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Adobe Photoshop Elements Version: 26.0 (20250915.PSE.1cdd2dac)  x64
Operating System: Windows 11 64-bit
Version: 11 or greater 10.0.26200.8037
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:5, Stepping:3 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 6
Logical processor count: 12
Processor speed: 2304 MHz
Built-in memory: 16084 MB
Free memory: 10299 MB
Memory available to Photoshop Elements: 11843 MB
Memory used by Photoshop Elements: 70 %
Crash Handler: Adobe
DCX Version: 7.24.8
SAM SDK Version: 9.1.0.1-fio
ACP.local Status:
 - SDK Version: 4.0.0.5
 - Core Sync Status: Unknown
 - Core Sync Running: Unavailable
 - Min Core Sync Required: 4.3.4.2
Live Edit Client SDK Version: 4.0.4
OpenColorIO version: 2.3.2
Content Credentials is not available
NGL Version: 1.42.0.5
Image tile size: 1024K
Image cache levels: 4
Font Preview: Medium
HarfBuzz Version: 7.3.0
TextEngine: Unified Text Engine
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Native API stable: True
OpenGL API stable: True
OpenCL API stable: True
GPUDeny:               0
GPUForce:              0
useGPU:                1
useOpenCL:             0
isGPUCapable:          1
isGPUAllowed:          1
GPUName:               Microsoft Basic Render Driver
GPUVendor:             UNKNOWN
Microsoft Basic Render Driver  UNKNOWN, MICROSOFT
IsNativeGPUCapable:    1
IsOpenGLGPUCapable:    1
IsOpenCLGPUCapable:    0
HasSufficientRAM:      1
  GPU accessible RAM:                 8,432 MB
  Required GPU accessible RAM:        1,500 MB
UseGraphicsProcessorChecked:   1
UseOpenCLChecked:              1
Windows remote desktop:  0
Windows available feature level:     12.1
Windows required feature level:      12.0
Windows has required feature level:  1
Display: 1
  Display Bounds: (0, 0) -> (1920, 1080)
  Display scale: 1
  Main Display
  Display Type: SDR
  Display Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
 ------- Sniffer output
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[0 ms]
  Start RunAllAPIs

[0 ms]
  "C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop Elements 2026\\sniffer.exe" 

[1 ms]
  Start GetSnifferResult

[181 ms]
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  C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2026\sniffer.exe
  
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      Display:                      \\.\DISPLAY1
      Main:                         TRUE
      Built in:                     FALSE
      Stereo:                       FALSE
      Bounds:                       (0, 0) -> (1,920, 1,080)
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      Name:                         Microsoft Basic Render Driver
      Preferred:                    TRUE
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      GPU accessible RAM:                8,432 MB
      VRAM:                                  0 MB
      Dedicated System RAM:                  0 MB
      Shared System RAM:                 8,432 MB
      API version:                  12.1 (12.1)
      Device version:               12.0 (12.0)
      Vendor name:                  UNKNOWN
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      Driver version:               UNKNOWN
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      D3D-ID:                       140
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[kStatusNormal, kExitNormal]

[181 ms]
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[185 ms]
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 ------- Sniffer output
 ======= GPU
License Type: Paid
BetaBuild: NO
Serial number: 91550310431960673872
GUIDBucket: 
Composite Core GPU (comp_core_gpu): on 
Composite Core Threads (MultithreadedCompositing): on 
Composite Core UI (CompositingDocumentTabUI): off 
Composite Core Feature Prefs (CompCoreFeaturePrefs): off 

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2026\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\alanw\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop Elements scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
  Startup, 930.7G, 803.1G free
Required Plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2026\Required\Plug-ins\
Primary Plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2026\Plug-ins\

Installed components:
   ACE.dll   ACE 2024/09/03-10:20:40   79.b57869a   79.b57869a
   act_tracing.dll   Copyright (c) 2021 Adobe. All Rights Reserved   1.0.58   
   AdobeGrowthSDK.dll   Adobe Growth SDK   1.3.0.151   
   AdobeLinguistic.dll   Adobe Linguistic Library   1d87f11   
   AdobeOLS.dll   Adobe Online Services   5.0   
   AdobeOwl.dll   Adobe Owl   5.5.0   
   AdobePDFL.dll   PDFL 2024/07/16-07:59:40   79.ffbeabe   79.ffbeabe
   AdobePIP.dll   Adobe Product Improvement Program   8.2.0.16   
   AdobeSVGAGM.dll   AdobeSVGAGM   79.6336193   79.6336193
   AdobeXMP.dll   Adobe XMP Core 2024/07/16-07:59:40   79.b7c64cc   79.b7c64cc
   AdobeXMPFiles.dll   Adobe XMP Files 2024/07/16-07:59:40   79.b7c64cc   79.b7c64cc
   AdobeXMPScript.dll   Adobe XMP Script 2024/07/16-07:59:40   79.b7c64cc   79.b7c64cc
   AGM.dll   AGM 2024/09/03-10:20:40   79.b57869a   79.b57869a
   ahclient.dll    AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library   2.2.0.1   
   AID.dll   AID DLL   1.0.0.58   
   AIDE.dll   AIDE 2024/08/15-06:27:58   79.4e19081   79.4e19081
   AXE8SharedExpat.dll   AXE8SharedExpat 2024/05/17-16:39:40   79.c6ae425   79.c6ae425
   AXEDOMCore.dll   AXEDOMCore 2024/05/17-16:39:40   79.c6ae425   79.c6ae425
   Bib.dll   BIB 2024/09/03-10:20:40   79.b57869a   79.b57869a
   BIBUtils.dll   BIBUtils 2024/09/03-10:20:40   79.b57869a   79.b57869a
   CoolType.dll   CoolType 2024/09/03-10:20:40   79.b57869a   79.b57869a
   CRClient.dll   Adobe Crash Reporter Client DLL   16.7.0.202408221003_c7c60a5   
   DirectML.dll   DirectML Redistributable Library   1.13.1+240111-2204.1.dml-1.13.9b0890f   
   dnssd.dll   Bonjour   3,0,0,2   
   dvaadameve.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaappsupport.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaaudiodevice.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvacore.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvacrashhandler.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaeve.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaevefactory.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvamarshal.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvamediatypes.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvametadata.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvametadataapi.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvametadataui.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvanet.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaplayer.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvascripting.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvatemporalxmp.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvatransport.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvaui.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dvavulcansupport.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   dynamic-torqnative.dll   Unified Extensibility Platform   uxp-8.0.1-release   
   dynamiclink.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   ExtendScript.dll   ExtendScript 2022/08/18-12:50:45   82.4   82.4
   HDPIM.dll   HDPIM DLL   5.10.0.573   
   HUM.dll   HUM DLL   5.10.0.573   
   icucnv74.dll   International Components for Unicode    Build 14.0.1.04ee3a5   
   icuuc74.dll   International Components for Unicode    Build 14.0.1.04ee3a5   
   ippcc.dll   ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcck0.dll   ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippccl9.dll   ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippccy8.dll   ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcore.dll   core. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Core Library.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcv.dll   ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcvk0.dll   ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcvl9.dll   ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippcvy8.dll   ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippi.dll   ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippik0.dll   ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippil9.dll   ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippiy8.dll   ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ipps.dll   ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippsk0.dll   ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippsl9.dll   ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippsy8.dll   ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippvm.dll   ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippvmk0.dll   ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippvml9.dll   ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   ippvmy8.dll   ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math.   2021.6 (r0xbffe3c5b)   
   JP2KLib.dll   JP2KLib 2024/07/15-15:19:39   79.f218fde   79.f218fde
   libeay32.dll   The OpenSSL Toolkit   1.0.2zg   
   libifcoremd.dll   Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler   10.0 (Update A)   
   libiomp5md.dll   Intel(R) OpenMP* Runtime Library   5.0   
   libmmd.dll   Intel(R) C/C++/Fortran Compiler   Mainline   
   LogSession.dll   LogSession   8.2.0.16   
   mc_enc_mp4v.dll   MainConcept(r) MPEG-4 Video Encoder   11.4.0.5977   
   mc_mux_mp4.dll   MainConcept(r) MP4 Multiplexer   11.4.0.5977   
   mediacoreif.dll   Adobe DVA 2024   24.2.0   
   Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.dll   Microsoft® Windows® Operating System   1.17.20240223.4.8f5c79c   
   mkl_avx2.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_avx512.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_core.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_def.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_mc3.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_sequential.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_vml_avx2.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_vml_avx512.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_vml_def.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   mkl_vml_mc3.2.dll   Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library   2022.1   
   MPS.dll   MPS 2024/07/16-07:59:40   79.e1bf93f   79.e1bf93f
   onnxruntime.dll   Microsoft® Windows® Operating System   1.17.20240223.4.8f5c79c   
   opencv_world452.dll   OpenCV library   4.5.2   
   Plugin.dll   Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026   26.0   
   PlugPlugOwl.dll   Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlugOwl Standard Dll (64 bit)   12.0.0.14   
   PSCloud.dll                                                   1.0.0.1   
   PSRes.dll   Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026 Editor   26.0   
   PSViews.dll   Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026   26.0   
   ScCore.dll   ScCore 2022/08/18-12:50:45   82.4   82.4
   ssleay32.dll   The OpenSSL Toolkit   1.0.2zg   
   SVGRE.dll   SVGRE   79.6ae16be   79.6ae16be
   svml_dispmd.dll   Intel(R) C/C++/Fortran Compiler   Mainline   
   VulcanControl.dll   Vulcan Application Control Library   7.2.0.34   
   VulcanMessage5.dll   Vulcan Message Library   7.2.0.34   
   WinRTSupport.dll   Adobe Photoshop Windows RT Support   1.0.1.0   
   WRServices.dll   WRServices    Build 19.0.0.229b8f9   19.0.0.229b8f9
   Unified Extensibility Platform  uxp-8.0.1-release
   UPIC  2.6.0

Required plugins:

   Accented Edges 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Adjust Facial Features 26.0 - from the file “Liquify.8BF”
   Angled Strokes 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Auto Divide 26.0 - from the file “CropPhotosAuto.8LI”
   Average 26.0 - from the file “Average.8BF”
   Bas Relief 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   BMP 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Camera Raw 18.0 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
   Camera Raw Filter 18.0 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
   Chalk && Charcoal 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Charcoal 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Chrome 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Clouds 26.0 - from the file “Clouds.8BF”
   Color Halftone 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Colored Pencil 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Comic 13.0 - from the file “Comic.8BF”
   CompuServe GIF 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin Extension.8BF”
   Conté Crayon 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Correct Camera Distortion 26.0 - from the file “Lens Correction.8BF”
   Craquelure 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Crosshatch 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Crystallize 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Cutout 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Dark Strokes 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Difference Clouds 26.0 - from the file “Clouds.8BF”
   Diffuse Glow 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Displace 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Dry Brush 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Entropy 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Export Color Lookup Tables 26.0 - from the file “Export3DLUT.8BE”
   Extrude 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   FastCore Routines 26.0 - from the file “FastCore.8BX”
   Fibers 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Film Grain 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Filter Gallery 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Fresco 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Glass 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Glowing Edges 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Grain 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Graphic Novel 13.0 - from the file “GraphicNovel.8BF”
   Graphic Pen 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Halftone Pattern 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Halide Bottlenecks 26.0 - from the file “HalideBottlenecks.8BX”
   HDRMergeUI 26.0 - from the file “HDRMergeUI.8BF”
   Ink Outlines 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Kurtosis 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Lens Blur 26.0 - from the file “Lens Blur.8BF”
   Lens Flare 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Liquify 26.0 - from the file “Liquify.8BF”
   Matlab Operation 26.0 - from the file “ChannelPort.8BF”
   Maximum 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Mean 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Median 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Mezzotint 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Minimum 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   MMXCore Routines 26.0 - from the file “MMXCore.8BX”
   Mosaic Tiles 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Multiprocessor Support 26.0 - from the file “MultiProcessor Support.8BX”
   Neon Glow 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Note Paper 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Ocean Ripple 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   OnEdge 1, 0, 0, 1 - from the file “OnEdge.8BF”
   Paint Daubs 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Palette Knife 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Parametric Filter NO VERSION - from the file “MaterialFilter.8bf”
   Patchwork 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Pen and Ink 13.0 - from the file “PenNink.8BF”
   Photocopy 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Picture Package Filter 26.0 - from the file “ChannelPort.8BF”
   Pinch 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Pixar 26.0 - from the file “Pixar.8BI”
   Plaster 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Plastic Wrap 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   PNG 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin Extension.8BF”
   Pointillize 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Polar Coordinates 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Poster Edges 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Radial Blur 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Range 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Render Color Lookup Grid 26.0 - from the file “Export3DLUT.8BE”
   Reticulation 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Ripple 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Rough Pastels 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Save for Web 26.0 - from the file “Save for Web.8BE”
   ScriptingSupport 26.0 - from the file “ScriptingSupport.8LI”
   Shear 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Skewness 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Smart Blur 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Smudge Stick 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Solarize 26.0 - from the file “Solarize.8BF”
   SP Substance Suite NO VERSION - from the file “MaterialSuite.8li”
   Spatter 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Spherize 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Sponge 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Sprayed Strokes 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Stained Glass 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Stamp 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Standard Deviation 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Straigh&ten and Crop Image 12.0.1 - from the file “OnEdgeAuto.8LI”
   Straighten I&mage 12.0.1 - from the file “OnEdgeAuto.8LI”
   Sumi-e 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Summation 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Texturizer 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Tiles 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Torn Edges 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Twirl 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   Underpainting 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Variance 26.0 - from the file “statistics.8BA”
   Water Paper 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Watercolor 26.0 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8BF”
   Wave 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   WIA Support 26.0 - from the file “WIASupport.8LI”
   Wind 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”
   ZigZag 26.0 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8BF”

Optional and third party plugins: NONE

Duplicate and Disabled plugins: NONE

Plugins that failed to load: NONE

Extensions: NONE

Installed TWAIN devices: NONE