How to Disable Camera RAW from launching when opening an NEF file??

[Klozaw]

Under Preferences> File Handling> File Compatibiliyt> I have unchecked the "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for Supported Raw Fiels" box

Under Preferences> Camera Raw> I've set DNG file handling to ignore sidecar XMP and disabled JPEG & TIFF handling

I closed then restarted Photoshop

STILL when I open atttempt to open a Raw Nikon NEF file it FIRST opens in ACR. I've tried opening from within Photoshop and from Windows Explorer.

I have a Windows 10 PC using Photoshop V 23.4.1

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???

Help!  - Kevin

[Peru Bob]

I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the Camera RAW forum so that proper help can be offered.

[Rob_Cullen]

I do not understand the Preferences options for "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw ....." either, but-

An NEF file is a 'raw' file. Photoshop must use a Plugin to demozaic or render raw data into the RGB data that a Photoshop document requires.

There is no avoiding ACR when you 'Open' raw files in Photoshop!

If you work with Lightroom-Classic, then [Edit in Photoshop] will open directly in Photoshop as Lightroom-Classic does the raw > RGB render (via an unseen ACR).

[Lumigraphics]

If you use Adobe software other than Lightroom, you cannot bypass ACR.

However, if you hold the Shift key down when opening a RAW file from Bridge, you won't see the ACR window (it will still be active behind the scenes.)