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Gabor_Toth
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December 17, 2021
Question

How to launch PE 2022 Editor directly? (MS Store version)

  • December 17, 2021
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I have downloaded Photoshop Elements 2022 from the Microsoft Store. It is still a trial, but I have a problem: Whenever I click on its icon, the welcome screen appears, and I would like to open the editor directly, as I only use that, and I don't need anything else from the welcome screen.

 

Now, the problem is that even though I pin the editor itself to the taskbar, whenever I click on the icon the welcome screen appears, not the editor itself. This has worked well in Adobe's own version (trial), but not in the MS Store version.

 

I also tried to look for the editor's own exe file to pin that to the taskbar. The file, as it's a Store app, is installed at this path: "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AdobeSystemsIncorporated.PhotoshopElements2022_1.70.0.0_x64__ynb6jyjzte8ga\VFS\ProgramFilesX64\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2022\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe" However, the system doesn't allow launching it individually, even if I click on it, or pin that exe to the taskbar/desktop. It just doesn't allow access, even if I try to run it as an administrator.

 

So my question is: with the Microsoft Store version, is there no way to circumvent the unnecessary welcome screen and launch directly into the editor? It just means extra clicks and load times for me which is really unfortunate. If there's any trick to launch the editor directly I would be glad for it.

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Glenn 8675309
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December 17, 2021

Just please download the trial from this link, and stay away from the MS store...

https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/try-elements.html

Configure the startup the way you like.

Gabor_Toth
Known Participant
December 17, 2021

Thank you but I prefer the Microsoft Store versions of PE simply because they don't install completely unnecessary Adobe software besides PE. I have already used up the trial period of the Adobe.com version by the way. I'd like an answer to my question, hopefully someone has a solution.

MichelBParis
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December 17, 2021
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Thank you but I prefer the Microsoft Store versions of PE simply because they don't install completely unnecessary Adobe software besides PE. I have already used up the trial period of the Adobe.com version by the way. I'd like an answer to my question, hopefully someone has a solution.


By @Gabor_Toth

Official answer in this recent post:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-elements-discussions/how-to-navigate-straight-to-the-photoshop-elements-editor-2022-or-organizer-2022-windows/td-p/12553810

 

You and me don't know what is necessary or not, we only know what we want to use. The main issue with 'store' versions (Mac or Win) is to get necessary updates and specific help on time. They are different apps according to the specifications of the OS providers. That may explain why volunteers in this forum never choose that option.