Excessive noise from PC base unit when using brush tool

Question

When I use the 'Object Removal' basic edit in PSE 2022 the PC emits a loud (to me anyway) screeching noise as I move the mouse in Brush mode.  Dell have refused to handle this as a hardware issue as the problem does not occur with any other applications. The machine is a Dell Optiplex 7090 SFF with onboard Intel 6300 Graphics chip (so no moving parts in the graphics card) and an M.2 SSD (so no moving parts there either).  Anyone out there have or heard of similar?

Peru Bob · Answer

I can't imagine it being a Photoshop Elements issue, but try this:

Restore default preferences
Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements Editor displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file could be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.

Note: Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.

Do one of the following:

Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.
A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements Editor. For information on a specific preference option, search for the preference name in Help.

from here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html

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