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Participating Frequently
Aug 22, 2025 2:39 PM UTC
Question

Phtoshop Element - reactivate

I bought PS Elements two months ago and it worked perfectly. However, when I try to open the program now, it says that I have to reactivate PS Elements. When I press the buttom "Reactivate", I get 404 Page not found.

I have tried to reinstall Elements but it doesn't work.

Please advice what to do.

11 replies

Greg_S.
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Aug 22, 2025 6:46 PM UTC

Windows 10 may be the problem because of security concerns and the activation process.  You will have to contact Adobe Support to resolve this.

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Participating Frequently
Aug 24, 2025 2:18 PM UTC

I have already contacted the support three times. They promised to call me back but they never did.
Not sure how to proceed. I have used Adobe products for many years withoutt experiencing any problems.

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Peru Bob
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Aug 24, 2025 5:33 PM UTC
Greg_S.
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Aug 22, 2025 6:36 PM UTC

You are  the second person this week to have this problem.  Are you using a VPN?

 

As I said, your best bet is to contact Adobe Support.

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Participating Frequently
Aug 22, 2025 6:39 PM UTC

I'm using Windows 10.
No VPN.

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Greg_S.
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Aug 22, 2025 6:30 PM UTC

. . . and what Operating System are you using.

 

I suggest you try contacting Elements support. You can start a chat session by going to the Contact Adobe Support page. (https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen) Make sure you are signed into your Adobe account and try typing Agent when the chat window opens. (If you use my link, the chat window should open automatically.)

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Peru Bob
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Aug 22, 2025 4:48 PM UTC

Can you post a screenshot of that message?

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Participating Frequently
Aug 22, 2025 6:29 PM UTC

Thank you for your promt reply.
Here is the screenshot.

The web site wants to redirect me either to US or Swedish web site. I have tried both, and it doesn't help.

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