slows my work flow down quite a bit. That being said I may just suck it up and do it cause this double click issue can be quite annoying at times.

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 27, 2017

You are very welcome. As a user like you, I can't fix Photoshop, of course—just offer alternatives—but you already have Adobe staff member Akash Sharma​ on the thread, which is great if it ends up being a Photoshop issue.

I know you said you switched out the mouse, but is the current mouse driver up to date? It sounds more like a mouse issue (or some other conflict), as I haven't ever seen this come up on this forum before. You might google your mouse and photoshop to see if others have run with your set up have run into the same issue.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Akash Sharma
Akash Sharma
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February 24, 2017

Hi PumaWhsiperer,

Please backup and then reset the current workspace you are working in. Have a look at Adobe Photoshop workspace basics

Thanks,

Akash

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PumaWhsipererAuthor
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February 24, 2017

Thank you for your reply. I did as you said sadly it didn't fix the issue.

Akash Sharma
Akash Sharma
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February 24, 2017

Have you updated Photoshop to the latest version CC 2017.0.1?

~Akash

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